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1949 Western North Pacific season

36 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1949, from 13 January 1949 to 15 December 1949.

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Years1949
Ocean basin

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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 1949 season in numbers

The record holds 36 storms for the 1949 Western North Pacific season, of which 20 had names.22 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 14 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 7 were major (category 3 or more). 14 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 36storms
  • 22tropical storm strength or more
  • 14typhoon strength or more
  • 7major (category 3 to 5)
  • 214accumulated 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 1949

  • Allyn (1949)13 November 1949 to 26 November 1949, peak Category 4 (125 kt)
  • Lise (1949)31 August 1949 to 9 September 1949, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
  • Patricia (1949)20 October 1949 to 29 October 1949, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
  • Gloria (1949)18 July 1949 to 27 July 1949, peak Category 3 (110 kt)
  • Hester (1949)19 July 1949 to 29 July 1949, peak Category 3 (110 kt)

All 36 storms of 1949

StormPeak
Carmen Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Della Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Elaine Tropical storm
Faye Category 2
Gloria Category 3
Hester Category 3
Irma Tropical storm
Irma Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Judith Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Judith Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kitty Category 3
Lise Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Madeline Category 1
Nelly Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Omelia Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Patricia Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Rena Tropical storm
Allyn Category 4
Betty Tropical storm
Camilla Category 2

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