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Tropical Cyclones Since 1950
2,359 tropical cyclones since 1950: every storm that reached Category 3, plus weaker storms that left their mark. 316 reached Category 5, the strongest. Depending on the ocean they are called hurricanes (Atlantic, Eastern Pacific), typhoons (Western Pacific) or cyclones (Indian Ocean, South Pacific). Each cyclone has its own page, with its track on the map.
Category 3+ Cyclones by Decade
By Basin (Category 3+)
- 679Western Pacific
- 205North Atlantic
- 267Eastern Pacific
- 212South Indian Ocean
- 119South Pacific
- 24North Indian Ocean
The Most Powerful
- 2015Hurricane Patricia343 km/h
- 1961Typhoon Nancy343 km/h
- 1961Typhoon Violet333 km/h
- 1955Typhoon Ruth333 km/h
- 1958Typhoon Ida324 km/h
- 1966Typhoon Kit315 km/h
- 2021Typhoon Surigae315 km/h
- 2020Typhoon Goni315 km/h
- 1959Typhoon Joan315 km/h
- 1964Typhoon Sally315 km/h
- 2013Typhoon Haiyan315 km/h
- 2016Typhoon Meranti315 km/h
- 1964Typhoon Opal315 km/h
- 1979Typhoon Tip306 km/h
- 2019Typhoon Halong306 km/h
- 2023Typhoon Mawar306 km/h
- 2025Hurricane Melissa306 km/h
- 1959Typhoon Vera306 km/h
- 2023Typhoon Bolaven306 km/h
- 1980Hurricane Allen306 km/h
- 1958Typhoon Grace306 km/h
- 1959Typhoon Sarah306 km/h
- 1964Typhoon Louise:marge306 km/h
- 1973Typhoon Nora296 km/h
- 1975Typhoon June296 km/h
The Deadliest
- 1998Hurricane Mitch19,325 deaths
- 2017Hurricane Maria4,645 deaths
- 2005Hurricane Katrina1,833 deaths
- 2005Hurricane Stan1,668 deaths
- 1994Hurricane Gordon1,152 deaths
- 1984Typhoon Agnes1,029 deaths
- 1951Typhoon Amy991 deaths
- 1995Typhoon Angela936 deaths
- 1998Hurricane Georges827 deaths
- 2024Typhoon Yagi784 deaths
- 2016Hurricane Matthew603 deaths
- 1981Typhoon Irma595 deaths
- 2019Cyclone Idai558 deaths
- 2023Cyclone Mocha463 deaths
- 2023Hurricane Otis350 deaths
- 2012Hurricane Sandy254 deaths
- 1990Typhoon Yancy216 deaths
- 2022Tropical Storm Megi214 deaths
- 2008Hurricane Ike195 deaths
- 1962Typhoon Wanda183 deaths
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Wikidata