Hurricane History Map

1968 Eastern and central Pacific season

22 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 1968, from 20 June 1968 to 28 October 1968.

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Years1968
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1968 season in numbers

The record holds 22 storms for the 1968 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 20 had names.20 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 6 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 22storms
  • 20tropical storm strength or more
  • 6hurricane strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 69accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1968

  • Fernanda (1968)5 August 1968 to 15 August 1968, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
  • Joanne (1968)21 August 1968 to 28 August 1968, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
  • Liza (1968)28 August 1968 to 6 September 1968, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
  • Naomi (1968)9 September 1968 to 13 September 1968, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
  • Pauline (1968)26 September 1968 to 3 October 1968, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 1,008 hPa

All 22 storms of 1968

StormPeak
Annette Tropical storm
Bonny Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Celeste Tropical storm
Diana Tropical storm
Estelle Tropical storm
Fernanda Category 1
Gwen Tropical storm
Hyacinth Tropical storm
Iva Tropical storm
Joanne Category 1
Kathleen Tropical storm
Virginia Tropical storm
Liza Category 1
Madeline Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Naomi Category 1
Orla Tropical storm
Pauline Category 1
Rebecca Category 1
Simone Tropical storm
Tara Tropical storm

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