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1950 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 45 storms · 12 Apr 1950–1 Jan 1951

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1950 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 45 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESCANADAMEXICOAFRICAEUROPECHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalUnnamed: 12 Apr–15 Apr, no US-agency windDoris: 6 May–14 May, peak 130 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 5 Jun–9 Jun, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormElsie: 22 Jun–24 Jun, peak 75 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 28 Jun–29 Jun, no US-agency windUnnamed: 8 Jul–9 Jul, no US-agency windUnnamed: 12 Jul–15 Jul, no US-agency windGrace: 15 Jul–18 Jul, peak 70 kt, Category 1Flossie:Grace: 15 Jul–22 Jul, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 23 Jul–24 Jul, no US-agency windHelene: 24 Jul–1 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 26 Jul–27 Jul, no US-agency windUnnamed: 2 Aug–3 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 2 Aug–3 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 3 Aug–4 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 4 Aug–6 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 9 Aug–10 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 9 Aug–10 Aug, no US-agency windIda: 9 Aug–21 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 10 Aug–14 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 11 Aug–14 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 14 Aug–22 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 23 Aug–30 Aug, no US-agency windJane: 29 Aug–3 Sep, peak 100 kt, Category 3Kezia: 4 Sep–14 Sep, peak 100 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 6 Sep–9 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 11 Sep–13 Sep, no US-agency windLucretia:Nancy: 14 Sep–19 Sep, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormMissatha: 13 Sep–18 Sep, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 14 Sep–15 Sep, no US-agency windOssia: 27 Sep–7 Oct, peak 100 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 26 Sep–28 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 29 Sep–1 Oct, no US-agency windUnnamed: 11 Oct–15 Oct, no US-agency windUnnamed: 14 Oct–14 Oct, no US-agency windPetie: 18 Oct–24 Oct, peak 90 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 26 Oct–31 Oct, no US-agency windUnnamed: 27 Oct–28 Oct, no US-agency windRuby: 27 Oct–31 Oct, peak 100 kt, Category 3Clara: 4 Nov–12 Nov, peak 125 kt, Category 4Billie: 4 Nov–9 Nov, peak 80 kt, Category 1Delilah: 19 Nov–25 Nov, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 19 Nov–21 Nov, no US-agency windEllen: 11 Dec–13 Dec, no US-agency windFran: 26 Dec–1 Jan, peak 80 kt, Category 1

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1950 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,560
Doris–130Cat 4—3,710
Unnamed–35Tropical storm—1,360
Elsie–75Cat 1—2,600
Unnamed–—Unclassified—250
Unnamed–—Unclassified—540
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,730
Flossie:Grace–60Tropical storm—2,150
Grace–70Cat 1—1,070
Unnamed–—Unclassified—350
Helene–50Tropical storm—2,020
Unnamed–—Unclassified—450
Unnamed–—Unclassified—950
Unnamed–—Unclassified—480
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,230
Unnamed–—Unclassified—980
Ida–75Cat 1—3,310
Unnamed–—Unclassified—660
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,200
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,380
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,230
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,890
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,020
Jane–100Cat 3—3,030
Kezia–100Cat 3—3,690
Unnamed–—Unclassified—730
Unnamed–—Unclassified—300
Missatha–55Tropical storm—3,850
Lucretia:Nancy–55Tropical storm—2,010
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,640
Unnamed–—Unclassified—340
Ossia–100Cat 3—3,020
Unnamed–—Unclassified—520
Unnamed–—Unclassified—650
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,230
Petie–90Cat 2—1,880
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,490
Unnamed–—Unclassified—240
Ruby–100Cat 3—3,720
Clara–125Cat 4—3,760
Billie–80Cat 1—2,740
Unnamed–—Unclassified—320
Delilah–60Tropical storm—2,340
Ellen–—Unclassified—650
Fran–80Cat 1—1,810

45 storms with an IBTrACS 1950 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 12 Apr 1950, last 1 Jan 1951.

Tropical storms18

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Typhoons12

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)6

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 50

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormDoris

130 kt · 150 mph / 241 km/h

Lowest pressureNot recorded

No tropical-stage pressure in the archive

Longest track record14.8 days

Clara, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind27

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1950 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1950 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 12 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 18 tropical storms, with 6 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1950 Pacific typhoon season?

Doris, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 130 kt (Category 4) on 10 May 1950, 00:00 UTC.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1950?

None. No storm in the 1950 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale in the archive.

When did the 1950 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 12 Apr 1950 and the last on 1 Jan 1951, from 45 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1950 Pacific typhoon season?

Doris, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 7 May 1950, 00:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Western Pacific basin for the 1950 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for typhoon strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Western Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology