1961 Pacific typhoon season
| 1961 Pacific typhoon season | |
|---|---|
Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | January 14, 1961 |
| Last system dissipated | December 14, 1961 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Nancy |
| • Maximum winds | 345 km/h (215 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 882 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 53 |
| Total storms | 35 |
| Typhoons | 20 |
| Super typhoons | 8 (unofficial) |
| Total fatalities | At least 308 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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The 1961 Pacific typhoon season was an extremely active season, having a total of 35 tropical storms, with 20 of them reaching typhoon strength and 8 further strengthening into super typhoons, as well as an accumulated cyclone energy index of 365.6. The season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1961, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator, and west of the International Date Line. Storms that form east of the dateline and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1961 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin had the "W" suffix added to their number.