1945 Pacific typhoon season
| 1945 Pacific typhoon season | |
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Season summary map
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| First system formed | April 19, 1945 |
| Last system dissipated | December 2, 1945 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Jean |
| • Maximum winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 963 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 26 |
| Typhoons | 13 |
| Super typhoons | 0 |
| Total fatalities | 3,798+ |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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| Duration | April 19 – April 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | May 13 – May 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 994 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | June 1 – June 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | June 18 – June 21 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 997 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | July 3 – July 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 992 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | July 14 – July 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min) 986 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | July 22 – July 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | July 27 – July 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | July 30 – August 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 978 hPa (mbar) |
The 1945 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1945, 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 date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1945 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 have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.
A small, yet powerful typhoon, Connie, was first spotted on June 1 by the Weather Central Guam, moving northeast. Winds were reported to have been as high as 140 mph. But by June 7, it began to weaken. Its final fate is unknown. The U.S. Navy's Third Fleet was hit by Connie. The same fleet had previously been hit, with great loss of life, by Typhoon Cobra, in 1944. Connie being lesser, only one officer and five USN men were lost or killed because of Connie, and around 150 airplanes on its carriers were either lost or damaged.
Typhoon Helen formed on August 29. It moved west-northwest and strengthened into a category 3 typhoon with 120 mph winds. It weakened slightly to a category two and struck Taiwan. It briefly was over waters before it hit China as a tropical storm. It dissipated on September 4.
This typhoon is especially remembered for the 6 aircraft containing liberated prisoners of war brought down by the typhoon between Okinawa and Manila. Over 120 servicemen lost their lives. It is the single greatest loss of life in an aviation disaster during peacetime.
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