pacific typhoon season pacific typhoon season official bounds ran year round average 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 tropical storms formed entire west assigned tropical depressions enter form philippine area responsibility assigned result storm having names season tropical cyclone formed march dissipated december total tropical depressions formed year tropical storms storms reached typhoon intensity reached super typhoon strength thirds tropical cyclones formed july october longest lived tropical cyclone season sixteen cyclones struck land life cycles moving philippines tropical cyclones accounted percent rainfall hong_kong fifth tropical cyclone contribution record time nearly half deaths season result moving philippines vietnam october seasonal activity total tropical depressions formed year tropical storms storms reached typhoon intensity reached super typhoon strength tropical cyclones formed march active june july august september october november december longest lived tropical cyclone season sixteen tropical cyclones landfall moving philippines striking china vietnam crossing japan tropical cyclones accounted percent rainfall hong_kong fifth tropical cyclone contribution record time tropical moved tropical western pacific ocean striking philippines vietnam mid late march nelson formed soon typhoon season subsequently moved westward southern philippines dissipating shy vietnam late march formed sea wandering western pacific dissipating early april ending active march pat formed mid approaching philippines extratropical cyclone offshore japan late month late june extratropical cyclone east japan tropical cyclone season form late june weakening reaching taiwan early july states continuation moved east northeast taiwan south japan early july skip formed ahead moving east northeast south japan late june early july moved west northwest northern philippines southern china dissipating mid july andy formed south guam moving west northwest taiwan southern china late july formed monsoon trough spawned andy moving generally northwest japan early august cecil formed northeast philippines moving northward offshore taiwan eastern china moving ashore north_korea mid august dot formed east cecil moving west northwest southern taiwan southeast china mid august formed east philippines mid august northward southern japan late month central philippines taiwan late august early september steered partially gordon east northeast gordon offshore japan late august early september tropical storm hope moved vietnam early september moved central philippines dissipating southeast china mid september formed monsoon trough spawned central japan mid september formed northeast philippines mid september southern japan late september tropical storm formed east asia mid september tropical depression short lived system moved northwestward east philippines south japan september mac super typhoon form season southeast japan early october nancy straight running typhoon moved steadily westward northern philippines south northern vietnam tropical depression behaved similarly tropical depression moving northwest east philippines south japan mid october southeast japan mid late october moved generally westward central philippines typhoon early december roger tropical cyclone season moved northward northeast philippines mid december dissipating southeast taiwan storms severe tropical storm area thunderstorms march near east south equator days disturbance crossed equator moving northward march located kilometres east southeast turning westward system tropical storm afternoon march intensification slow halted landfall march extensive property crop damage deaths attributed storm cyclone entered tropical storm turned northward reached turn west occurred directed landfall near vietnam late march dissipation complete mountainous region march storm second early season low latitude systems form southeast guam nelson intensified rapidly tropical disturbance tropical storm strong divergence aloft strong low level rapid westward movement led slower development march forward motion began slow intensification resumed maximum intensity reached march march nelson moved south central philippines rapidly weakened perished philippines typhoon slight intensification resumed center emerged march upper level wind shear led significant weakening low level center exposed eventually dissipating april kilometres east vietnam area disorganized thunderstorms noted near march moving northwest significant cyclogenesis offshore japan circulation center developed convective cluster days afternoon march matured tropical storm mid level trough extended southwest cyclone combined strong building north northwest storm ceased moving northwest turned east knots march march mid level trough continued moving east turned north eventually west northwest built north cyclone change course west intensification resumed system reached typhoon strength afternoon april peaked strength weakness subtropical ridge lured convection northeast thunderstorms away center rapid weakening ensued cyclone dissipated afternoon april occurrence cyclone ended active march tropical cyclone formation northwest pacific ocean unique standpoint moving east west area normally known northward moving tropical cyclones march pat lone tropical cyclone western pacific basin month interval dissipation formation disturbance led pat formation developed southwest guam system organized sufficiently tropical depression moving westward afternoon pat abruptly changed course north break subtropical ridge parallel close philippines rapid intensification ensued pat reaching maximum intensity late cyclone turned northeast vertical wind shear began weaken cyclone wind field began extratropical transition midday pat evolved extratropical cyclone frontal boundary cool dry air wrapping center cyclone absorbed larger system near japan typhoon thunderstorms noticed kilometres southeast guam june tracked westward significant development june passing south steering currents collapsed system drifted couple days morning june system strengthened tropical storm system drifted north northwest northeast guam waited monsoon trough strengthening realized june steady intensification ensued cyclone accelerated northward typhoon afternoon june extratropical cyclone june nearly stationary east days vessels collective crew people stranded coast typhoon crew rescued members remained missing heavy rains fell near path cyclone received millimetres rainfall recorded millimetres rain guam measured millimetres rain tropical storm initial disturbance formed late june monsoon depression weak low level circulation formed june convection remained far center june convection nearer center qualified tropical depression additional development seen june system moved northward cyclone turned east northeast paralleling coast china tropical storm force winds observed hong_kong cyclone upgraded tropical storm late june winds knots millimetres rain fell cyclone quickly weakening tropical depression early july dissipated approached states continuation moved east northeast taiwan south japan early july circulation center moved frontal like band east taiwan july isolated convection seen near low pressure center time deeper convection formed july deemed tropical storm write considered subtropical cyclone fact cyclone accelerated northeast july central convection gone considered extratropical cyclone late morning tropical storm skip skip formed tropical disturbance near june sharp trough connected skip time undergoing extratropical late morning june skip tropical storm strength accelerating frontal boundary northeast limited convection near center considered center subtropical cyclone annual report july limited convection near center skip disappeared extratropical cyclone severe tropical storm moderate strong northeasterly vertical wind shear hampered development tropical cyclone life cycle july july predecessor disturbance marched westward little development observations late july verified existence developing low level center upgraded tropical depression time moving west northwest southern periphery subtropical ridge landfall afternoon july rainfall clark air force base totaled millimetres damage totalled dollars died left homeless philippines left homeless ensuing flood cyclone reached peak intensity afternoon july wind shear took toll cyclone began weaken cyclone revealed exposed low level center july system dissipated reaching china vietnam coast july winds knots tropical depression tropical depression system formed northern edge monsoon trough south guam prior formation low level firmly place south 10th parallel eastward international date line july monsoon trough middle segment andy formed eastern segment july area south guam showed increasing thunderstorm activity organization morning tropical storm andy center briefly exposed july drifting thunderstorm activity south guam cyclone moved northwest strengthened andy turned westward near 18th parallel july ridge northeast strengthened system strong typhoon prolonged period july july striking southern taiwan heavy rains fell hong_kong millimetres fell fell eastern taiwan flood related damage concentrated continuing westward storm final landfall dissipated southeast china july andy led deaths taiwan monsoon trough spawned tropical depression near july headed northwestward tropical storm july typhoon july trough forced southwestward remained knots typhoon looped stalled trough brought typhoon northwest rapidly intensified knots super typhoon weakened steadily turned northward crossed japanese coast august minimal typhoon absorbed low pressure center august caused torrential mudslides japan causing extensive damage casualties retired season typhoon cecil low level circulation north organized tropical depression august moving quickly westward depression stalled august august allowing strengthen tropical storm mature typhoon august typhoon turned northward rapidly intensifying maximum sustained winds knots august east taiwan cooler water temperatures vertical wind shear weakened cecil continued northward knots tropical storm hit north_korea august significantly weakened brought great deal precipitation causing severe flooding killing leading millions dollars damage typhoon dot weak circulation formed near august couple days low moved northwest slowly developing tropical depression morning august tropical storm evening typhoon august dot moved westward base subtropical ridge august cecil outflow began impact dot weakening ensued sending dot tropical storm stage cecil influence began august dot stopped weakening tropical storm dot rapidly passed taiwan august rapidly weakening mountainous island weak tropical storm dot dissipated making landfall eastern china dot eighth known typhoon hong_kong dropped millimetres rainfall region disturbance appeared monsoon trough south august modest development ensued moved west northwest system classified tropical depression morning august tropical storm night turning northwest typhoon morning august ultimately major typhoon august mid level trough moving continued moving east okinawa august cyclone headed northward japan moving cyclone degenerated tropical storm heavy rains millimetres inundated southwest japan bringing life region perished japan moving august evolved extratropical cyclone turned northwest ending kilometres west august weak tropical disturbance moving southern philippines low level circulation easily identified exposed away deep convection system organized tropical depression midday august tropical storm evening typhoon night august small cyclone moved northward august weakening warm core ridge china evening reached maximum intensity morning august cyclone strikes rapidly reported gusts knots passage thirty perished philippines northeast continued weakening vertical wind shear dissipation tropical cyclone occurring afternoon august tropical depression moved east northeast mid level trough newly developed tropical storm gordon retreated north began tropical storm status morning august typhoon status reached night weakening began outflow system tropical storm early morning august august building ridge north led southwest motion system continued weaken cyclone tropical depression evening drifted west days exposed low level circulation depression dissipated afternoon september initial disturbance led gordon formation developed monsoon trough west international date line surface circulation developed associated convection august near upper aloft existed following day developed directly disturbance moving northwest rapid development began early august tropical depression status achieved morning tropical storm intensity reached afternoon gordon typhoon morning august early august cyclone reached maximum intensity building ridge north directed gordon westward september motion slowed trough deepened northwest cyclone turned northward response september cyclone accelerating east northeast passing kilometres southeast tokyo storm extratropical early afternoon september severe tropical storm hope monsoon depression formed september deepened rapidly tropical storm late september moving quickly westward struck coast vietnam south moved mountains vietnam rapidly dissipated significant flooding caused evacuation thousand people damaged rice crop active monsoon trough south guam late september surface low apparent near late day tropical depression moving generally west morning strengthened tropical storm late september cyclone struck southern tip strong tropical storm moving inland sea route archipelago slightly weakened turning northwest compact typhoon strengthening open waters weakening tropical storm land interaction mainland china system landfall kilometres northeast rapidly dissipated moved inland philippines battered dozen provinces southern section trees storm uprooted trees downed power telephone lines triggered landslides forced cancellation domestic airline flights thursday schools closed wrecked houses provinces result families people listed homeless total perished rendered missing casualties occurred people downed falling trees falling debris people perished landslide southeast manila people died electrical water supplies cut days wounded damage crops especially rice minor damage philippines totaled million nations president order release aid making landfall china winds knots hong_kong died forming tandem formed east philippines tropical disturbance september contrast intensification rapid tropical depression early september tropical storm later morning typhoon september tracking northwestward september appears dry air nearly tropical upper cyclone central eye feature expanded significantly mid latitude trough south korea swept northward ultimately accelerating storm japan september knots typhoon hit southeastern japan september torrential rains left dead causing moderate damage extratropical transition begun time extratropical cyclone september forming western end monsoon trough convective disturbance noted september afternoon september system organized tropical depression night tropical storm compact system rapid intensification continued typhoon evening september major typhoon september cyclone point history progressing slowly west northwest eventually stalled september larger cyclone possibly cooler drier air periphery mid latitude trough north deepened took northeast okinawa september brought significant rains island millimetres measured weakening ensued interaction main belt landfall early september moved onward evolved extratropical cyclone fourth typhoon season strike japan brought winds high knots rainfall millimetres hour period resultant mudslides damaged thousands homes people died tropical storm forming proximity tropical upper trough initial disturbance spotted weak band convection near september slowly developing low pressure system spotted thunderstorm activity morning september tropical storm following afternoon western periphery subtropical ridge cyclone accelerated northeast september morning september extratropical cyclone frontal zone swept tropical depression short lived system cyclone followed wake fact outflow kept thunderstorm activity significantly removed depression low level center entire existence moving northwest numerous ship reports knots winds led indication depression afternoon september cyclone develop deep system persistent wind shear began round western periphery subtropical ridge afternoon september cyclone weakened low pressure area low developed small extratropical cyclone linked frontal boundary southeast japan september persistent surface circulation developed september east october convection began organize upper level environment improved system tropical depression night moving west northwest mac passed nearby guam strong tropical storm morning october heavy rains high winds southern island led million dollars damage continuing intensify rapidly mac soon typhoon october super typhoon northwest storm travelled weakness subtropical ridge accelerating north northeast passed ridge axis october acceleration main belt continued cyclone slowly weakened mac evolved typhoon strength extratropical cyclone afternoon october typhoon nancy developed october hit eastern october winds reduced tropical storm strength nancy intensified knots typhoon hit northern vietnam october dissipated shortly heavy rains accompanied system caused fatalities million damage dollars tropical depression weak circulation formed near october moving westward developed tropical depression morning october convection near center soon weakened exposed low level october progressing northwest low level circulation maintained identity couple days october convective bands returned system early october circulation involved developing absorbed cyclone active week period owen developed disturbance east october slow development ensued moved west northwest early october achieved tropical depression status northerly vertical wind shear system south height slowed development october owen typhoon slowed turned north picked forward speed reached peak intensity afternoon october system began shear south wind field expanded extratropical transition begun owen extratropical cyclone morning october system blocked fully turned southeast south convection increased south center october owen tropical cyclone active central convection october system moved eastward tropical storm day october owen turned north began lose thunderstorm activity weakening tropical depression owen eventually dissipated warm sector approaching extratropical cyclone late october tracking kilometres november area convection west international date line organized looped tracked west strengthened november day named tropical storm november continued west northwestward reaching typhoon intensity 26th reached peak knots winds crossed continued westward residents guam afraid devastating super typhoon approached island weakened tropical storm december brought minor winds damage looped southwest 4th strengthened typhoon weakened tropical storm typhoon hitting philippines 7th storm dissipated 9th causing moderate extensive damage islands unusual path time year nearly repeated pacific typhoon season severe tropical storm roger following quickly system slow initially organize large area thunderstorm activity spotted afternoon december kilometres southeast convective system moved west northwest knots upper level outflow leading moderate strong vertical wind shear disturbance explaining slow development early december roger centers close kilometres vertical wind shear finally weakened philippines allowing roger rapidly develop tropical storm late december typhoon morning december moving northwest coast philippines roger weakened tropical storm vertical wind shear increased combined land interaction quickly weakened tropical cyclone early afternoon december cyclone ill defined longer qualified tropical cyclone moving northeast away philippines roger remains absorbed approaching frontal zone december storm names season named tropical cyclones developed named determined tropical storms names contributed revised list philippines uses naming scheme tropical cyclones area responsibility assigns names tropical depressions form area responsibility tropical cyclone area responsibility list names given year prove insufficient names taken auxiliary list published year season starts names retired list season list season uses naming scheme starts filipino alphabet names filipino female names ending etc names assigned going use marked gray retirement extensive damages japan retired later replaced season season effects table list storms developed northwestern pacific_ocean west international date line north equator include intensity duration areas affected deaths missing persons damage totals classification intensity values based conducted damage figures usd damages deaths storm include storm precursor wave extratropical low
1982 Pacific typhoon season