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97Storms

Tropical storms and hurricanes of 2022

97 tropical storms formed worldwide in 2022: 42 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 17 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Typhoon Hinnamnor, with winds of 269 km/h.

97Storms
42Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
17Category 3 or more
568Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 2022
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

The strongest storms

By ocean basin

South Indian Ocean25 · 9 · 6
Western Pacific27 · 13 · 5
North Atlantic14 · 9 · 3
Eastern Pacific17 · 9 · 3
South Pacific7 · 1 · 0
North Indian Ocean7 · 1 · 0

Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE

Every storm of the year

FormedStormsPeak windLowest pressureLandfalls
7 Jan – 19 JanTSTropical Storm CodySouth Pacific111 km/h976 hPa–
8 Jan – 17 JanTSTropical Storm TiffanySouth Pacific111 km/h988 hPaAustralia
20 Jan – 25 JanTSTropical Storm AnaSouth Indian Ocean93 km/h987 hPaMadagascar, Mozambique
24 Jan – 10 FebC4Cyclone BatsiraiSouth Indian Ocean232 km/h923 hPaMadagascar
29 Jan – 4 FebTSTropical Storm of 29 January 2022South Pacific83 km/h995 hPa–
2 Feb – 13 FebTSTropical Storm CliffSouth Indian Ocean83 km/h991 hPa–
5 Feb – 28 FebC4Cyclone EmnatiSouth Indian Ocean213 km/h935 hPaMadagascar
7 Feb – 13 FebC2Cyclone DoviSouth Pacific167 km/h940 hPaNew Zealand
11 Feb – 18 FebTSTropical Storm DumakoSouth Indian Ocean93 km/h992 hPaMadagascar, Mozambique
15 Feb – 20 FebTSTropical Storm FezileSouth Indian Ocean102 km/h975 hPa–
23 Feb – 10 MarC4Cyclone VernonSouth Indian Ocean222 km/h940 hPa–
23 Feb – 28 FebTSTropical Storm of 23 February 2022South Indian Ocean83 km/h993 hPa–
23 Feb – 4 MarTSTropical Storm AnikaSouth Indian Ocean102 km/h978 hPaAustralia
26 Feb – 6 MarTSTropical Storm EvaSouth Pacific83 km/h989 hPa–
27 Feb – 3 MarTSTropical Storm of 27 February 2022South Indian Ocean65 km/h999 hPa–
3 Mar – 6 MarTSTropical Storm of 3 March 2022North Indian Ocean74 km/h1000 hPa–
6 Mar – 17 MarC3Cyclone GombeSouth Indian Ocean185 km/h955 hPaMadagascar, Mozambique
12 Mar – 17 MarC1Cyclone BillySouth Indian Ocean120 km/h986 hPa–
17 Mar – 26 MarC2Cyclone CharlotteSouth Indian Ocean167 km/h956 hPaIndonesia
20 Mar – 7 AprC4Cyclone HalimaSouth Indian Ocean232 km/h937 hPa–
29 Mar – 1 AprTSTropical Storm of 29 March 2022Western Pacific65 km/h1002 hPaVietnam
3 Apr – 14 AprTSTropical Storm FiliSouth Pacific111 km/h977 hPa–
6 Apr – 18 AprC3Typhoon MalakasWestern Pacific194 km/h945 hPa–
8 Apr – 13 AprTSTropical Storm MegiWestern Pacific74 km/h996 hPaPhilippines
12 Apr – 14 AprTSTropical Storm IssaSouth Indian Ocean93 km/h993 hPa–
20 Apr – 2 MayC1Cyclone JasmineSouth Indian Ocean120 km/h985 hPaMadagascar, Mozambique
23 Apr – 26 AprTSTropical Storm of 23 April 2022South Indian Ocean74 km/h996 hPa–
25 Apr – 29 AprTSTropical Storm of 25 April 2022South Indian Ocean65 km/h998 hPa–
5 May – 13 MayC1Cyclone AsaniNorth Indian Ocean120 km/h982 hPaIndia
5 May – 11 MayTSTropical Storm KarimSouth Indian Ocean111 km/h982 hPa–
16 May – 22 MayTSTropical Storm GinaSouth Pacific65 km/h998 hPa–
27 May – 1 JunC2Hurricane AgathaEastern Pacific176 km/h964 hPaMexico
2 Jun – 6 JunTSTropical Storm AlexNorth Atlantic111 km/h984 hPaMexico, United States
14 Jun – 22 JunC1Hurricane BlasEastern Pacific139 km/h978 hPa–
16 Jun – 30 JunTSTropical Storm CeliaEastern Pacific93 km/h997 hPa–
27 Jun – 11 JulC3Hurricane BonnieNorth Atlantic185 km/h964 hPaColombia, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago
28 Jun – 7 JulC1Typhoon ChabaWestern Pacific139 km/h965 hPaChina
29 Jun – 11 JulTSTropical Storm AereWestern Pacific83 km/h986 hPaJapan
1 Jul – 2 JulTSTropical Storm ColinNorth Atlantic65 km/h1011 hPaUnited States
9 Jul – 17 JulC4Hurricane DarbyEastern Pacific222 km/h953 hPa–
15 Jul – 24 JulC1Hurricane EstelleEastern Pacific139 km/h985 hPa–
25 Jul – 4 AugC1Hurricane FrankEastern Pacific148 km/h976 hPa–
26 Jul – 2 AugTSTropical Storm SongdaWestern Pacific74 km/h996 hPa–
27 Jul – 1 AugTSTropical Storm of 27 July 2022South Indian Ocean83 km/h993 hPa–
27 Jul – 5 AugTSTropical Storm GeorgetteEastern Pacific93 km/h998 hPa–
29 Jul – 1 AugTSTropical Storm TrasesWestern Pacific65 km/h994 hPaSouth Korea
6 Aug – 13 AugC1Hurricane HowardEastern Pacific139 km/h983 hPa–
8 Aug – 11 AugTSTropical Storm MulanWestern Pacific65 km/h994 hPaChina, Vietnam
8 Aug – 16 AugTSTropical Storm MeariWestern Pacific65 km/h988 hPaJapan
11 Aug – 14 AugTSTropical Storm of 11 August 2022North Indian Ocean74 km/h987 hPa–
12 Aug – 22 AugTSTropical Storm IvetteEastern Pacific65 km/h1005 hPa–
17 Aug – 23 AugTSTropical Storm of 17 August 2022North Indian Ocean83 km/h991 hPaIndia, Myanmar
20 Aug – 26 AugC1Typhoon Ma-OnWestern Pacific120 km/h984 hPaChina, Philippines
21 Aug – 27 AugC2Typhoon TokageWestern Pacific176 km/h958 hPa–
27 Aug – 9 SeptC5Typhoon HinnamnorWestern Pacific269 km/h911 hPaSouth Korea, Russia
31 Aug – 15 SeptC1Hurricane DanielleNorth Atlantic139 km/h972 hPa–
31 Aug – 7 SeptTSTropical Storm JavierEastern Pacific83 km/h999 hPa–
2 Sept – 15 SeptC2Hurricane EarlNorth Atlantic176 km/h948 hPa–
3 Sept – 17 SeptC3Typhoon MuifaWestern Pacific204 km/h950 hPaChina
4 Sept – 13 SeptC2Hurricane KayEastern Pacific157 km/h968 hPaMexico
10 Sept – 19 SeptC1Typhoon MerbokWestern Pacific130 km/h940 hPa–
11 Sept – 20 SeptC4Typhoon NanmadolWestern Pacific250 km/h910 hPaJapan
11 Sept – 25 SeptTSTropical Storm MadelineEastern Pacific102 km/h991 hPa–
14 Sept – 27 SeptC4Hurricane FionaNorth Atlantic222 km/h931 hPaCanada, Dominican Republic, France, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos Islands
15 Sept – 17 SeptTSTropical Storm LesterEastern Pacific65 km/h1005 hPaMexico
19 Sept – 27 SeptTSTropical Storm GastonNorth Atlantic102 km/h994 hPa–
19 Sept – 27 SeptTSTropical Storm TalasWestern Pacific65 km/h986 hPa–
21 Sept – 29 SeptC5Typhoon NoruWestern Pacific269 km/h917 hPaPhilippines, Vietnam
21 Sept – 29 SeptTSTropical Storm NewtonEastern Pacific102 km/h997 hPa–
22 Sept – 1 OctC5Hurricane IanNorth Atlantic259 km/h937 hPaCuba, United States
23 Sept – 26 SeptTSTropical Storm HermineNorth Atlantic65 km/h1003 hPa–
25 Sept – 29 SeptTSTropical Storm AshleySouth Indian Ocean93 km/h995 hPa–
25 Sept – 2 OctC1Typhoon KulapWestern Pacific139 km/h940 hPa–
26 Sept – 5 OctC2Typhoon RokeWestern Pacific167 km/h971 hPa–
28 Sept – 3 OctC4Hurricane OrleneEastern Pacific213 km/h954 hPaMexico
3 Oct – 13 OctTSTropical Storm BalitaSouth Indian Ocean74 km/h996 hPa–
3 Oct – 7 OctTSTropical Storm PaineEastern Pacific74 km/h1005 hPa–
6 Oct – 10 OctC1Hurricane JuliaNorth Atlantic139 km/h982 hPaColombia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Venezuela
11 Oct – 20 OctTSTropical Storm HaitangWestern Pacific74 km/h988 hPa–
11 Oct – 15 OctTSTropical Storm KarlNorth Atlantic93 km/h997 hPa–
12 Oct – 20 OctC2Typhoon NesatWestern Pacific167 km/h963 hPa–
12 Oct – 15 OctTSTropical Storm SoncaWestern Pacific65 km/h998 hPaVietnam
14 Oct – 16 OctTSTropical Storm HaitangWestern Pacific65 km/h983 hPa–
20 Oct – 24 OctC4Hurricane RoslynEastern Pacific213 km/h954 hPaMexico
21 Oct – 25 OctTSTropical Storm SitrangNorth Indian Ocean83 km/h996 hPaBangladesh
26 Oct – 3 NovC1Typhoon NalgaeWestern Pacific139 km/h975 hPaPhilippines
28 Oct – 3 NovTSTropical Storm BanyanWestern Pacific74 km/h1001 hPa–
30 Oct – 5 NovC1Hurricane LisaNorth Atlantic148 km/h985 hPaBelize
30 Oct – 4 NovC1Hurricane MartinNorth Atlantic139 km/h932 hPa–
1 Nov – 7 NovTSTropical Storm of 1 November 2022South Indian Ocean74 km/h994 hPa–
6 Nov – 11 NovC1Hurricane NicoleNorth Atlantic120 km/h980 hPaBahamas, United States
11 Nov – 14 NovTSTropical Storm YamanekoWestern Pacific74 km/h992 hPa–
4 Dec – 10 DecTSTropical Storm MandousNorth Indian Ocean102 km/h990 hPaIndia
8 Dec – 13 DecTSTropical Storm PakharWestern Pacific93 km/h993 hPa–
12 Dec – 2 JanC4Cyclone DarianSouth Indian Ocean250 km/h915 hPa–
12 Dec – 19 DecTSTropical Storm of 12 December 2022North Indian Ocean93 km/h994 hPa–
21 Dec – 8 JanTSTropical Storm EllieSouth Indian Ocean83 km/h988 hPaAustralia