pacific typhoon season pacific typhoon season official bounds ran year round tropical cyclones tend form northwestern pacific_ocean november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form northwestern pacific_ocean scope article limited pacific_ocean north equator west international date line storms form east date line north equator called hurricanes pacific hurricane season storms season tracked united_states weather bureau released monthly weather review depressions far_east covers tropical cyclones west lack satellites ship reports possible tropical cyclones existed especially short lived minor intensity known tropical cyclones including typhoon status storms deadly typhoon november deadliest cyclone season causing deaths crossed philippines typhoon later struck hong_kong recorded period calm eye cyclone people killed season missing unconfirmed status point season storms season summary tropical depression depression observed february located miles tracked steadily westward february stalled miles east philippine island depression remained nearly stationary days turning steady northwest motion approached island february pressure inhg reported subsequently turned north later northeast depression observed february accelerating system produced heavy rainfall philippines extensive flooding reported unknown system intensified tropical storm typhoon april area low pressure located miles south moved westward northward ultimately west northwest developing tropical depression east philippines early intensifying tropical storm system struck philippine island day hit turning northward passing northern storm accelerated northeastward moved intensified typhoon typhoon southern coast japan ship located miles south reported minimum central pressure inhg typhoon weakened paralleled miles coast japan observed accelerating northeastward storm produced strong winds eastern portions philippine archipelago fishermen caught storm person drowning missing estimate month storm passed area winds reached tropical storm force southern japan typhoon tropical depression developed northern portion initially moving northwest depression later turned northeast quickly intensified attain typhoon status located east typhoon stalled turning west moved inland southern china ships reported strong winds rough seas heavy rainfall conjunction storm ship reporting minimum central pressure inhg land station hong_kong recorded pressure inhg minor winds damage reported typhoon july tropical depression observed located miles east okinawa moved northwest day station reported winds excess mph pressure inhg storm nearby based report estimated intensified typhoon turning northeastward entering struck north_korea storm turned east observed july open pacific_ocean rainfall flooding typhoon storms month resulted deaths considerable damage private public property philippines typhoon tropical depression developed roughly miles eastern philippines july depression tracked northwestward initially intensifying typhoon motion turned north northeast followed turn northwest july typhoon crossed landfall eastern china near shanghai july mph winds pressure inhg recorded storm weakened continued motion roughly paralleling northern coastline dissipated july passage typhoon killed people shanghai tropical storm typhoon quickly developed miles west northern july initially moved northwestward day later turned northeast passing typhoon changed motion northwest resulting landfall northern taiwan typhoon struck southeastern china dissipated miles inland july ship route hong_kong reported pressure inhg winds mph station western recorded minor winds slightly normal pressures association system damage unknown typhoon seven july low pressure area formed tropical depression located halfway philippines depression steadily intensified tracked northwest attained typhoon status july brief turn north northeast storm changed motion northwest landfall southeastern taiwan later china july miles south shanghai quickly dissipated station reported pressure inhg light winds damage unknown typhoon tropical depression formed july located philippines moving steadily northwestward system stalled days later turned north northeast storm intensified typhoon shortly crossing turned sharply westward unfavorable conditions encountered storm rapidly dissipated open waters july station okinawa recorded pressure inhg station reporting winds mph reported damage typhoon developed typhoon observed july moving rapidly northward miles east taiwan typhoon turned northwest passing south japanese island turned west crossing striking chinese province dissipating july station recorded pressure inhg station reporting winds mph damage unknown typhoon july small typhoon developed short distance coast taiwan drifted northwestward turned northeast july unfavorable conditions caused dissipate ship sailing hong_kong shanghai china reported pressure inhg winds mph reports available taiwan damage unknown typhoon area low pressure organized tropical depression july open waters western pacific_ocean depression tracked northwestward gradually strengthened attain typhoon status july turning west gradually north approached northern taiwan varying steering currents typhoon executed loop country exited southern coastline turning eastward morning august located miles east taiwan typhoon accelerated northeast reaching august storm stalled turned northwest day weakened dissipating august south japan turning east station philippines reported pressure inhg association storm station recording winds mph damage unknown typhoon july low pressure area formed tropical depression tracked northwest quickly intensified typhoon hours developing located miles south changing motion west typhoon turned sharply northward july followed turn east northeast storm passed august halted forward motion turning northwest august typhoon struck south central japan later island turning northeast observed august open western pacific_ocean ship passing center typhoon recorded pressure inhg winds exceeding mph damage typhoon unknown tropical depression thirteen tropical depression formed september miles south guam moved northwestward strengthening dissipated september miles east philippines depression affected land typhoon fourteen september tropical depression developed tracked westward intensified typhoon september storm landfall vietnam miles northwest subsequently dissipated meteorological details typhoon unavailable presence typhoon area disturbed weather organized tropical depression september miles west guam depression slowly intensified moved generally northwestward september attained typhoon status located east philippine island shortly strengthening typhoon storm turned northeast paralleled southern coastline japan short distance offshore observed september effects unknown typhoon sixteen atmospheric pressure relatively low week september subsequent development circulation area disturbed weather tropical depression formed september quickly strengthened typhoon status landfall eastern vietnam south september storm quickly weakened land slight traces typhoon following day station northern philippines recorded pressure inhg recording station near location final landfall reported winds mph damage unknown typhoon seventeen october tropical depression developed miles south southeast guam likely having originated tropical disturbance eastern system gradually strengthened typhoon status tracked west northwestward october typhoon turned northwest moved southern passing miles southwest filipino province october unfavorable conditions typhoon steadily weakened subsequent days dissipated october southern portion minimum pressure associated typhoon value inhg winds exceeding mph recorded reportedly damage minor northern deaths occurred typhoon eighteen tropical depression observed october east northeast guam tracking northwest depression steadily intensified attain typhoon status days later began weaken gradually northeast october extratropical ship way philippines recorded pressure inhg winds mph typhoon nineteen october tropical depression observed miles south guam initially moved west northwestward strengthened typhoon october briefly changing motion southwest day typhoon turned northwest days later turned north located miles east philippines passing weakened turned northeast east october observed turning southeast open pacific_ocean ship route hong_kong october recorded pressure inhg winds mph located east taiwan passage typhoon caused fatalities japan typhoon low pressure area developed tropical depression october miles northwest guam initially moving northwestward turned north intensified typhoon october october passed near recording station reported pressure inhg typhoon observed october accelerating northeastward tropical storm november tropical disturbance organized tropical depression located miles east moved quickly west northwest struck philippine island strengthening passing archipelago storm entered late november gradually weakened dissipation november near southwestern taiwan station recorded pressure inhg station philippines reporting tropical storm force winds reports country indicate potentially typhoon decided relatively high pressures lack significant convection southwest center damage unknown tropical depression tropical depression formed november miles east initially moved west northwest gradually northeast accelerating east northeastward depression observed november remnant low pressure area open western pacific_ocean unknown strengthened tropical storm typhoon november tropical depression observed east depression steadily intensified tracked west northwestward intensified typhoon striking november continued westward reaching western region november approaching cold turned typhoon northeast resulting rare occurrence typhoon northeastward western portion november typhoon passed hours later eye crossed directly hong_kong calm center eye lasted minutes time record calm typhoon recorded typhoon began extratropical making landfall continued northeastward southern china gradually weakened passing possibly taiwan dissipating november crossing philippines station island recorded pressure inhg winds excess mph passage typhoon sunk motor boat island killing occupants aboard person reported missing presumed dead believed caused drowning property damage great provinces hong_kong wind gusts reached mph ahead storm rainfall began seven hours arrival typhoon amounted roughly inches heaviest rainfall occurred rainbands ahead typhoon inches falling hour time period lowest pressure recorded hong_kong inhg typhoon passing area damage minor hong_kong tropical depression november tropical depression formed east subsequently tracked northwest days later stalled located miles east gradually weakened cold air circulation november days later extratropical typhoon developed typhoon observed november located miles south moved northwest struck december typhoon continued northwestward archipelago gradually weakened drifting turned northeast dissipated december coast northern typhoon produced heavy rainfall strong winds path philippines rivers island abundant rainfall causing fatalities island station recorded barometric minimum inhg typhoon area disturbed weather organized tropical depression december miles southwest guam moving west northwestward days turned northeast december attained typhoon status typhoon maintained peak winds days quickly weakening remnant area low pressure december ship vicinity cyclone reported minimum pressure inhg typhoon seven december low pressure area quickly organized typhoon miles east moved quickly northwest speeds mph faster previously known typhoon storm struck southeastern turned north north northeast passing near manila reached open waters december following days drifted eastward possibly executing loop accelerating northeast observed december station recorded pressure inhg passing northern philippines typhoon produced heavy rainfall killing northern typhoon final typhoon season observed december miles south guam initially moved northwest december typhoon turned east northeast steadily weakened observed december accelerating sea typhoon produced heavy rainfall winds mph guam minimum pressure associated typhoon ship report inhg
1939 Pacific typhoon season