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1970 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1970 West Pacific season had 23 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 12 of them typhoons and 11 major (Category 3 or stronger). 4 reached Category 5: Olga, Georgia, Hope, Joan.

The first storm was tracked from February 19, 1970 and the last ended on December 17, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Hope (1970), at 175 mph (280 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 286.9.

Storms
23
Typhoons
12
Major
11
Category 5
4
ACE
286.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Typhoon NancyFeb 19 – Feb 28140 mph950 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 2, 1970 West PacificMar 14 – Mar 17——Storm
Unnamed storm 3, 1970 West PacificJun 11 – Jun 16——Storm
Unnamed storm 4, 1970 West PacificJun 14 – Jun 17——Storm
Unnamed storm 5, 1970 West PacificJun 20 – Jun 24——Storm
Tropical Storm PamelaJun 26 – Jul 160 mph980 mbTropical storm
Typhoon OlgaJun 26 – Jul 7160 mph905 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Tropical Storm RubyJul 8 – Jul 2265 mph985 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 9, 1970 West PacificJul 10 – Jul 14——Storm
Unnamed storm 10, 1970 West PacificJul 15 – Jul 24——Storm
Tropical Storm SallyJul 19 – Jul 2445 mph992 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 12, 1970 West PacificJul 21 – Jul 26——Storm
Unnamed storm 13, 1970 West PacificJul 25 – Aug 2——Storm
Unnamed storm 14, 1970 West PacificJul 26 – Aug 5——Storm
Unnamed storm 15, 1970 West PacificJul 27 – Aug 1—994 mbStorm
Unnamed storm 16, 1970 West PacificAug 1 – Aug 2——Storm
Tropical Storm VioletAug 3 – Aug 1045 mph992 mbTropical storm
Typhoon WildaAug 7 – Aug 19120 mph940 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon AnitaAug 13 – Aug 24155 mph910 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 20, 1970 West PacificAug 16 – Aug 19——Storm
Unnamed storm 21, 1970 West PacificAug 18 – Aug 20——Storm
Typhoon BillieAug 21 – Sep 1125 mph945 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 23, 1970 West PacificAug 21 – Aug 26——Storm
Unnamed storm 24, 1970 West PacificAug 25 – Aug 31——Storm
Typhoon ClaraAug 25 – Sep 4100 mph960 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed storm 26, 1970 West PacificAug 29 – Sep 4——Storm
Tropical Storm FranSep 1 – Sep 1165 mph975 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm EllenSep 2 – Sep 650 mph985 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 29, 1970 West PacificSep 3 – Sep 5——Storm
Unnamed storm 30, 1970 West PacificSep 4 – Sep 4——Storm
Typhoon GeorgiaSep 7 – Sep 16160 mph905 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 32, 1970 West PacificSep 16 – Sep 23——Storm
Unnamed storm 33, 1970 West PacificSep 17 – Sep 25——Storm
Typhoon HopeSep 18 – Sep 30175 mph900 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 35, 1970 West PacificSep 23 – Sep 27——Storm
Unnamed storm 36, 1970 West PacificSep 27 – Oct 2——Storm
Unnamed storm 37, 1970 West PacificOct 1 – Oct 6——Storm
Typhoon IrisOct 2 – Oct 8115 mph960 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 39, 1970 West PacificOct 4 – Oct 5——Storm
Unnamed storm 40, 1970 West PacificOct 6 – Oct 9——Storm
Typhoon JoanOct 9 – Oct 18175 mph905 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon KateOct 13 – Oct 26150 mph940 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 43, 1970 West PacificOct 14 – Oct 18——Storm
Tropical Storm LouiseOct 23 – Oct 3070 mph990 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm MargeOct 26 – Nov 865 mph990 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm NoraNov 1 – Nov 460 mph1000 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm OpalNov 10 – Nov 1760 mph990 mbTropical storm
Typhoon PatsyNov 13 – Nov 22155 mph910 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm RuthNov 20 – Nov 2945 mph996 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 50, 1970 West PacificDec 14 – Dec 17——Storm