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1956 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1956 West Pacific season had 22 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 18 of them typhoons and 9 major (Category 3 or stronger). 3 reached Category 5: Thelma, Wanda, Gilda.

The first storm was tracked from January 18, 1956 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Wanda (1956), at 185 mph (295 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 301.5.

Storms
22
Typhoons
18
Major
9
Category 5
3
ACE
301.5
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Unnamed storm 1, 1956 West PacificJan 18 – Jan 20——Storm
Typhoon SarahMar 21 – Apr 5145 mph970 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1956 West PacificApr 9 – Apr 1545 mph1002 mbTropical storm
Typhoon ThelmaApr 16 – Apr 25175 mph935 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 5, 1956 West PacificJun 4 – Jun 6——Storm
Unnamed tropical storm 6, 1956 West PacificJun 16 – Jun 2145 mph1000 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 7, 1956 West PacificJun 28 – Jun 30——Storm
Unnamed storm 8, 1956 West PacificJul 3 – Jul 5——Storm
Typhoon VeraJul 5 – Jul 990 mph990 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 10, 1956 West PacificJul 21 – Jul 23——Storm
Unnamed storm 11, 1956 West PacificJul 23 – Jul 28——Storm
Typhoon WandaJul 24 – Aug 5185 mph915 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 13, 1956 West PacificJul 26 – Jul 27——Storm
Typhoon AmyAug 2 – Aug 675 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 15, 1956 West PacificAug 2 – Aug 5——Storm
Unnamed storm 16, 1956 West PacificAug 4 – Aug 7——Storm
Unnamed tropical storm 17, 1956 West PacificAug 7 – Aug 1045 mph998 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 18, 1956 West PacificAug 10 – Aug 12——Storm
Typhoon BabsAug 10 – Aug 19115 mph960 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 20, 1956 West PacificAug 16 – Aug 18——Storm
Unnamed storm 21, 1956 West PacificAug 25 – Aug 27——Storm
Typhoon CharlotteAug 25 – Sep 2125 mph975 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon DinahAug 28 – Sep 6110 mph970 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon EmmaSep 1 – Sep 11155 mph930 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 25, 1956 West PacificSep 10 – Sep 13——Storm
Unnamed storm 26, 1956 West PacificSep 13 – Sep 16——Storm
Typhoon FredaSep 13 – Sep 25100 mph975 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon GildaSep 17 – Sep 25160 mph935 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon HarrietSep 19 – Sep 29125 mph953 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon IvySep 22 – Sep 2775 mph990 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 31, 1956 West PacificSep 26 – Sep 29——Storm
Typhoon JeanOct 14 – Oct 26150 mph940 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 33, 1956 West PacificOct 16 – Oct 1945 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon Karen / LucilleNov 9 – Nov 23110 mph975 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed storm 35, 1956 West PacificNov 12 – Nov 14——Storm
Storm MaryNov 16 – Nov 16—995 mbStorm
Unnamed storm 37, 1956 West PacificNov 19 – Nov 22——Storm
Typhoon NadineNov 22 – Nov 2585 mph990 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon OliveNov 24 – Nov 3085 mph990 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon PollyDec 7 – Dec 10100 mph980 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed storm 41, 1956 West PacificDec 26 – Jan 1——Storm