Violent typhoon is the highest category used by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to classify tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific basin. The basin is limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian. A violent typhoon is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 105 knots (194 km/h; 121 mph).
| Category | Sustained winds |
|---|---|
| Violent typhoon | ≥105 knots ≥194 km/h |
| Very strong typhoon | 85–104 knots 157–193 km/h |
| Typhoon | 64–84 knots 118–156 km/h |
| Severe tropical storm | 48–63 knots 89–117 km/h |
| Tropical storm | 34–47 knots 62–88 km/h |
| Tropical depression | ≤33 knots ≤61 km/h |
The Northwest Pacific basin covers a vast area in the Pacific Ocean, located north of the equator, between 100°E and 180°E. [1] Several weather agencies monitor this basin, however it is officially monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA, RSMC Tokyo), who is responsible for forecasting, naming and issuing warnings for tropical cyclones. [1] Unofficially, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitors the basin, however these warnings measures 1-minute sustained wind speeds, comparing their scale to the Saffir–Simpson scale. [2] The JMA uses a simpler scale on classifying tropical cyclones adapted by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee measuring 10-minute sustained wind speeds, ranging from a tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm and typhoon. [3] Furthermore, the JMA divides the typhoon category into three sub-categories for domestic purposes – a strong typhoon, very strong typhoon and violent typhoon. [3]
This article covers a list of systems developing in the Northwest Pacific basin that were classified by the JMA's category of a violent typhoon. The category of a violent typhoon ranges with 10-minute sustained winds of 105 kn (54 m/s; 121 mph; 194 km/h) or greater. [3]
| Name | System dates | Duration (hours) | Sustained wind speeds | Pressure | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vera | July 30 – 31, 1977 | 18† | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China | Unknown | 5 | |
| Babe | September 8, 1977 | 24 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, East China | $23 million | 23 | |
| Lucy | December 3 – 4, 1977 | 12 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| Rita | October 22 – 26, 1978 | 96 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 880 hPa (25.98 inHg) | Micronesia, Philippines | $100 million | >300 | |
| Viola | November 22, 1978 | 6 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 910 hPa (26.97 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| Hope | July 31 – August 1, 1979 | 24 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Indochina, Bangladesh | Unknown | 12 | |
| Judy | August 19 – 20, 1979 | 24 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China, South Korea | Unknown | 111 | |
| Tip | October 11 – 13, 1979 | 72 | 260 km/h (160 mph) | 870 hPa (25.69 inHg) | Micronesia, Ryukyu Islands, Japan | Unknown | 99 | |
| Vera | November 4 – 5, 1979 | 24 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Wynne | October 9 – 11, 1980 | 54 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 890 hPa (26.28 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan | 10 | Unknown | |
| Elsie | September 27 – 30, 1981 | 72 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Irma | November 22 – 23, 1981 | 30† | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Philippines | 593 | $63.3 million | |
| Bess | July 28 – 30, 1982 | 42 | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Japan | 95 | $2.32 billion | |
| Cecil | August 8, 1982 | 12 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Taiwan, East China, Korean Peninsula | 54 | Unknown | |
| Mac | October 5, 1982 | 18 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Japan | None | $1.5 million | |
| Wayne | July 24, 1983 | 18 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Philippines, South China | 147 | Unknown | |
| Abby | August 8 – 13, 1983 | 96† | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Japan | 7 | Unknown | |
| Ellen | September 6, 1983 | 18 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, South China | 23 | $79.7 million | |
| Forrest | September 22 – 25, 1983 | 48† | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 885 hPa (26.13 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Japan, South Korea | 21 | Unknown | |
| Marge | October 4 – 5, 1983 | 36 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Orchid | November 23, 1983 | 12 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines | 170 | Unknown | |
| Vanessa | October 25 – 18, 1984 | 72 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 880 hPa (25.97 inHg) | Caroline Islands | 3 | $1.7 million | |
| Agnes | November 4, 1984 | 6 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Philippines, Indochina | 1,029 | $96.6 million | |
| Dot | October 16 – 17, 1985 | 42 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Philippines, South China, Vietnam | 90 | $68 million | |
| Lola | May 19 – 20, 1986 | 42 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| Peggy | July 6 – 7, 1986 | 12 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, South China | 422 | $2.5 million | |
| Kim | December 2 – 3, 1986 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Betty | August 11 – 12, 1987 | 18 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 890 hPa (26.28 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand | 92 | $100 million | |
| Holly | September 8 – 10, 1987 | 48 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Marshall Islands | None | None | |
| Freda | September 10, 1987 | 18 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Lynn | October 20, 1987 | 6 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, South China | 49 | $42.3 million | |
| Flo | September 16 – 18, 1990 | 42 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 890 hPa (26.28 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan | 38 | $4 billion | |
| Page | November 27, 1990 | 18 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines, Japan | None | None | |
| Ruth | October 24 – 26, 1991 | 60 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Philippines | 30 | Unknown | |
| Yuri | November 26 – 28, 1991 | 54 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | None | $36 million | |
| Gay | November 20 – 21, 1992 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan | 1 | None | |
| Koryn | June 24 – 25, 1993 | 24 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 905 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines, South China | 37 | $224 million | |
| Melissa | September 16, 1994 | 18 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Marshall Islands, Japan | 3 | None | |
| Seth | October 7 – 8, 1994 | 24 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Korean Peninsula | 9 | $2.3 million | |
| Zelda | November 4 – 5 1994 | 24 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Marshall Islands, Japan | 3 | None | |
| Angela | November 1 – 2, 1995 | 36 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam | 936 | $315 million | |
| Ivan | October 17 – 18, 1997 | 30 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines | 14 | $9.6 million | |
| Joan | October 17 – 20, 1997 | 72 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | 1 | $200,000 | |
| Keith | November 2 – 3, 1997 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | None | $15 million | |
| Zeb | October 13 – 14, 1998 | 18 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Philippines, Japan | 122 | $576 million | |
| Name | System dates | Duration (hours) | Sustained wind speeds | Pressure | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilis | August 21 – 22, 2000 | 24 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, China | 71 | $668 million | |
| Faxai | December 22 – 23, 2001 | 12 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Mariana Islands | 2 | $1 million | |
| Maemi | September 10 – 11, 2003 | 18 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Japan, Korean Peninsula | 120 | $4.1 billion | |
| Chaba | August 22 – 25, 2004 | 78 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Japan, Ryukyu Islands, South Korea | 20 | $2 billion | |
| Haitang | July 16 – 17, 2005 | 24 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China | 13 | $1.1 billion | |
| Saomai | August 9, 2006 | 12 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, China | 458 | $2.5 billion | |
| Ioke | August 30 – 31, 2006 | 36 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Wake Island | None | None | |
| Shanshan | September 15 – 16, 2006 | 24 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 919 hPa (27.14 inHg) | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula | 11 | $2.5 billion | |
| Yagi | September 21, 2006 | 12 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Japan | None | None | |
| Durian | November 29, 2006 | 24 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia | 1,501 | $530 million | |
| Sepat | August 15 – 16, 2007 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, China | 43 | $693 million | |
| Krosa | October 5 – 6, 2007 | 27 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Taiwan, East China | 5 | $1.7 billion | |
| Rammasun | May 10, 2008 | 12 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Japan | 4 | $9.6 million | |
| Jangmi | September 27, 2008 | 18 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Taiwan, Japan | 8 | $87.8 million | |
| Choi-wan | September 15 – 16, 2009 | 36 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | Unknown | [4] |
| Melor | October 4 – 5, 2009 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan | 3 | $1.5 billion | [5] |
| Nida | November 25 – 26, 2009 | 36 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | None | None | [6] |
| Megi | October 17 – 18, 2010 | 36 | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 885 hPa (26.13 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, East China | 69 | $709 million | [7] |
| Songda | May 26 – 27, 2011 | 24 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Philippines, Japan | 17 | $287 million | [8] |
| Sanba | September 13 – 14, 2012 | 24 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Japan, Korean Peninsula | 6 | $379 million | [9] |
| Jelawat | September 24 – 26, 2012 | 60 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, Japan | 2 | $27.4 million | [10] |
| Utor | August 11, 2013 | 6 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Philippines, South China | 97 | $3.55 billion | [11] |
| Usagi | September 19 – 20, 2013 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, South China | 39 | $4.32 billion | [12] |
| Francisco | October 18 – 20, 2013 | 36 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Japan | None | $150,000 | [13] |
| Lekima | October 22 – 24, 2013 | 54 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 905 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | [14] |
| Haiyan | November 6 – 8, 2013 | 42 | 230 km/h (145 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam | 6,352 | $2.98 billion | [15] |
| Halong | August 2 – 3, 2014 | 24 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan | 12 | $72.8 million | [16] |
| Genevieve | August 7 – 8, 2014 | 18 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | None | None | None | [17] |
| Vongfong | October 7 – 9, 2014 | 48 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea | 9 | $161 million | [18] |
| Nuri | November 2 – 3, 2014 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Japan | None | Unknown | [19] |
| Hagupit | December 4 – 5, 2014 | 42 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam | 18 | $114 million | [20] |
| Maysak | March 31 – April 1, 2015 | 42 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines | 4 | $8.5 million | [21] |
| Noul | May 10, 2015 | 18 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan | 2 | $23.8 million | [22] |
| Soudelor | August 3 – 4, 2015 | 30 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Taiwan, East China | 59 | $4.09 billion | [23] |
| Dujuan | September 27 – 28, 2015 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Taiwan, East China | 3 | $407 million | [24] |
| Nepartak | July 6 – 7, 2016 | 36 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China | 111 | $1.89 billion | [25] |
| Meranti | September 12 – 14, 2016 | 42 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 890 hPa (26.28 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, China | 47 | $4.79 billion | [26] |
| Chaba | October 3, 2016 | 18 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Japan, South Korea | 10 | $1.29 billion | [27] |
| Haima | October 18 – 19, 2016 | 30 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, China | 19 | $972 million | [28] |
| Nock-ten | December 24 – 25, 2016 | 24 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines | 13 | $123 million | [29] |
| Jelawat | March 30, 2018 | 12 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | 2 | Unknown | [30] |
| Maria | July 9, 2018 | 18 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China | 1 | $626 million | [31] |
| Jebi | August 31 – September 1, 2018 | 36 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Japan | 20 | $18.6 billion | [32] |
| Mangkhut | September 11 – 14, 2018 | 90 | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Philippines, South China, Vietnam | 134 | $3.77 billion | [33] |
| Trami | September 24 – 25, 2018 | 18 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan | 4 | $2.69 billion | [34] |
| Kong-rey | October 1 – 2, 2018 | 30 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Taiwan, Japan, Korean Peninsula | 3 | $172 million | [35] |
| Yutu | October 24 – 27, 2018 | 48† | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, South China | 30 | $854 million | [36] |
| Wutip | February 23 – 24, 2019 | 18 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | None | $3.3 million | [37] |
| Lekima | August 8, 2019 | 6 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, China, South Korea | 90 | $9.28 billion | [38] |
| Hagibis | October 7 – 19, 2019 | 72 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Japan, Russia Far East | 98 | $15 billion | [39] |
| Halong | November 5 – 6, 2019 | 30 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | None | None | None | [40] |
| Haishen | September 4, 2020 | 12 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) | Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Korean Peninsula | 4 | $100 million | |
| Goni | October 30 – 31, 2020 | 36 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam, Laos | 26 | $393 million | [41] |
| Surigae | April 17 – 19, 2021 | 42 | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines | 10 | $10.5 million | |
| Chanthu | September 10 – 11, 2021 | 42 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 905 hPa (26.72 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Ryukyu Islands, South Korea, Japan | None | $30 million | |
| Mindulle | September 26, 2021 | 18 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Rai | December 16 – 18, 2021 | 12† | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Palau, Philippines, Spratly Islands, Vietnam, South China, Hong Kong, Macau | 410 | $1.02 billion | |
| Hinnamnor | August 30 – September 1, 2022 | 18† | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Eastern China, South Korea, North Korea, Russian Far East | 20 | $1.81 billion | |
| Nanmadol | September 16 – 18, 2022 | 18 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 910 hPa (26.78 inHg) | Japan, South Korea, Russian Far East | 4 | $1.2 billion | |
| Mawar | May 25 – June 3, 2023 | 72 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Rota, Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | $136 million | |
| Saola | August 22 – September 3, 2023 | 51 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) | Philippines, South China, Macau, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Northern Vietnam | 3 | $545 million | |
| Bolaven | October 11 – 13, 2023 | 45 | 215 km/h (130 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Bonin Islands | None | Unknown | |
| Yagi | September 5 – 6, 2024 | 48 | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Palau, Philippines, South China, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand | 924 | >$14 billion |
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This timeline documents all of the events of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season. Most of the tropical cyclones forming between May and November. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator between 100°E and the International Date Line. Tropical storms that form in the entire Western Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Tropical depressions that form in this basin are given a number with a "W" suffix by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center. In addition, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility. These names, however, are not in common use outside of the Philippines.
Tropical Storm Lingling, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Agaton, was a weak but deadly tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines in January 2014. The first named storm of the annual typhoon season, this early-season cyclone remained very disorganized throughout its lifespan. Lingling was the first major natural disaster in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan just two months earlier, as it caused widespread landslide incidents and floods in Mindanao, resulting in 70 deaths and damage amounting to over 566 million pesos on the island.
This timeline documents all of the events of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator between 100°E and the International Date Line. During the season, 34 systems were designated as tropical depressions by either the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), or other National Meteorological and Hydrological Services such as the China Meteorological Administration and the Hong Kong Observatory. Since the JMA runs the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) for the Western Pacific, they assigned names to tropical depressions which developed into tropical storms in the basin. PAGASA also assigned local names to systems which are active in their area of responsibility; however, these names are not in common use outside of the Philippines.
The 2023 Pacific typhoon season was the fourth consecutive below-average season and became the third-most inactive typhoon season on record in terms of named storms, with just 17 named storms developing, only ahead of 2010 and 1998. Despite the season occurring during an El Niño event, which typically favors activity in the basin, activity was abnormally low. This was primarily due to a consistent period of negative PDO, which typically discourages tropical storm formation in this basin. The season was less active than the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season in terms of named storms, the fourth such season on record, after 2005, 2010 and 2020. The season's number of storms also did not exceed that of the 2023 Pacific hurricane season. Only ten became typhoons, with four strengthening further into super typhoons. However, it was very destructive, primarily due to Typhoon Doksuri which devastated the northern Philippines, Taiwan, and China in July, becoming the costliest typhoon on record as well as the costliest typhoon to hit mainland China, and Typhoon Haikui in September, which devastated China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The season was less active in Southeast Asia, with no tropical storm making landfall in mainland Vietnam.
Tropical Storm Pabuk, also referred to as Cyclonic Storm Pabuk, was a weak storm that struck the Malay Peninsula in January 2019. It was also the earliest-forming storm in both the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and North Indian Ocean basins on record. Forming on the last day of 2018, Pabuk persisted into 2019, spanning two calendar years, and crossed into the North Indian Ocean basin several days later. The first tropical cyclone and named storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons, Pabuk originated as a tropical disturbance in the South China Sea on December 28, 2018, which organized into a tropical depression on December 31. A day later, on January 1, 2019, the system intensified into a tropical storm and was named Pabuk. Pabuk made landfall in Thailand on January 4, emerging into the Bay of Bengal in the North Indian Ocean basin shortly afterward. Pabuk weakened after it entered the North Indian Ocean, eventually degenerating into a remnant low on January 7, before dissipating on the next day.
