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1961 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1961 West Pacific season had 27 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 20 of them typhoons and 9 major (Category 3 or stronger). 5 reached Category 5: Pamela, Nancy, Tilda, Violet, Dot.

The first storm was tracked from January 13, 1961 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Nancy (1961), at 215 mph (345 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 361.2.

Storms
27
Typhoons
20
Major
9
Category 5
5
ACE
361.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Tropical Storm RitaJan 13 – Jan 2045 mph996 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm SusanFeb 26 – Mar 145 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon TessMar 22 – Apr 2150 mph940 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm ViolaApr 9 – Apr 1260 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 5, 1961 West PacificMay 6 – May 9——Storm
Typhoon AliceMay 15 – May 2385 mph980 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon BettyMay 21 – Jun 4150 mph945 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 8, 1961 West PacificMay 24 – May 30——Storm
Unnamed storm 9, 1961 West PacificMay 30 – Jun 6——Storm
Unnamed storm 10, 1961 West PacificJun 3 – Jun 8——Storm
Typhoon CoraJun 20 – Jun 2680 mph985 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm DorisJun 21 – Jul 1050 mph986 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 13, 1961 West PacificJun 25 – Jun 29—996 mbStorm
Unnamed storm 14, 1961 West PacificJun 26 – Jun 27——Storm
Storm DorisJun 30 – Jul 1——Storm
Unnamed storm 16, 1961 West PacificJul 4 – Jul 6——Storm
Typhoon ElsieJul 6 – Jul 1690 mph975 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm FlossieJul 11 – Jul 2050 mph992 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm GraceJul 16 – Jul 2545 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon HelenJul 22 – Aug 7105 mph970 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon IdaJul 26 – Jul 3190 mph980 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon JuneAug 1 – Aug 8110 mph960 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed storm 23, 1961 West PacificAug 6 – Aug 10——Storm
Unnamed storm 24, 1961 West PacificAug 8 – Aug 10—1000 mbStorm
Unnamed storm 25, 1961 West PacificAug 9 – Aug 10——Storm
Unnamed storm 26, 1961 West PacificAug 10 – Aug 11——Storm
Typhoon KathyAug 13 – Aug 1990 mph988 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 28, 1961 West PacificAug 14 – Aug 16——Storm
Unnamed storm 29, 1961 West PacificAug 18 – Aug 20——Storm
Unnamed storm 30, 1961 West PacificAug 18 – Aug 21——Storm
Typhoon LornaAug 19 – Aug 28140 mph950 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 32, 1961 West PacificAug 24 – Aug 29——Storm
Tropical Storm MarieAug 28 – Sep 560 mph996 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 34, 1961 West PacificAug 29 – Sep 1——Storm
Typhoon OlgaSep 4 – Sep 1180 mph985 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon PamelaSep 5 – Sep 13180 mph910 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon NancySep 6 – Sep 20215 mph890 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Storm RubySep 20 – Sep 25—992 mbStorm
Typhoon SallySep 21 – Oct 180 mph980 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon TildaSep 25 – Oct 9160 mph925 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon VioletOct 2 – Oct 11205 mph895 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Storm WildaOct 5 – Oct 13—990 mbStorm
Unnamed storm 43, 1961 West PacificOct 12 – Oct 14——Storm
Storm AnitaOct 18 – Oct 22——Storm
Typhoon BillieOct 18 – Oct 3080 mph970 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon ClaraOct 25 – Nov 185 mph985 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 47, 1961 West PacificOct 31 – Nov 1——Storm
Unnamed storm 48, 1961 West PacificNov 6 – Nov 6——Storm
Typhoon DotNov 7 – Nov 16160 mph930 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 50, 1961 West PacificNov 20 – Nov 25——Storm
Typhoon EllenDec 5 – Dec 14150 mph945 mbCategory 4 typhoon