Hurricane History Map

1974 Western North Pacific season

40 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1974, from 8 January 1974 to 24 December 1974.

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Years1974
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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 1974 season in numbers

The record holds 40 storms for the 1974 Western North Pacific season, of which 32 had names.32 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 16 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 3 were major (category 3 or more). 5 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 40storms
  • 32tropical storm strength or more
  • 16typhoon strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 205accumulated 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 1974

  • Gloria (1974)2 November 1974 to 11 November 1974, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 930 hPa
  • Irma (1974)20 November 1974 to 3 December 1974, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 940 hPa
  • Agnes (1974)21 September 1974 to 4 October 1974, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 960 hPa
  • Ivy (1974)16 July 1974 to 24 July 1974, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 950 hPa
  • Polly (1974)24 August 1974 to 8 September 1974, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 950 hPa

All 40 storms of 1974

StormPeak
Wanda Tropical storm
Amy Tropical storm
Babe Tropical storm
Carla Category 1
Dinah Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Emma Tropical storm
Freda Tropical storm
Gilda Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Harriet Tropical storm
Jean Tropical storm
Ivy Category 2
Kim Category 1
Lucy Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Mary Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Nadine Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Polly Category 2
Rose Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Shirley Category 1
Trix Tropical storm
Virginia Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Wendy Tropical storm
Agnes Category 3
Bess Category 1
Carmen Category 1
Della Category 2
Elaine Category 2
Faye Tropical storm
Gloria Category 4
Hester Tropical storm
Irma Category 4
Judy Tropical storm
Kit Tropical storm

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