Hurricane History Map

1994 Western North Pacific season

39 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1994, from 1 January 1994 to 29 December 1994.

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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 1994 season in numbers

The record holds 39 storms for the 1994 Western North Pacific season, of which 33 had names.33 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 20 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 12 were major (category 3 or more). 1 has no wind speed in the record.

  • 39storms
  • 33tropical storm strength or more
  • 20typhoon strength or more
  • 12major (category 3 to 5)
  • 436accumulated 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 1994

  • Doug (1994)30 July 1994 to 13 August 1994, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
  • Melissa (1994)8 September 1994 to 21 September 1994, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
  • Orchid (1994)16 September 1994 to 2 October 1994, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 925 hPa
  • Zelda (1994)25 October 1994 to 10 November 1994, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
  • Walt (1994)11 July 1994 to 28 July 1994, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 915 hPa

All 39 storms of 1994

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Owen Category 1
Page Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Russ Tropical storm
Sharon Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Tim Category 4
Vanessa Tropical storm
Zeke Category 1
Walt Category 4
Yunya Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Brendan Tropical storm
Amy Tropical storm
Caitlin Tropical storm
Doug Category 5
Ellie Category 1
Fred Category 4
Gladys Category 3
Harry Tropical storm
Ivy Category 1
Joel Tropical storm
Kinna Category 2
Luke Tropical storm
Melissa Category 4
Nat Tropical storm
Orchid Category 4
Pat Category 2
Pat:ruth Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Seth Category 4
Verne Category 4
Teresa Category 1
Wilda Category 4
Zelda Category 4
Axel Category 4
Bobbie Tropical storm

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