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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1969 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 33 storms · 16 Jan 1969–21 Dec 1969

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY200.7
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1969 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 33 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 BengalPhyllis: 16 Jan–23 Jan, peak 85 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 21 Feb–23 Feb, no US-agency windRita: 6 Mar–11 Mar, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormSusan: 17 Apr–25 Apr, peak 105 kt, Category 3Tess: 7 Jul–12 Jul, peak 70 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 15 Jul–15 Jul, no US-agency windViola: 20 Jul–29 Jul, peak 130 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 23 Jul–25 Jul, no US-agency windWinnie: 26 Jul–31 Jul, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormAlice: 1 Aug–5 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormBetty: 4 Aug–8 Aug, peak 70 kt, Category 1Cora: 14 Aug–23 Aug, peak 85 kt, Category 2Doris: 30 Aug–3 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 5 Sep–8 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 4 Sep–6 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 7 Sep–13 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 8 Sep–10 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 10 Sep–14 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 14 Sep–17 Sep, no US-agency windElsie: 18 Sep–27 Sep, peak 150 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 18 Sep–19 Sep, no US-agency windFlossie: 28 Sep–10 Oct, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormGrace: 29 Sep–7 Oct, peak 95 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 30 Sep–1 Oct, no US-agency windUnnamed: 4 Oct–4 Oct, no US-agency windHelen: 7 Oct–13 Oct, peak 105 kt, Category 3Ida: 15 Oct–24 Oct, peak 115 kt, Category 4June: 28 Oct–5 Nov, peak 105 kt, Category 3Kathy: 2 Nov–9 Nov, peak 110 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 21 Nov–26 Nov, no US-agency windLorna: 24 Nov–1 Dec, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 2 Dec–3 Dec, no US-agency windMarie: 18 Dec–21 Dec, peak 50 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1969 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Phyllis–85Cat 29653,110
Unnamed–—Unclassified—240
Rita–40Tropical storm9951,050
Susan–105Cat 39401,640
Tess–70Cat 19701,650
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,700
Viola–130Cat 49003,170
Unnamed–—Unclassified—870
Winnie–50Tropical storm9881,650
Alice–45Tropical storm9852,450
Betty–70Cat 19602,170
Cora–85Cat 29353,520
Doris–65Cat 19751,720
Unnamed–—Unclassified—660
Unnamed–—Unclassified—930
Unnamed–—Unclassified—870
Unnamed–—Unclassified—570
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,850
Unnamed–—Unclassified—660
Unnamed–—Unclassified—600
Elsie–150Cat 58956,370
Flossie–60Tropical storm9603,810
Grace–95Cat 29403,080
Unnamed–—Unclassified—60
Unnamed–—Unclassified—270
Helen–105Cat 39303,530
Ida–115Cat 49152,970
June–105Cat 39404,340
Kathy–110Cat 39254,800
Unnamed–—Unclassified—830
Lorna–50Tropical storm9851,180
Unnamed–—Unclassified—990
Marie–50Tropical storm9951,040

33 storms with an IBTrACS 1969 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 16 Jan 1969, last 21 Dec 1969.

Tropical storms19

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

Typhoons13

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)7

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 51

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormElsie

150 kt · 173 mph / 278 km/h

Lowest pressure895 hPa

Elsie, 23 Sept 1969

Longest track record18.3 days

Elsie, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind14

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1969 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1969 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 13 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 19 tropical storms, with 7 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1969 Pacific typhoon season?

Elsie, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 150 kt (Category 5) on 24 Sept 1969, 06:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 895 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1969?

1 storm in the 1969 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Elsie.

When did the 1969 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 16 Jan 1969 and the last on 21 Dec 1969, from 33 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1969 Pacific typhoon season?

Phyllis, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 17 Jan 1969, 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 1969 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