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GLOBAL STORM ARCHIVE SINCE 1950

Category 5 storms

Recorded tracks and intensity histories for 323 hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones.

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This collection includes every unique storm in our archive with a Category 5 tropical-stage observation in the US-agency record. The category uses the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, including for storms whose local agencies use different classifications. Peak intensity does not imply a Category 5 landfall. Archive retrieved 2026-11-08. About NOAA IBTrACS ↗

North Atlantic

35 storms, newest start date first

Eastern Pacific

30 storms, newest start date first

Western Pacific

210 storms, newest start date first

North Indian

7 storms, newest start date first

South Indian

23 storms, newest start date first

South Pacific

18 storms, newest start date first

Other named storms

88 storms, newest start date first