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1947 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1947 West Pacific season had 26 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 18 of them typhoons and 11 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from March 19, 1947 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Rosalind (1947), at 150 mph (240 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 225.4.

Storms
26
Typhoons
18
Major
11
Category 5
0
ACE
225.4
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Tropical Storm AnnaMar 19 – Mar 2040 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 2, 1947 West PacificMay 10 – May 11——Storm
Unnamed storm 3, 1947 West PacificMay 11 – May 13——Storm
Typhoon BernidaMay 13 – May 1790 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 5, 1947 West PacificMay 17 – May 19——Storm
Typhoon CarolJun 17 – Jun 23115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 7, 1947 West PacificJun 22 – Jun 23——Storm
Tropical Storm DonnaJul 6 – Jul 940 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 9, 1947 West PacificJul 13 – Jul 16——Storm
Tropical Storm EileenJul 17 – Jul 2040 mph—Tropical storm
Tropical Storm FaithJul 26 – Jul 3160 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon GwenAug 4 – Aug 9115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 13, 1947 West PacificAug 10 – Aug 17——Storm
Unnamed storm 14, 1947 West PacificAug 16 – Aug 19——Storm
Unnamed storm 15, 1947 West PacificAug 23 – Aug 25——Storm
Typhoon InezAug 23 – Aug 31115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm JoyceSep 5 – Sep 1040 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon KathleenSep 10 – Sep 15105 mph—Category 2 typhoon
Typhoon LauraSep 14 – Sep 18105 mph—Category 2 typhoon
Typhoon MildredSep 22 – Sep 2585 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 21, 1947 West PacificSep 26 – Sep 28——Storm
Unnamed storm 22, 1947 West PacificSep 28 – Sep 29——Storm
Typhoon NanetteSep 29 – Oct 4105 mph—Category 2 typhoon
Typhoon PaulineOct 1 – Oct 8115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon OliveOct 2 – Oct 5125 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon RosalindOct 6 – Oct 14150 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Typhoon AliceOct 13 – Oct 21140 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm BeatriceOct 16 – Oct 2150 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon CathyOct 28 – Nov 4115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon DoraNov 2 – Nov 10115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm ElnoraNov 10 – Nov 1260 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 32, 1947 West PacificNov 11 – Nov 13——Storm
Typhoon FloraNov 12 – Nov 19125 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon GladysNov 17 – Nov 2285 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Typhoon HannahNov 22 – Nov 23115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm IreneNov 29 – Dec 350 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 37, 1947 West PacificDec 6 – Dec 7——Storm
Typhoon JeanDec 22 – Dec 29110 mph—Category 2 typhoon