Hurricane History Map

1945 Western North Pacific season

31 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1945, from 2 April 1945 to 1 December 1945.

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Years1945
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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 1945 season in numbers

The record holds 31 storms for the 1945 Western North Pacific season, of which 26 had names.26 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 13 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more). 5 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 31storms
  • 26tropical storm strength or more
  • 13typhoon strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 122accumulated 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 1945

  • Helen (1945)29 August 1945 to 4 September 1945, peak Category 3 (105 kt)
  • Ursula (1945)7 September 1945 to 14 September 1945, peak Category 2 (90 kt)
  • Jean (1945)25 September 1945 to 2 October 1945, peak Category 2 (90 kt)
  • Eva (1945)30 July 1945 to 4 August 1945, peak Category 1 (80 kt)
  • Queenie (1945)5 August 1945 to 9 August 1945, peak Category 1 (80 kt)

All 31 storms of 1945

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ann Tropical storm
Betty Tropical storm
Connie Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Doris Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Nancy Tropical storm
Opal Category 1
Peggy Tropical storm
Edna Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Eva Category 1
Queenie Category 1
Frances Tropical storm
Grace Tropical storm
Susan Category 1
Ruth Category 1
Tess Category 1
Helen Category 3
Ursula Category 2
Ida Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Verna Tropical storm
Wanda Tropical storm
Jean Category 2
Kate Tropical storm
Louise Category 1
Marge Tropical storm
Yvonne Tropical storm
Nora Category 1

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