Hurricanes

The 1956 season

115 tropical cyclones worldwide, from NOAA’s IBTrACS archive.

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Tracks

The track of every 1956 storm in every basin on one map, colored by the strength it held at each point. Each storm is listed below with its own page.

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North Atlantic

12 storms, 12 at tropical storm strength, 4 hurricanes, 1 major; accumulated cyclone energy 56.7.

Eastern Pacific

12 storms, 11 at tropical storm strength, 7 hurricanes, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 47.9.

Western Pacific

41 storms, 22 at tropical storm strength, 18 typhoons, 9 major; accumulated cyclone energy 304.6.

North Indian

14 storms, 0 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 0.0.

South Indian

19 storms, 0 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 0.0.

South Pacific

17 storms, 4 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 4.2.

Sources

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.