Hurricane History Map

1955 Western North Pacific season

38 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1955, from 1 January 1955 to 18 December 1955.

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Years1955
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 1955 season in numbers

The record holds 38 storms for the 1955 Western North Pacific season, of which 19 had names.22 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 19 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 10 were major (category 3 or more). 16 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 38storms
  • 22tropical storm strength or more
  • 19typhoon strength or more
  • 10major (category 3 to 5)
  • 250accumulated 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 1955

  • Ruth (1955)12 December 1955 to 18 December 1955, peak Category 5 (180 kt), 925 hPa
  • Louise (1955)20 September 1955 to 2 October 1955, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 930 hPa
  • Kate (1955)16 September 1955 to 26 September 1955, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Patsy (1955)25 November 1955 to 4 December 1955, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 980 hPa
  • Clara (1955)5 July 1955 to 18 July 1955, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa

All 38 storms of 1955

StormPeak
Violet Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Wilda Category 2
Anita Category 3
Billie Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Clara Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Dot Category 1
Ellen Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Fran Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Georgia Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Hope Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Iris Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Joan Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kate Category 4
Louise Category 5
Marge Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Nora Category 2
Opal Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Patsy Category 4
Ruth Category 5

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