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 tropical storms formed entire west pacific basin assigned tropical depressions enter form philippine area responsibility assigned result storm having names total tropical depressions formed year tropical storms storms reached typhoon intensity typhoon reached super typhoon strength strongest cyclone season dot reached category saffir simpson scale east philippines typhoon cecil deadliest storm season accounting nearly half deaths western pacific tropical cyclones season summary total tropical depressions formed year tropical storms storms reached typhoon intensity reached super typhoon strength tropical cyclones moved philippines season moved china moved vietnam moved japan tropical cyclones brought hong_kong percent annual rainfall strongest cyclone season dot reached category saffir simpson scale weakened slightly moving philippines high end category status typhoon cecil deadliest storm season accounting nearly half deaths western pacific tropical cyclones storms tropical storm tropical cyclone form northwest pacific basin january years forming near trough formed guam formed eastern circulation appearing southwest january january convective development occurred formed low level circulation january tropical depression late day tropical storm january system moved northwest reaching peak intensity late day strong southerly winds aloft arrested development weakening began tropical depression status regained january circulation dissipated early january severe tropical storm initial tropical disturbance formed west end near monsoon trough strong high pressure north associated high winds associated northern asian monsoon strongest winds system western periphery strong southerly winds aloft led persistent vertical wind shear limited intensification moved west northwest passed nearby caused crop damage passed island group tropical depression tropical depression formed kilometres east april moving east northeast couple days system dissipated april kilometres north northwest guam typhoon gay gay tropical cyclone typhoon pacific typhoon season months inactivity strong atmospheric circulation formed nmi west circulation began develop convection organized depression heading north storm took days gain tropical storm strength likely tropical upper trough close north restricting outflow trough soon weakened outflow improved storm began intensify faster gay typhoon early continuing intensify gay came influence frontal boundary northwest began northeast weakness subtropical ridge created trough associated frontal boundary trough began build dig southeastward pouring fuel gay engine reached peak intensity knots mph cool dry air gay circulation cyclone began weaken gay underwent extratropical transition interacted frontal boundary gay extratropical shortly weakening tropical storm early tropical storm system formed northern portion monsoon trough june strong northeast winds aloft kept circulation center northeast stronger thunderstorm activity system drifted generally northwest making landfall dissipating upgraded considered system weak tropical storm typhoon formed june east philippines passed north 22nd mph typhoon briefly weakening peak mph weakening minimal typhoon sustained winds reached knots taiwan mph typhoon hit nautical miles east southeast hong_kong southeastern china 24th dissipated day hong_kong winds peaked knots total millimetres fell led landslides region heavy rain associated typhoon caused deaths missing widespread crop structural damage damage totalled million dollars noted southwest june tropical disturbance moved westward days significant development turned northwest june system strengthened rapidly tropical storm reaching typhoon intensity june turned system offshore southern islands japan striking southwest tokyo japan typhoon july weakening accelerated northeast regained tropical storm intensity later day extratropical cyclone night passed east philippines system enhanced causing heavy rains total people killed homes destroyed japan killed people left missing houses damaged hectares farmland ruined damage philippines japan totalled million dollars tropical depression tropical depression formed kilometres east southeast manila july moving west northwest system crossed central philippines july moving sea july moving north july depression moved inland southern china east hong_kong july hong_kong winds knots millimetres fell hong_kong considered tropical depression life cycle named system considered tropical storm monsoon trough spawned tropical depression northwest guam july tracked northward tropical storm 22nd reaching peak mph winds 23rd upper level trough system forcing jeff westward environment weakening depression 26th shear jeff able storm 27th typhoon 29th mph typhoon hit eastern china 30th brought heaviest rain shanghai jeff weakened rapidly depression reaching tropical storm 1st jeff reached peak mph winds extratropical 2nd total people killed storm moderate heavy damage crops typhoon kit seven tropical cyclones form august formed disturbance north end monsoon trough disturbance quickly gained organization formed tropical depression august storm moved steadily northwest steadily intensified depression august storm typhoon temporary north continuing northwest motion typhoon small size reached peak intensity knots mph south august kit face approaching trough caused weakness subtropical ridge kit landfall south western tip south_korea weak typhoon storm killed people resultant flooding caused significant property damage southern coast south_korea kit extratropical cyclone total million dollars damage caused kit south_korea japan severe tropical storm lee lee formed monsoon trough initially influenced kit north kit movement north trough north south orientation broad circulation formed south okinawa moving north northeast convection system began organize consolidated tropical storm system turned northwest development halted northerly vertical wind shear circulation center remained fairly broad continued like monsoon depression tropical cyclone system passed close okinawa winds remained fairly light winds increased pulled away pressure gradient strongest winds removed center continuing north break subtropical ridge lee moved west stayed offshore western korean peninsula time system evolving typical tropical cyclone stronger winds closer center accelerating august lee began north_korea subsequently weakened rapidly mountainous terrain total million dollars damage caused lee august tropical depression formed monsoon trough short distance northern taiwan headed northeastward tropical storm later day building subtropical ridge east forced northwestward typhoon august august typhoon hit near shanghai china paralleled east coast china storm turned northeast hit near china dissipated august responsible fatalities heavy crop damage total damage amounted million dollars developed august moved northwest reaching typhoon intensity blocking ridge turned system west cyclone brushed northern taiwan august mph typhoon later day landfall eastern china dissipating august nelson caused deaths heavy damage eastern china addition remnants storm stalled area killing additional people tropical system active august 1st september tropical cyclones exist area japan time pat pass close tokyo formed area disturbed weather persisted eastern end monsoon trough disturbance organized depression august continued develop tropical storm day assumed northerly track continued strengthen reaching typhoon intensity late october compact storm symmetrical structure eye defined despite peak intensity knots mph observed passed overhead powerful circular tropical cyclone patterns seen spacecraft crew moving westward southwest japan turned northeast travelling south western coast japan weakening way extratropical september developed situated east taiwan august pat quickly upgraded tropical storm status named probable pat typhoon pat moved northeast making turn northwest pat upgraded typhoon 28th began accelerate direction japan pat landfall southern 30th accelerating turning extratropical pat killed people destroyed homes severe tropical storm forming east initial disturbance developed near location upper level low interacted monsoon trough low pressure area formed august south southeast okinawa moving southern periphery thunderstorm activity concentrated near low level center system rapidly moved tropical depression stage tropical storm stage august developing elliptical eye vertical wind shear typhoon weaving way northward moved tokyo early august lost central convection later day system evolved extratropical cyclone perished damage totalled million dollars severe tropical storm skip initial tropical disturbance formed south hawaii near trough august moving west system developed tropical depression august crossed day strengthened tropical storm typhoon moving northwest briefly threatened typhoon tropical upper trough skip northeast date line tropical storm skip extratropical cyclone september turned north northeast typhoon august tropical disturbance formed south guam september system strengthened tropical depression tropical storm lifetime moved generally west northwest september typhoon moving resultant floods tornado spawned system briefly dropping tropical storm strength cyclone turned west entering september strengthened typhoon moving northwest china hong_kong winds knots hong_kong international airport knots measured millimetres rainfall flooding crop damage reported southern china near moved inland dissipated perished philippines hong_kong tropical storm initial tropical disturbance formed west monsoon trough moved northwestward developing tropical depression early september system moved west north westerly course tropical storm september passed south system turned westward blocked subtropical ridge passed south taiwan caused center ill defined resultant tropical depression moved inland southeast china september winds remained tropical storm force hong_kong rainfall amounts light tropical storm initial disturbance formed sea monsoon trough september moving northwest system developed tropical depression september tropical storm early september turning north missed east moved southern china west hong_kong september quickly dissipating early september floods southeast china trapped people homes damaged tropical depression severe tropical storm andy initial tropical disturbance formed philippine sea monsoon trough september moving westward september moved surge northeast flow helped system develop tropical depression september strengthening tropical storm september typhoon intensity reached september center moved south coast winds knots storm continued south west vietnam late october killing people central portions country weakening cyclone crossed central dissipating northeast thailand october tropical disturbance tracked south late september consolidating tropical depression 29th east philippines depression moved west named tropical storm 30th typhoon day completed small cyclonic loop october turning northwest strengthening peak mph turned northerly southern coast south_korea turning extratropical nearly inches rain fell south korean peninsula heavy flooding near killed people left missing damage system totalled million dollars super typhoon dot monsoon trough spawned tropical depression open october headed west northwestward strengthening tropical storm 13th typhoon 14th dot rapidly intensified mph super typhoon 16th year steadily weakened hitting eastern mph typhoon 18th crossed hit southern hong_kong winds knots rainfall amounts light system mainly bypassed south dot final landfall northern vietnam 21st mph tropical storm dot caused fatalities billion philippine damage million dollars typhoon cecil area convection organized tropical depression october southeastern tracked west northwest tropical storm later day typhoon 13th cecil continued intensify reached peak mph winds hitting north central vietnam dissipating 16th torrential flooding wind damage area caused casualties widespread structural crop damage severe tropical storm initial disturbance formed west october moving west northwest slow organize system evolved tropical depression october tropical storm late day soon turned westward slowed weakness subtropical ridge north caused system passing north storm turned southwest october building stronger high pressure system northwest october weakened tropical depression resuming westward course passed upper level low increased vertical wind shear disrupted associated thunderstorm activity cyclone turned west northwest october couple days dissipating east philippines typhoon initial tropical disturbance formed sea swept eastward philippines dot movement north system emerged east philippines developed tropical depression tropical storm october turning northwest crossed central october weakening tropical depression sea regained tropical storm strength cyclone small cyclonic loop october october system china approached northwest tropical cyclone accelerated east northwest passing north october motion slowed system strengthened typhoon early october passing okinawa strong westerly winds aloft caused typhoon begin weaken early november weakened tropical storm evolved extratropical cyclone later day tropical storm gordon initial disturbance formed southern sea moved eastward initial intensification tropical storm caused surge northeast flow north west system turned north cyclone warm core gordon able tropical storm monsoon wind surge life cycle thunderstorm activity removed northwest gordon low level circulation soon tropical storm gordon turned west northwest landfall vietnam severe tropical storm system formed west end near trough winter masked system existence cyclone noted west philippines december moved westward tropical storm december approached southern vietnam cyclone turned southwest weakened dissipating landfall peninsula typhoon hope tropical disturbance formed near trough december system moved westward slowly developed early december tropical depression formed intensification continued couple days hope intense typhoon afternoon december weakening seen later day eye disappeared system moved west northwest threatening time landfall hope north eastward philippines extratropical cyclone december storm names season named tropical cyclones developed named determined tropical storms names contributed revised list started 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
1985 Pacific typhoon season