1961 Pacific typhoon season

1961 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 14, 1961
Last system dissipatedDecember 14, 1961
Strongest storm
NameNancy
 • Maximum winds345 km/h (215 mph)
(1-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure882 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions53
Total storms35
Typhoons20
Super typhoons8 (unofficial)
Total fatalitiesAt least 308
Total damageUnknown
Related articles
Pacific typhoon seasons
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963

The 1961 Pacific typhoon 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.


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