Pacific typhoon season facts for kids
The following is a list of Pacific typhoon seasons. The typhoon seasons are limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian (aka Prime Antimeridian).
Period | Seasons |
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Pre-1900 | List of Pacific typhoons before 1850, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s |
1900s | 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 |
1910s | 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 |
1920s | 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 |
1930s | 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 |
1940s | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 |
1950s | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
1960s | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
1970s | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 |
1980s | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
1990s | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
2000s | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
2010s | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
2020s | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
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Seasons
Pre-1940
Year | TD | TS | TY | Strongest storm | Deaths | Damage | Notes | |
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1900 | – | 23 | – | ? Guam typhoon | >1,965 | Unknown | ||
1901 | – | 21 | – | ? De Witte typhoon | >4 | Unknown | ||
1927 | 27 | 25 | 19 | ? Eleven | 15,159 | $4 million | ||
1931 | 30 | – | 19 | ? Unnamed | 300,349 | Unknown | ||
1936 | 33 | – | 19 | ? Unnamed | 2,315 | Unknown | ||
1938 | 31 | – | – | ? Unknown | 338 | Unknown | ||
1939 | 28 | 24 | 22 | TY Twenty-Six | 1,185 | $106.15 million | ||
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1940s
Year | TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names | Notes |
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1940 | 43 | – | 27 | – | ? July typhoon | 183 | Unknown | ||
1941 | – | 28 | – | – | ? Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
1942 | – | 30 | – | – | ? Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
1943 | – | 34 | – | – | ? Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
1944 | – | 23 | – | – | ? Cobra | >790 | Unknown | ||
1945 | – | 26 | 13 | – | TY Ida | >3,798 | Unknown | None | First official season to be included in the West Pacific typhoon database. |
1946 | – | 15 | 10 | – | TY Lilly | Unknown | Unknown | None | |
1947 | – | 27 | 19 | 1 | TY Rosalind | Unknown | Unknown | None | |
1948 | – | 26 | 15 | 1 | TY Karen | Unknown | Unknown | None | |
1949 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 1 | TY Patricia | >1,790 | $127 million | TY Kitty TY Lise TS Madeline TY Nelly TY Omelia TY Patricia TY Rena TY Allyn TY Camilla |
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1950s
Year | TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names (JTWC) |
Notes |
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1950 | – | 18 | 12 | 1 | STY Doris | 544 | Unknown | TS Delilah TS Helene TY Jane TY Kezia TS Lucretia TY Missatha TY Ossia TY Petie |
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1951 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 1 | TY Marge | 1,185 | $106.15 million | None | |
1952 | – | 29 | 20 | 6 | STY Wilma | 1,070 | Unknown | TS Jeanne TY Lois TY Nona TY Vae STY Wilma |
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1953 | – | 24 | 17 | 5 | STY Nina | 430 | Unknown | None | |
1954 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 5 | STY Ida | 1,530 | Unknown | None | |
1955 | 39 | 31 | 20 | 4 | STY Clara | Unknown | Unknown | None | |
1956 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 5 | STY Wanda | >5,980 | $60.5 million | None | |
1957 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 8 | STY Lola | 644 | Unknown | None | |
1958 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 9 | STY Ida | Unknown | Unknown | None | |
1959 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 8 | STY Joan | >8,557 | $755 million | None | Featured Vera, the strongest typhoon on record to make landfall in Japan. |
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1960s
Year | TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names | Notes | |
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JTWC | PAGASA | |||||||||
1960 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 2 | STY Shirley | >2,869 | $69 million | TS Lucille STY Ophelia |
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1961 | 53 | 35 | 20 | 8 | STY Nancy | 308 | Unknown | None | ||
1962 | 38 | 30 | 23 | 6 | STY Emma | 1,700 | $325 million | STY Karen | ||
1963 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 8 | STY Judy | Unknown | Unknown | None | None | First season in which PAGASA names tropical cyclones. |
1964 | 58 | 39 | 26 | 7 | STY Sally (Aring) STY Wilda |
>8,743 | Unknown | TY Tilda | TY Dading | Most active tropical cyclone season recorded globally. |
1965 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 11 | STY Bess | Unknown | Unknown | None | None | Record high eleven super typhoons formed, tied with 1997. |
1966 | 51 | 30 | 20 | 3 | STY Kit (Emang) | 1,146 | $377.6 million | None | None | |
1967 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 5 | STY Carla (Trining) | Unknown | Unknown | None | STY Welming | |
1968 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 4 | STY Agnes | Unknown | Unknown | None | None | |
1969 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 2 | STY Elsie (Narsing) | Unknown | Unknown | None | None | |
Totals | 432 | 308 | 201 | 56 | >14,766 | $771.6 million | 4 names | 2 names | ||
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1970s
Year | TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names | Notes | ||
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JTWC | PAGASA | ||||||||||
1970 | 76 | 26 | 13 | 7 | STY Hope | >1,847 | >$216 million | None | STY Pitang STY Sening TY Titang TY Yoling |
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1971 | 70 | 35 | 24 | 6 | STY Irma (Ining) | 617 | $57.7 million | None | None | ||
1972 | 63 | 31 | 24 | 2 | STY Rita (Gloring) | 1,169 | $585 million | None | None | ||
1973 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 3 | STY Nora (Luming) | >1,011 | >$7 million | None | None | ||
1974 | 55 | 32 | 16 | 0 | TY Gloria (Aning) | >361 | >1.55 billion | TY Bess | TY Wening | ||
1975 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 3 | STY June (Rosing) | >229,195 | >$1.35 billion | None | None | Deadliest typhoon season on record. | |
1976 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 4 | STY Louise (Welpring) | >650 | >$1.16 billion | None | TY Didang | ||
1977 | 54 | 21 | 11 | 3 | STY Babe (Miling) | >235 | >$23 million | None | TY Unding | ||
1978 | 63 | 30 | 16 | 1 | STY Rita (Kading) | >371 | >$100 million | None | TY Atang STY Kading |
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1979 | 54 | 24 | 12 | 4 | STY Tip (Warling) | >541 | >$2.24 billion | None | None | Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. | |
Totals | 544 | 266 | 157 | 31 | >235,997 | >$7.29 billion | 1 name | 9 names | |||
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1980s
Year | TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names | Notes | |
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JTWC | PAGASA | |||||||||
1980 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 2 | STY Wynne (Welpring) | 493 | >$200 million | None | None | |
1981 | 52 | 29 | 13 | 2 | STY Elsie (Tasing) | >1,268 | >$280.2 million | TY Hazen | None | |
1982 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 2 | STY Mac (Uding) | 805 | >$2.41 billion | STY Bess | None | |
1983 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 4 | STY Forrest (Ising) | >1,021 | $397 million | None | None | Featured Forrest, the fastest-intensifying tropical cyclone on record. |
1984 | 44 | 27 | 16 | 2 | STY Vanessa (Toyang) | 2,919 | >$1.1 billion | TY Ike | TY Nitang TY Undang |
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1985 | 57 | 28 | 15 | 1 | STY Dot (Saling) | 1,355 | >$243.1 million | None | None | |
1986 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 3 | STY Peggy (Gading) | >905 | >$508.5 million | None | None | Wayne was the longest-lived tropical cyclone on record in the north-western Pacific. |
1987 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 6 | STY Betty (Herming) | 1,402 | $1.3 billion | None | STY Katring STY Herming STY Sisang |
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1988 | 54 | 31 | 11 | 1 | STY Nelson (Paring) | >786 | >$503.9 million | TY Roy | TY Unsang TY Yoning |
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1989 | 55 | 32 | 20 | 5 | STY Gordon (Goring) STY Elsie (Tasing) |
3,328 | $2.24 billion | None | None | |
Totals | 455 | 271 | 155 | 28 | STY Forrest (Ising) | >13,477 | >$9.18 billion | 4 names | 7 names | |
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1990s
Year |
TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names | Notes | |
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JTWC | PAGASA | |||||||||
1990 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 4 | STY Flo (Norming) | 1,608 | $5.25 billion | STY Mike | STY Ruping | |
1991 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 5 | STY Yuri | 5,574 | $17.1 billion | STY Mireille TS Thelma |
TS Uring | Mireille was the costliest typhoon on record, until surpassed by Doksuri in 2023. |
1992 | 40 | 31 | 16 | 5 | STY Gay (Seniang) | 399 | $2.64 billion | STY Omar | None | |
1993 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 3 | STY Koryn (Goring) | 758 | >$1.96 billion | None | TY Monang | |
1994 | 52 | 36 | 18 | 6 | STY Melissa STY Seth (Bidang) |
1,301 | $8.14 billion | None | None | |
1995 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 5 | STY Angela (Rosing) | 1,314 | $1.21 billion | STY Angela | STY Rosing | |
1996 | 52 | 25 | 16 | 6 | STY Herb (Huaning) | 936 | $6.88 billion | None | None | |
1997 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 11 | STY Ivan (Narsing) STY Joan |
4,036 | >$4.59 billion | None | None | Most Category 5 storms in a single season on record. Featured two simultaneous Category 5 typhoons at the same time (Ivan and Joan). |
1998 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 3 | STY Zeb (Iliang) | 924 | $950.8 million | None | STY Iliang STY Loleng |
Latest start for the first named system to develop, second least active Pacific typhoon season on record. |
1999 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 1 | STY Bart (Oniang) | 976 | $18.36 billion | None | None | Featured the lowest number of typhoons on record. |
Totals | 445 | 266 | 138 | 38 | STY Zeb (Iliang) | 17,826 | $67.08 billion | 5 names | 6 names | |
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2000s
Year | TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names | Notes | |
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JMA | PAGASA | |||||||||
2000 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 4 | VITY Bilis (Isang) | 467 | >$13.12 billion | None | None | First year using names assigned by the JMA. |
2001 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 3 | VITY Faxai | 1,193 | $2.32 billion | TS Vamei | TY Nanang | Featured the closest tropical cyclone to the equator (Vamei). |
2002 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 8 | VSTY Fengshen | 725 | $9.54 billion | VSTY Chataan TY Rusa VSTY Pongsona |
TY Gloria | Featured Chataan, the deadliest typhoon to impact Chuuk in Micronesia |
2003 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 5 | VITY Maemi (Pogi) | 360 | $6.43 billion | TS Yanyan VSTY Imbudo VITY Maemi |
STY Harurot | Featured Maemi, the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea on record. |
2004 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 6 | VITY Chaba | 2,435 | $18.51 billion | VSTY Sudal TY Tingting TY Rananim |
TY Unding TD Violeta TD Winnie |
Third most active Pacific typhoon season. |
2005 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 4 | VITY Haitang (Feria) | 629 | $9.73 billion | TY Matsa VSTY Nabi VSTY Longwang |
None | |
2006 | 43 | 23 | 15 | 6 | VITY Yagi | 3,886 | $14.4 billion | VSTY Chanchu STS Bilis VITY Saomai VSTY Xangsane VITY Durian |
TY Milenyo STY Reming |
Featured multiple typhoon landfalls in the Philippines. |
2007 | 45 | 24 | 14 | 5 | VITY Sepat (Egay) | 463 | $7.73 billion | None | None | |
2008 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 3 | VITY Jangmi (Ofel) | 1,965 | $5.97 billion | None | TY Cosme TY Frank |
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2009 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 5 | VITY Nida (Vinta) | 2,348 | $10.29 billion | TY Morakot TY Ketsana VSTY Parma |
TS Feria TS Ondoy STY Pepeng |
Featured Morakot, the deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history. |
Totals | 433 | 239 | 143 | 48 | VITY Nida (Vinta) | 14,471 | $98.04 billion | 21 names | 13 names | |
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2010s
Year | TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm |
Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names | Notes | |
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JMA | PAGASA | |||||||||
2010 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 1 | VITY Megi (Juan) |
384 | $2.95 billion | VSTY Fanapi | STY Juan TY Katring |
Least active Pacific typhoon season on record. |
2011 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 4 | VITY Songda (Chedeng) |
3,111 | $7.68 billion | STS Washi | TS Bebeng TY Juaning STY Mina TY Pedring STS Sendong |
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2012 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 4 | VITY Sanba (Karen) |
2,486 | $20.79 billion | TY Vicente VITY Bopha |
STY Pablo | Fifth costliest season ever recorded. |
2013 | 49 | 31 | 13 | 5 | VITY Haiyan (Yolanda) |
6,836 | $26.43 billion | STS Sonamu VITY Utor TY Fitow VITY Haiyan |
STY Labuyo TY Santi STY Yolanda |
Most active since 2004, deadliest since 1975, fourth-costliest season on record. |
2014 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 8 | VITY Vongfong (Ompong) |
572 | $12.92 billion | VSTY Rammasun | TY Glenda STY Jose TS Mario STY Ruby TS Seniang |
Most Category 5 typhoons since 1997. |
2015 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 9 | VITY Soudelor (Hanna) |
349 | $14.84 billion | VITY Soudelor VSTY Mujigae VSTY Koppu VSTY Melor |
STY Lando TY Nona |
Saw each month having a named storm active since 1965. |
2016 | 51 | 26 | 13 | 6 | VITY Meranti (Ferdie) |
942 | $17.69 billion | VITY Meranti VSTY Sarika VITY Haima VITY Nock-ten |
TY Karen STY Lawin STY Nina |
Fifth latest start for a Pacific typhoon season and second latest start for the first named system to develop. |
2017 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 2 | VSTY Lan (Paolo) |
853 | $15.1 billion | TY Hato TS Kai-tak TY Tembin |
TS Urduja TY Vinta |
Second latest start for a typhoon to develop since 1998, first since 1977 not to produce a Category 5 typhoon. |
2018 | 45 | 29 | 13 | 7 | VITY Kong-rey (Queenie) VITY Yutu (Rosita) |
793 | $30.23 billion | TS Rumbia VITY Mangkhut VITY Yutu |
STY Ompong STY Rosita TD Usman |
Fourth earliest start for a tropical storm to develop since 1949, third-costliest season on record. |
2019 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 5 | VITY Halong | 453 | $34.14 billion | VITY Lekima VSTY Faxai VITY Hagibis VSTY Kammuri VSTY Phanfone |
TY Tisoy TY Ursula |
Earliest start for a tropical storm to develop on record, costliest season on record. |
Totals | 410 | 252 | 125 | 51 | VITY Megi (Juan) | 16,779 | $183 billion | 28 names | 28 names | |
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2020s
Year | TD | TS | TY | STY | Strongest storm |
Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Retired names | Notes | |
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JMA | PAGASA | |||||||||
2020 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 2 | VITY Goni (Rolly) |
457 | $6 billion | VSTY Vongfong TS Linfa VSTY Molave VITY Goni VSTY Vamco |
TY Ambo TY Quinta STY Rolly TY Ulysses |
Featured the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, Goni. |
2021 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 5 | VITY Surigae (Bising) |
585 | $2.74 billion | STS Conson STS Kompasu VITY Rai |
TY Jolina STS Maring STY Odette |
Includes the most intense typhoon ever recorded in April, Surigae. |
2022 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 3 | VITY Nanmadol (Josie) |
498 | $4.59 billion | VSTY Malakas TS Megi STS Ma-on VITY Hinnamnor VSTY Noru STS Nalgae |
TS Agaton STS Florita STY Karding STS Paeng |
Most retired names on record by the JMA. |
2023 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | VITY Mawar (Betty) |
191 | $37 billion | VSTY Doksuri VITY Saola VSTY Haikui |
STY Egay STY Goring |
Featured Doksuri, the costliest typhoon on record. Third least active season on record and second costliest season on record. |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | TBD | TBD | ||
Totals | 139 | 87 | 39 | 14 | VITY Surigae (Bising) |
1,731 | $50.3 billion | 17 names | 13 names |
See also
Parent topics
- Tropical cyclone
- List of environment topics
- Outline of tropical cyclones
- Tropical cyclone naming
Other tropical cyclone basins
- Atlantic hurricane season
- Pacific hurricane season
- North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season
- South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season
- Australian region tropical cyclone season
- South Pacific tropical cyclone season
- South Atlantic tropical cyclone
- Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone
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