Hurricane History Map

1958 Western North Pacific season

39 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1958, from 6 January 1958 to 12 December 1958.

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Years1958
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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 1958 season in numbers

The record holds 39 storms for the 1958 Western North Pacific season, of which 22 had names.21 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 19 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 15 were major (category 3 or more). 18 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 39storms
  • 21tropical storm strength or more
  • 19typhoon strength or more
  • 15major (category 3 to 5)
  • 443accumulated 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 1958

  • Ida (1958)20 September 1958 to 29 September 1958, peak Category 5 (175 kt), 877 hPa
  • Grace (1958)27 August 1958 to 9 September 1958, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 905 hPa
  • Phyllis (1958)23 May 1958 to 6 June 1958, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 940 hPa
  • Winnie (1958)11 July 1958 to 18 July 1958, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
  • Helen (1958)8 September 1958 to 22 September 1958, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 920 hPa

All 39 storms of 1958

StormPeak
Ophelia Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Phyllis Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Rita Category 1
Susan Category 3
Tess Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Viola Category 3
Winnie Category 5
Alice Category 4
Betty Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Doris Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Elsie Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Flossie Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Grace Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Helen Category 5
Ida Category 5
June Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kathy Category 3
Lorna Category 3
Marie Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Nancy Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Pamela Tropical storm
Olga Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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