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1968 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1968 West Pacific season had 27 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 20 of them typhoons and 13 major (Category 3 or stronger). 4 reached Category 5: Wendy, Agnes, Elaine, Faye.

The first storm was tracked from January 20, 1968 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Agnes (1968), at 175 mph (280 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 357.3.

Storms
27
Typhoons
20
Major
13
Category 5
4
ACE
357.3
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Unnamed storm 1, 1968 West PacificJan 20 – Jan 25——Storm
Unnamed storm 2, 1968 West PacificFeb 26 – Mar 2——Storm
Typhoon JeanApr 5 – Apr 19125 mph935 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon KimMay 28 – Jun 10115 mph950 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 5, 1968 West PacificJun 2 – Jun 2——Storm
Unnamed storm 6, 1968 West PacificJun 3 – Jun 6——Storm
Unnamed storm 7, 1968 West PacificJun 3 – Jun 11——Storm
Typhoon LucyJun 26 – Jul 3125 mph935 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon MaryJul 19 – Aug 6150 mph925 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm NadineJul 20 – Jul 2870 mph970 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm OliveJul 21 – Jul 2850 mph988 mbTropical storm
Storm NadineJul 25 – Jul 25——Storm
Unnamed storm 13, 1968 West PacificJul 27 – Aug 1——Storm
Unnamed storm 14, 1968 West PacificJul 28 – Aug 1——Storm
Unnamed storm 15, 1968 West PacificAug 3 – Aug 6——Storm
Tropical Storm PollyAug 3 – Aug 1865 mph965 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm RoseAug 5 – Aug 1570 mph970 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 18, 1968 West PacificAug 7 – Aug 7——Storm
Unnamed storm 19, 1968 West PacificAug 7 – Aug 7——Storm
Unnamed storm 20, 1968 West PacificAug 9 – Aug 12——Storm
Typhoon ShirleyAug 14 – Aug 2475 mph960 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 22, 1968 West PacificAug 22 – Aug 25——Storm
Tropical Storm TrixAug 22 – Sep 265 mph980 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm VirginiaAug 24 – Aug 2765 mph990 mbTropical storm
Typhoon WendyAug 27 – Sep 10160 mph920 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon AgnesAug 27 – Sep 11175 mph900 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon BessAug 29 – Sep 1075 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 28, 1968 West PacificSep 2 – Sep 11——Storm
Storm WendySep 6 – Sep 6——Storm
Typhoon DellaSep 11 – Sep 27140 mph930 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon CarmenSep 15 – Sep 25125 mph935 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon ElaineSep 22 – Oct 3175 mph910 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon FayeSep 30 – Oct 12165 mph915 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 34, 1968 West PacificOct 9 – Oct 13——Storm
Typhoon GloriaOct 12 – Oct 25105 mph955 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Tropical Storm HesterOct 15 – Oct 2165 mph995 mbTropical storm
Typhoon IrmaOct 18 – Oct 2790 mph955 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon JudyOct 21 – Nov 4140 mph930 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon KitOct 26 – Nov 680 mph960 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon LolaNov 5 – Nov 14120 mph940 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon MamieNov 9 – Nov 2575 mph975 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon NinaNov 15 – Nov 2980 mph960 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon OraNov 19 – Nov 30140 mph930 mbCategory 4 typhoon