1940–49_Pacific_typhoon_seasons

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The following is a list of Pacific typhoon seasons. The typhoon seasons are limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian (aka Prime Antimeridian).

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Unattributed (August 31, 2010). "Annual frequency of cyclonic disturbances (Maximum sustained windspeeds of 17 knots or more), Cyclones (34 knots or more) and Severe Cyclones (48 knots or more) over the Bay of Bengal (BOB), Arabian Sea (AS) and land surface of India" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

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Period	Seasons
Pre-1900	List of Pacific typhoons before 1850, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
1900s	1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909
1910s	1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919
1920s	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
1930s	1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
1940s	1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
1950s	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
1960s	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
1970s	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
1980s	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
1990s	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2000s	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
2010s	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020s	2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Year	All systems				Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage	Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage	Notes
1900	–	23	–	–	? Guam typhoon	>1,965	Unknown
1901	–	21	–	–	? De Witte typhoon	>4	Unknown
1927	27	25	19	–	? Eleven	15,159	$4 million
1931	30	–	19	–	? Unnamed	300,349	Unknown
1936	33	–	19	–	? Unnamed	2,315	Unknown
1938	31	–	–	–	? Unknown	338	Unknown
1939	28	24	22	–	TY Twenty-Six	1,185	$106.15 million
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Year	All storms				Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names	Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names	Notes
1940	43	–	27	–	? July typhoon	183	Unknown
1941	–	28	–	–	? Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
1942	–	30	–	–	? Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
1943	–	34	–	–	? Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
1944	–	23	–	–	? Cobra	>790	Unknown
1945	–	26	13	–	TY Ida	>3,798	Unknown	None	First official season to be included in the West Pacific typhoon database.
1946	–	15	10	–	TY Lilly	Unknown	Unknown	None
1947	–	27	19	1	TY Rosalind	Unknown	Unknown	None
1948	–	26	15	1	TY Karen	Unknown	Unknown	None
1949	33	22	14	1	TY Patricia	>1,790	$127 million	TY Kitty TY Lise TS Madeline TY Nelly TY Omelia TY Patricia TY Rena TY Allyn TY Camilla
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Year	All storms				Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names (JTWC)	Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names (JTWC)	Notes
1950	–	18	12	1	STY Doris	544	Unknown	TS Delilah TS Helene TY Jane TY Kezia TS Lucretia TY Missatha TY Ossia TY Petie
1951	31	25	16	1	TY Marge	1,185	$106.15 million	None
1952	–	29	20	6	STY Wilma	1,070	Unknown	TS Jeanne TY Lois TY Nona TY Vae STY Wilma
1953	–	24	17	5	STY Nina	430	Unknown	None
1954	33	19	15	5	STY Ida	1,530	Unknown	None
1955	39	31	20	4	STY Clara	Unknown	Unknown	None
1956	39	26	18	5	STY Wanda	>5,980	$60.5 million	None
1957	27	22	18	8	STY Lola	644	Unknown	None
1958	24	23	21	9	STY Ida	Unknown	Unknown	None
1959	33	25	18	8	STY Joan	>8,557	$755 million	None	Featured Vera, the strongest typhoon on record to make landfall in Japan.
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Year	All storms				Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names		Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	JTWC	PAGASA	Notes
1960	39	30	19	2	STY Shirley	>2,869	$69 million	TS Lucille STY Ophelia
1961	53	35	20	8	STY Nancy	308	Unknown	None
1962	38	30	23	6	STY Emma	1,700	$325 million	STY Karen
1963	36	25	19	8	STY Judy	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	First season in which PAGASA names tropical cyclones.
1964	58	39	26	7	STY Sally STY Wilda	>8,743	Unknown	TY Tilda	TY Dading	Most active tropical cyclone season recorded globally.
1965	44	35	21	11	STY Bess	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	Record high eleven super typhoons formed, tied with 1997.
1966	51	30	20	3	STY Kit	1,146	$377.6 million	None	None
1967	40	35	20	5	STY Carla	Unknown	Unknown	None	STY Welming
1968	39	29	20	4	STY Agnes	Unknown	Unknown	None	None
1969	34	23	13	2	STY Elsie	Unknown	Unknown	None	None
Totals	432	308	201	56		>14,766	$771.6 million	4 names	2 names
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1940–49_Pacific_typhoon_seasons

Pacific typhoon season

Seasons

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Year	All storms				Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names		Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	JTWC	PAGASA	Notes
1970	76	26	13	7	STY Hope	>1,847	>$216 million	None	STY Pitang STY Sening TY Titang TY Yoling
1971	70	35	24	6	STY Irma	617	$57.7 million	None	None
1972	63	31	24	2	STY Rita	1,169	$585 million	None	None
1973	39	21	12	3	STY Nora	>1,011	>$7 million	None	None
1974	55	32	16	0	TY Gloria	>361	>1.55 billion	TY Bess	TY Wening
1975	39	21	14	3	STY June	>229,195	>$1.35 billion	None	None	Deadliest typhoon season on record.
1976	51	25	15	4	STY Louise	>650	>$1.16 billion	None	TY Didang
1977	54	21	11	3	STY Babe	>235	>$23 million	None	TY Unding
1978	63	30	16	1	STY Rita	>371	>$100 million	None	TY Atang STY Kading
1979	54	24	12	4	STY Tip	>541	>$2.24 billion	None	None	Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded.
Totals	544	266	157	31		>235,997	>$7.29 billion	1 name	9 names
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Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names		Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	JTWC	PAGASA	Notes
1990	41	29	19	4	STY Flo (Norming)	1,608	$5.25 billion	STY Mike	STY Ruping
1991	38	29	17	5	STY Yuri	5,574	$17.1 billion	STY Mireille TS Thelma	TS Uring	Mireille was the costliest typhoon on record, until surpassed by Doksuri in 2023.
1992	40	31	16	5	STY Gay (Seniang)	399	$2.64 billion	STY Omar	None
1993	50	28	15	3	STY Koryn (Goring)	758	>$1.96 billion	None	TY Monang
1994	52	36	18	6	STY Melissa STY Seth (Bidang)	1,301	$8.14 billion	None	None
1995	47	24	8	5	STY Angela (Rosing)	1,314	$1.21 billion	STY Angela	STY Rosing
1996	52	25	16	6	STY Herb (Huaning)	936	$6.88 billion	None	None
1997	47	28	16	11	STY Ivan (Narsing) STY Joan	4,036	>$4.59 billion	None	None	Most Category 5 storms in a single season on record. Featured two simultaneous Category 5 typhoons at the same time (Ivan and Joan).
1998	33	16	8	3	STY Zeb (Iliang)	924	$950.8 million	None	STY Iliang STY Loleng	Latest start for the first named system to develop, second least active Pacific typhoon season on record.
1999	45	20	5	1	STY Bart (Oniang)	976	$18.36 billion	None	None	Featured the lowest number of typhoons on record.
Totals	445	266	138	38	STY Zeb (Iliang)	17,826	$67.08 billion	5 names	6 names
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Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names		Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	JMA	PAGASA	Notes
2000	51	23	13	4	VITY Bilis (Isang)	467	>$13.12 billion	None	None	First year using names assigned by the JMA.
2001	45	25	16	3	VITY Faxai	1,193	$2.32 billion	TS Vamei	TY Nanang	Featured the closest tropical cyclone to the equator (Vamei).
2002	44	26	15	8	VSTY Fengshen	725	$9.54 billion	VSTY Chataan TY Rusa VSTY Pongsona	TY Gloria	Featured Chataan, the deadliest typhoon to impact Chuuk in Micronesia
2003	45	21	14	5	VITY Maemi (Pogi)	360	$6.43 billion	TS Yanyan VSTY Imbudo VITY Maemi	STY Harurot	Featured Maemi, the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea on record.
2004	45	29	19	6	VITY Chaba	2,435	$18.51 billion	VSTY Sudal TY Tingting TY Rananim	TY Unding TD Violeta TD Winnie	Third most active Pacific typhoon season.
2005	33	24	13	4	VITY Haitang (Feria)	629	$9.73 billion	TY Matsa VSTY Nabi VSTY Longwang	None
2006	43	23	15	6	VITY Yagi	3,886	$14.4 billion	VSTY Chanchu STS Bilis VITY Saomai VSTY Xangsane VITY Durian	TY Milenyo STY Reming	Featured multiple typhoon landfalls in the Philippines.
2007	45	24	14	5	VITY Sepat (Egay)	463	$7.73 billion	None	None
2008	41	22	11	3	VITY Jangmi (Ofel)	1,965	$5.97 billion	None	TY Cosme TY Frank
2009	41	22	13	5	VITY Nida (Vinta)	2,348	$10.29 billion	TY Morakot TY Ketsana VSTY Parma	TS Feria TS Ondoy STY Pepeng	Featured Morakot, the deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history.
Totals	433	239	143	48	VITY Nida (Vinta)	14,471	$98.04 billion	21 names	13 names
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Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names		Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	JMA	PAGASA	Notes
2010	29	14	7	1	VITY Megi (Juan)	384	$2.95 billion	VSTY Fanapi	STY Juan TY Katring	Least active Pacific typhoon season on record.
2011	39	21	8	4	VITY Songda (Chedeng)	3,111	$7.68 billion	STS Washi	TS Bebeng TY Juaning STY Mina TY Pedring STS Sendong
2012	34	25	14	4	VITY Sanba (Karen)	2,486	$20.79 billion	TY Vicente VITY Bopha	STY Pablo	Fifth costliest season ever recorded.
2013	49	31	13	5	VITY Haiyan (Yolanda)	6,836	$26.43 billion	STS Sonamu VITY Utor TY Fitow VITY Haiyan	STY Labuyo TY Santi STY Yolanda	Most active since 2004, deadliest since 1975, fourth-costliest season on record.
2014	32	23	11	8	VITY Vongfong (Ompong)	572	$12.92 billion	VSTY Rammasun	TY Glenda STY Jose TS Mario STY Ruby TS Seniang	Most Category 5 typhoons since 1997.
2015	39	27	18	9	VITY Soudelor (Hanna)	349	$14.84 billion	VITY Soudelor VSTY Mujigae VSTY Koppu VSTY Melor	STY Lando TY Nona	Saw each month having a named storm active since 1965.
2016	51	26	13	6	VITY Meranti (Ferdie)	942	$17.69 billion	VITY Meranti VSTY Sarika VITY Haima VITY Nock-ten	TY Karen STY Lawin STY Nina	Fifth latest start for a Pacific typhoon season and second latest start for the first named system to develop.
2017	42	27	11	2	VSTY Lan (Paolo)	853	$15.1 billion	TY Hato TS Kai-tak TY Tembin	TS Urduja TY Vinta	Second latest start for a typhoon to develop since 1998, first since 1977 not to produce a Category 5 typhoon.
2018	45	29	13	7	VITY Kong-rey (Queenie) VITY Yutu (Rosita)	793	$30.23 billion	TS Rumbia VITY Mangkhut VITY Yutu	STY Ompong STY Rosita TD Usman	Fourth earliest start for a tropical storm to develop since 1949, third-costliest season on record.
2019	50	29	17	5	VITY Halong	453	$34.14 billion	VITY Lekima VSTY Faxai VITY Hagibis VSTY Kammuri VSTY Phanfone	TY Tisoy TY Ursula	Earliest start for a tropical storm to develop on record, costliest season on record.
Totals	410	252	125	51	VITY Megi (Juan)	16,779	$183 billion	28 names	28 names
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Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	Retired names		Notes
Year	TD	TS	TY	STY	Strongest storm	Deaths	Damage (USD)	JMA	PAGASA	Notes
2020	32	23	10	2	VITY Goni (Rolly)	457	$6 billion	VSTY Vongfong TS Linfa VSTY Molave VITY Goni VSTY Vamco	TY Ambo TY Quinta STY Rolly TY Ulysses	Featured the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, Goni.
2021	41	22	9	5	VITY Surigae (Bising)	585	$2.74 billion	STS Conson STS Kompasu VITY Rai	TY Jolina STS Maring STY Odette	Includes the most intense typhoon ever recorded in April, Surigae.
2022	37	25	10	3	VITY Nanmadol (Josie)	490	$4.59 billion	VSTY Malakas TS Megi STS Ma-on VITY Hinnamnor VSTY Noru STS Nalgae	TS Agaton STS Florita STY Karding STS Paeng	Most retired names on record by the JMA.
2023	29	17	10	4	VITY Mawar (Betty)	191	$37 billion	VSTY Doksuri VITY Saola VSTY Haikui	STY Egay STY Goring	Featured Doksuri, the costliest typhoon on record. Third least active season on record and second costliest season on record.
2024	0	0	0	0		None	None	TBD	TBD
Totals	139	87	39	14	VITY Surigae (Bising)	1,719	$Format price error: cannot parse value "50 330000000.4"	17 names	13 names