pacific typhoon season pacific typhoon season marked meteorological records philippines hong_kong start world war reported tropical cyclone including attained typhoon status storm observed february typhoon formed months later killing people storms formed june july including reports typhoon newspapers killed south_korea typhoon reported newspapers killed person dropping heavy rainfall strongest typhoon season originated july attained minimum pressure mbar inhg reported ship northeast philippines august typhoon moved near northeastern killing people early september typhoon passed south japan later moved near heavy rainfall caused reservoir collapse killing people september typhoon caused collision tokyo poor visibility killing typhoon struck southern taiwan september causing fatalities october recorded typhoon force winds time observations began years prior strong typhoon passed near guam november winds mph damaging buildings island killing storms affected philippines december second notable killed people left homeless philippine storms dissipated december ending activity season december typhoon killed people ship northeast guam storms data storms provided data file known document utilized sources indicate storms located result season philippine weather_bureau issued monthly later provided tropical cyclone tracks agency weather stations established spain united_states country ruled archipelago weather data ceased august later rebuilt records disrupted hong_kong later restored world war february april february tropical cyclone formed western philippines moved northwestward island noted later february historical weather maps circulation near weak system likely depression weak tropical storm months later tropical depression developed april east western caroline islands moved west northwestward passing south island gaining intensity depression later bypassed north dissipating april west northwest island april tropical cyclone observed east moving west southwest curved south island turning west northwest storm approaching ship reported minimum pressure mbar inhg force scale indicating system typhoon early april typhoon landfall south port eastern pressure mbar inhg reported coast storm produced strong winds heavy rainfall killed people boat storm later crossed island near winds mph reported storm later entered dissipating near april june july low pressure area organized tropical cyclone june near moved northwest tropical depression influencing trade winds june storm executed small loop southwest later turning northwest eventually intensified typhoon producing pressure mbar inhg passing east system longer tropical cyclone june dissipation extratropical cyclone continued northeast alaska end june tropical depression moved philippines observed june moving westward depression turned northeast reaching later depression west dissipating china july june tropical cyclone developed southeast moved northwest remaining east philippines later classified typhoon system turned west struck taiwan known july moved island crossed dissipated china july tropical depression formed july near moved generally west northwest curved southwestward july day system passed south guam time attained typhoon status resumed movement northwest remaining east philippines july nearby ship reported pressure mbar inhg winds force scale days later typhoon passed west okinawa turning north july typhoon turned northeast moving japan south_korea later crossed dissipating july july reported typhoon east storm dropped heavy rainfall period week area caused river flooding death july local newspapers reported typhoon striking seoul south_korea killing people leaving thousands homeless storms mentioned monthly weather review summary month short lived tropical cyclone appeared july dissipated day short lived system developed july near dissipating day days later july tropical cyclone formed west guam system moved westward longer observed july july tropical depression formed east southeast guam moved westward passing july july storm turned north passing east taiwan days later storm approached japanese island west pressure mbar inhg confirmed system attained typhoon status july typhoon turned northeast moved storm turned east later moving northern july dissipating days later tropical depression formed east guam july tracked westward passing near island july later shifted west northwest july ship reported low pressure mbar inhg indicating system typhoon system later passed philippines taiwan entered land areas reported strong winds suggesting typhoon small weakened peak july typhoon landfall hong_kong southeastern china quickly dissipating july tropical depression appeared east guam soon passed near island tracking northwestward system eventually passed okinawa taiwan reaching position southwest okinawa july station island reported pressure mbar inhg suggesting storm attained typhoon status day storm longer tracked summary indicated typhoon continued northwest attaining pressure mbar inhg storm reached position northeast shanghai dissipated august crossing august activity august began tropical depression formed august west guam exhibited track moving west northwestward turning south ultimately dissipating august intensified tropical depression status short lived tropical depression formed august near guam dissipating august having moved north west august tropical cyclone appeared east days moved philippines passing near island august system moved intensifying typhoon approached vietnam paralleled coast system dissipated august tropical depression formed august southwest guam gradually strengthened tracking west northwestward typhoon august days later storm passed near northeastern moved approaching hong_kong typhoon turned west southwest paralleling southern china coast track storm ended august summary indicated typhoon crossed storm moved dissipated august vietnam stations reported minimum pressure mbar inhg storm produced widespread flooding damaged crops cut communications killed people typhoon caused passengers crew rescued later typhoon brought gusts mph hong_kong short lived tropical depression formed east guam august dissipating day later tropical system developed north august moved generally northwest interrupted brief turn northeast resuming trajectory quickly intensified typhoon okinawa reported pressure mbar inhg august passing near island typhoon turned sharply northeast moved southern coast japan coming ashore west tokyo august soon storm reached open waters later passed eastern dissipating august august tropical depression formed near moving south northwest system dissipated august east philippines short lived depression august east guam dissipating day later tropical depression formed august east southeast guam passing south island system maintained steady west northwest trajectory quickly intensified typhoon august storm passed east islands taiwan station recorded pressure mbar inhg day later typhoon landfall northern taiwan crossing island moved ashore southeastern china near pressure mbar inhg storm remained distinct land turning northeast passing west shanghai september system dissipated south coast south_korea storm form august developed august northwest guam briefly moved north northeast maintaining steady northwest track system attained typhoon status later dissipating september near okinawa september september tropical depression developed east guam system moved northwestward remaining east north september system passed south japan station recorded pressure mbar inhg indicated storm attained typhoon status storm turned west influenced high pressure area japan possible storm executed loop traversed north resuming westerly track september typhoon later passed southern later turning abruptly northeast east september system dissipated central moving typhoon destroyed schools government offices power plants people killed left homeless later storm disrupted shipping damaging port nagasaki rains typhoon caused reservoir collapse killing people september tropical depression formed guam moved northwest turned northeast intensifying typhoon based pressure reading mbar inhg nearby ship september system dissipated short lived tropical depression formed september dissipating day moving eastward short lived tropical depression developed september near dissipated day tropical depression formed september west moved south later northeast dissipating september september tropical depression formed northeast lasting days moving circular track september tropical depression formed near days later system passed south guam maintaining general west trajectory later turned north northwest september system attained typhoon status days later storm track shifted north northeast bringing near september recorded pressure mbar inhg day approached southeastern remained offshore accelerating northeast system longer observed september southeast passing east japan typhoon caused collision poor visibility killing people september developed typhoon observed east southeast guam storm moved west later west northwest bypassing island south september system entered taiwan station recorded pressure mbar inhg day typhoon passed near southern taiwan continued northwest september landfall northeast weakening land storm turned north northeast reaching dissipating october taiwan typhoon killed people wrecked houses final september storm originated east guam september moved westward intensifying typhoon passing north guam varying track north south typhoon dissipated october october december october tropical depression formed west track shifted northwest southwest later northwest october system passed pressure mbar inhg recorded storm attained typhoon status moving ashore vietnam october tropical cyclone database listed separate tropical cyclone lasted october struck vietnam typhoon observed october northeast guam nearby ships reporting pressure mbar inhg moving northwest system turned northeast longer observed october october typhoon passed near pressure mbar inhg recorded winds reached mph instance typhoon force winds island observations began winds strong cut radio communications damage base people island dozen workers survived staying storm shelter previously experienced gale force winds striking island typhoon turned northeast crossing international date line october tropical depression formed october near moved northeast initially october began tracking west november system passed south guam typhoon pressure mbar inhg recorded winds reached mph slight decrease passage eyewall typhoon turned northwest passing near november typhoon accelerated northeast crossing international date line november storm struck guam damaged nearly building island damage occurred center storm passed onslaught easterly winds began storm damaged tourist hotel hangar downed trees killed people people total died island likely drowning storm naval governor sought aid assist residents rebuilding considered worst record guam november tropical depression developed near moved westward crossed november later turned northwest system paralleled east coast briefly moving ashore november turned northeast dissipating november series storms form december observed december east storm moved west island central philippines station reporting minimum pressure mbar inhg indicated system attained typhoon status moving westward moved later entering island recorded typhoon force winds storm damaged roads bridges caused deaths system dissipated december december tropical depression formed east tracking westward intensified typhoon december approaching philippines system turned northwest moving eastern crossing island recorded pressure mbar inhg subsequently contradictory information path storm continued northwest dissipating northeastern december turned southwest eastern reported pressure mbar inhg december later station island reported pressure mbar inhg tracked storm philippines reporting dissipation december east vietnam path philippines typhoon brought heavy rains strong winds downed trees power lines storm left people homeless killed people died tree fell house people drowned tropical cyclone observed december southeast guam moved northwestward passed north island december pressure mbar inhg recorded typhoon turned west later southwest december system stalled east philippines later drifting east december system weakened remained distinct entity south west december storm dissipated striking final storm season observed december northeast guam affected nearby ship december causing deaths members crew subsequent day typhoon tracked northeast crossing international date line december contemporary seasons pacific hurricane seasons atlantic hurricane season
1940 Pacific typhoon season