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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1974 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 40 storms · 8 Jan 1974–24 Dec 1974

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY194.5
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1974 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 BengalWanda: 8 Jan–13 Jan, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormAmy: 12 Mar–19 Mar, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormBabe: 25 Apr–1 May, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormCarla: 1 May–7 May, peak 80 kt, Category 1Dinah: 5 Jun–14 Jun, peak 70 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 5 Jun–8 Jun, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionEmma: 12 Jun–19 Jun, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormFreda: 17 Jun–22 Jun, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormGilda: 29 Jun–8 Jul, peak 90 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 6 Jul–8 Jul, no US-agency windHarriet: 14 Jul–20 Jul, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormJean: 14 Jul–21 Jul, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormIvy: 16 Jul–24 Jul, peak 95 kt, Category 2Kim: 22 Jul–24 Jul, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormLucy: 7 Aug–11 Aug, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 7 Aug–8 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 9 Aug–10 Aug, no US-agency windMary: 10 Aug–26 Aug, peak 70 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 12 Aug–15 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionNadine: 15 Aug–18 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 19 Aug–22 Aug, no US-agency windPolly: 24 Aug–8 Sep, peak 95 kt, Category 2Rose: 24 Aug–1 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 26 Aug–30 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionShirley: 2 Sep–8 Sep, peak 75 kt, Category 1Trix: 4 Sep–8 Sep, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormVirginia: 10 Sep–16 Sep, peak 75 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 14 Sep–15 Sep, no US-agency windWendy: 19 Sep–1 Oct, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormAgnes: 21 Sep–2 Oct, peak 105 kt, Category 3Bess: 7 Oct–14 Oct, peak 65 kt, Category 1Carmen: 12 Oct–20 Oct, peak 75 kt, Category 1Della: 18 Oct–27 Oct, peak 90 kt, Category 2Elaine: 22 Oct–1 Nov, peak 95 kt, Category 2Faye: 30 Oct–4 Nov, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormGloria: 2 Nov–11 Nov, peak 120 kt, Category 4Hester: 13 Nov–15 Nov, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormIrma: 20 Nov–2 Dec, peak 115 kt, Category 4Judy: 14 Dec–19 Dec, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormKit: 18 Dec–24 Dec, peak 40 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1974 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Wanda–55Tropical storm9922,060
Amy–45Tropical storm9923,300
Babe–60Tropical storm9853,280
Carla–80Cat 19653,140
Dinah–70Cat 19652,640
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—340
Emma–60Tropical storm9902,390
Freda–45Tropical storm9902,740
Gilda–90Cat 29455,690
Unnamed–—Unclassified—690
Harriet–45Tropical storm9962,630
Jean–45Tropical storm9941,540
Ivy–95Cat 29502,640
Kim–50Tropical storm9902,250
Lucy–35Tropical storm9941,130
Unnamed–—Unclassified—510
Unnamed–—Unclassified—790
Mary–70Cat 19654,480
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—760
Nadine–50Tropical storm9801,730
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,380
Polly–95Cat 29504,450
Rose–50Tropical storm9852,070
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—2,120
Shirley–75Cat 19702,660
Trix–40Tropical storm990840
Virginia–75Cat 19702,590
Unnamed–—Unclassified—260
Wendy–60Tropical storm9852,410
Agnes–105Cat 39603,280
Bess–65Cat 19752,310
Carmen–75Cat 19751,790
Della–90Cat 29602,960
Elaine–95Cat 29402,420
Faye–55Tropical storm9851,830
Gloria–120Cat 49302,080
Hester–35Tropical storm10001,640
Irma–115Cat 49402,640
Judy–40Tropical storm10001,050
Kit–40Tropical storm9962,020

40 storms with an IBTrACS 1974 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 8 Jan 1974, last 24 Dec 1974.

Tropical storms32

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

Typhoons15

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)3

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 50

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormGloria

120 kt · 138 mph / 222 km/h

Lowest pressure930 hPa

Gloria, 6 Nov 1974

Longest track record21.3 days

Gilda, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind5

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1974 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1974 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 15 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 32 tropical storms, with 3 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1974 Pacific typhoon season?

Gloria, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 120 kt (Category 4) on 6 Nov 1974, 18:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 930 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1974?

None. No storm in the 1974 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale in the archive.

When did the 1974 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 8 Jan 1974 and the last on 24 Dec 1974, from 40 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1974 Pacific typhoon season?

Carla, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 4 May 1974, 12:00 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 1974 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