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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1976 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 31 storms · 26 Jan 1976–10 Dec 1976

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY293.6
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1976 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 31 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 BengalKathy: 26 Jan–2 Feb, peak 80 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 28 Jan–1 Feb, no US-agency windUnnamed: 2 Feb–3 Feb, no US-agency windUnnamed: 8 Feb–10 Feb, no US-agency windLorna: 25 Feb–3 Mar, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormMarie: 1 Apr–14 Apr, peak 115 kt, Category 4Nancy: 24 Apr–3 May, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormOlga: 10 May–27 May, peak 100 kt, Category 3Pamela: 14 May–27 May, peak 130 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 15 Jun–17 Jun, no US-agency windRuby: 20 Jun–5 Jul, peak 120 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 21 Jun–21 Jun, no US-agency windSally: 23 Jun–3 Jul, peak 115 kt, Category 4Therese: 8 Jul–20 Jul, peak 135 kt, Category 4Wilda: 17 Jul–24 Jul, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormViolet: 19 Jul–27 Jul, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormAnita: 20 Jul–27 Jul, peak 65 kt, Category 1Billie: 31 Jul–11 Aug, peak 125 kt, Category 4Clara: 2 Aug–8 Aug, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormBillie: 11 Aug–13 Aug, no US-agency windDot: 18 Aug–22 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormEllen: 20 Aug–25 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormFran: 2 Sep–13 Sep, peak 130 kt, Category 4Georgia: 8 Sep–15 Sep, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormIris: 13 Sep–1 Oct, peak 75 kt, Category 1Hope: 13 Sep–17 Sep, peak 70 kt, Category 1Joan: 18 Sep–24 Sep, peak 70 kt, Category 1Louise: 27 Oct–7 Nov, peak 140 kt, Category 5Marge: 6 Nov–11 Nov, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormNora: 1 Dec–8 Dec, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormOpal: 8 Dec–10 Dec, peak 35 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Kathy–80Cat 19652,560
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,130
Unnamed–—Unclassified—470
Unnamed–—Unclassified—270
Lorna–35Tropical storm9982,000
Marie–115Cat 49304,380
Nancy–55Tropical storm9851,730
Olga–100Cat 39405,590
Pamela–130Cat 49204,460
Unnamed–—Unclassified—460
Ruby–120Cat 49354,230
Unnamed–—Unclassified—390
Sally–115Cat 49254,100
Therese–135Cat 49052,930
Wilda–45Tropical storm9852,330
Violet–55Tropical storm9851,400
Anita–65Cat 19802,720
Billie–125Cat 49153,450
Clara–40Tropical storm9851,160
Billie–—Unclassified—340
Dot–50Tropical storm9903,960
Ellen–45Tropical storm9921,770
Fran–130Cat 49103,600
Georgia–40Tropical storm9902,150
Hope–70Cat 19653,240
Iris–75Cat 19752,040
Joan–70Cat 19652,590
Louise–140Cat 58955,180
Marge–60Tropical storm9753,940
Nora–45Tropical storm990920
Opal–35Tropical storm996630

31 storms with an IBTrACS 1976 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 26 Jan 1976, last 10 Dec 1976.

Tropical storms25

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

Typhoons14

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)9

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 51

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormLouise

140 kt · 161 mph / 259 km/h

Lowest pressure895 hPa

Louise, 3 Nov 1976

Longest track record21.5 days

Olga, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind6

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1976 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1976 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 14 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 25 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 1976 Pacific typhoon season?

Louise, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 140 kt (Category 5) on 2 Nov 1976, 18:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 895 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1976?

1 storm in the 1976 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Louise.

When did the 1976 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 26 Jan 1976 and the last on 10 Dec 1976, from 31 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season?

Kathy, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 30 Jan 1976, 06:00 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 1976 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