Hurricane History Map

2023 Western North Pacific season

19 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 2023, from 11 April 2023 to 18 December 2023.

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Years2023
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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 2023 season in numbers

The record holds 19 storms for the 2023 Western North Pacific season, of which 16 had names.15 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 11 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 8 were major (category 3 or more). 1 has no wind speed in the record.

  • 19storms
  • 15tropical storm strength or more
  • 11typhoon strength or more
  • 8major (category 3 to 5)
  • 267accumulated 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 2023

  • Mawar (2023)18 May 2023 to 3 June 2023, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 900 hPa
  • Bolaven (2023)6 October 2023 to 16 October 2023, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 905 hPa
  • Saola (2023)22 August 2023 to 4 September 2023, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Doksuri (2023)20 July 2023 to 31 July 2023, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
  • Khanun (2023)26 July 2023 to 11 August 2023, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa

All 19 storms of 2023

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Sanvu Tropical storm
Mawar Category 5
Guchol Category 2
Talim Category 1
Doksuri Category 4
Khanun Category 4
Lan Category 4
Damrey Tropical storm
Saola Category 5
Haikui Category 3
Kirogi Category 1
Yun-Yeung Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Koinu Category 4
Bolaven Category 5
Sanba Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Jelawat Tropical depression

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