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1960 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 40 storms · 28 Jan 1960–20 Dec 1960

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1960 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 40 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 BengalIvy: 28 Jan–3 Feb, no US-agency windJean: 7 Mar–8 Mar, no US-agency windKaren: 21 Apr–26 Apr, peak 75 kt, Category 1Lucille: 25 May–31 May, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormNadine: 3 Jun–11 Jun, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormMary: 2 Jun–13 Jun, peak 80 kt, Category 1Olive: 23 Jun–1 Jul, peak 125 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 25 Jun–25 Jun, no US-agency windPolly: 17 Jul–28 Jul, peak 115 kt, Category 4Rose: 24 Jul–29 Jul, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormShirley: 29 Jul–5 Aug, peak 135 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 31 Jul–2 Aug, no US-agency windTrix: 4 Aug–13 Aug, peak 125 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 7 Aug–7 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 6 Aug–9 Aug, no US-agency windVirginia: 7 Aug–11 Aug, peak 85 kt, Category 2Trix: 8 Aug–10 Aug, no US-agency windAgnes: 10 Aug–18 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormWendy: 10 Aug–12 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 13 Aug–16 Aug, no US-agency windBess: 14 Aug–26 Aug, peak 65 kt, Category 1Carmen: 14 Aug–23 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Della: 17 Aug–30 Aug, peak 95 kt, Category 2Elaine: 19 Aug–24 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Faye: 22 Aug–31 Aug, peak 125 kt, Category 4Gloria: 30 Aug–3 Sep, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormGloria: 1 Sep–1 Sep, no US-agency windHester: 4 Sep–11 Sep, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormIrma: 11 Sep–19 Sep, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 25 Sep–27 Sep, no US-agency windJudy: 24 Sep–30 Sep, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 29 Sep–11 Oct, no US-agency windKit: 30 Sep–13 Oct, peak 90 kt, Category 2Lola: 8 Oct–17 Oct, peak 80 kt, Category 1Mamie: 12 Oct–23 Oct, peak 115 kt, Category 4Nina: 20 Oct–27 Oct, peak 110 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 9 Nov–10 Nov, no US-agency windUnnamed: 8 Nov–10 Nov, no US-agency windOphelia: 21 Nov–6 Dec, peak 135 kt, Category 4Phyllis: 11 Dec–20 Dec, peak 105 kt, Category 3

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1960 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Ivy–—Unclassified—1,810
Jean–—Unclassified—580
Karen–75Cat 19901,330
Lucille–45Tropical storm9854,220
Mary–80Cat 19803,950
Nadine–60Tropical storm9853,520
Olive–125Cat 49502,740
Unnamed–—Unclassified—810
Polly–115Cat 49503,790
Rose–40Tropical storm10002,930
Shirley–135Cat 49102,110
Unnamed–—Unclassified—770
Trix–125Cat 49302,520
Unnamed–—Unclassified10001,490
Unnamed–—Unclassified—620
Virginia–85Cat 29802,550
Trix–—Unclassified—440
Wendy–75Cat 19902,950
Agnes–50Tropical storm9941,950
Unnamed–—Unclassified—550
Carmen–75Cat 19752,720
Bess–65Cat 19804,290
Della–95Cat 29704,810
Elaine–75Cat 19751,430
Faye–125Cat 49454,590
Gloria–45Tropical storm—2,060
Gloria–—Unclassified1008770
Hester–40Tropical storm10001,430
Irma–40Tropical storm—2,860
Judy–40Tropical storm9802,080
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,000
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,070
Kit–90Cat 29602,570
Lola–80Cat 19701,870
Mamie–115Cat 49403,840
Nina–110Cat 39503,790
Unnamed–—Unclassified—230
Unnamed–—Unclassified—650
Ophelia–135Cat 49255,300
Phyllis–105Cat 39652,190

40 storms with an IBTrACS 1960 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 28 Jan 1960, last 20 Dec 1960.

Tropical storms27

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

Typhoons19

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)9

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 50

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormShirley

135 kt · 155 mph / 250 km/h

Lowest pressure910 hPa

Shirley, 31 Jul 1960

Longest track record18.8 days

Della, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind13

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1960 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1960 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 19 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 27 tropical storms, with 9 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1960 Pacific typhoon season?

Shirley, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 135 kt (Category 4) on 31 Jul 1960, 00:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 910 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1960?

None. No storm in the 1960 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale in the archive.

When did the 1960 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 28 Jan 1960 and the last on 20 Dec 1960, from 40 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1960 Pacific typhoon season?

Karen, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 24 Apr 1960, 18:00 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 1960 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