The Japan Meteorological Agency ceased following the system that day, located off the Kuril Islands of the Soviet Union. [2] However, the Japan Meteorological Agency continued tracking the storm. Rapid strengthening and development continued through the afternoon, with minimum pressures of 952 millibars on the surface reported. The 1959 Pacific typhoon season was regarded as one of the most devastating years for Pacific typhoons on record, with China, Japan and South Korea sustaining catastrophic losses. [2], A tropical wave, the 22nd of the 1962 season, forming on May 26 met a polar trough northeast of the island of Koror. During the day on April 27, the system returned to its northeastern pattern before dissipating on April 29, southeast of the peninsula. The 1964 typhoon season was the most active Pacific typhoon season on record. No damage or fatalities were reported. sb.css({"paddingTop" : h}); Later that day, Carla made landfall near Ninh Binh, North Vietnam with winds of 65 mph (105 km/h). This record of 24 typhoons beat 1952 record which had 21. The depression then began its northwestern progression once again, heading on a path towards China. [2], The extratropical remains of Tropical Storm Ruth continued east through the open waters of the Pacific Ocean, bending northeast just east of the International Date Line. The extratropical remains disappeared on August 14 in the middle of the sea, just south of the Arctic Circle. The 1960 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1960, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; there was activity in every month but January, March, and June, but most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November and this conventionally delimits the season. [2] [28], The system that became Typhoon Carla can be traced to a surge from the westerlies that formed on September 13 between Guam and Koror. Weakening as it crossed over China, the storm crossed along the southwestern shores of a nearby peninsula. Retaining typhoon-status winds for several days, passing southeast of Japan. The storm spent several days through the open ocean, unable to strengthen into a tropical depression. [23] Crossing north, the storm approached the coast of Japan on August 25. Lucy dissipated in the Strait of Taiwan on December 1 from cold air and land interaction. Sarah soon started making a loop on August 16 and August 17, peaking at winds of 85 mph (140 mp/h) and an internal pressure of 978 millibars. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Wind gusts estimated near 185 mph (298 km/h) destroyed 95% of all homes on the island. [4], The second tropical wave of the season formed on the morning of February 2 off the southeastern coast of the Philippines. After stabilizing to the north, Freda sustained its winds through the Pacific before beginning to weaken slowly on October 6. Winds of 60 mph (97 km/h) were felt Cebu City Airport when Lucy passed over the area. The forming system proceeded west, crossing over the island directly later that evening. The system quickly organized itself, strengthening into a tropical storm on the morning of July 7. This can result in some storms having two names. During the afternoon, the storm made a curve to the southwest from its track and looped back northward. [2], An easterly tropical wave formed off northwest of Woleai Atoll and Buoy 317 (off the coast of Woleai) on September 3. [2], Like most of the tropical cyclones of the season, the sixty-sixth formed on September 11, around where Tropical Depression Fifty-Five had formed earlier in the season. The only season that had only one storm impact the United States and that was daisy. [41], After that, the storm went on a slow weakening process, weakening to a minimal tropical storm on December 3. The storm rapidly intensified as it bent northward, gaining typhoon strength in less than twelve hours, and making a direct hit with the island of Saipan on the morning of August 14. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The season ran throughout 2005, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. This surge began to come together near the island of Woleai and progressed northwestward through the Pacific. In late August, Tropical Storm Becky developed unusually far east in the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the easternmost storm on record to recurve to the n The storm slowly weakened to a 115 mph (185 km/h) typhoon off the coast of Taiwan, making landfall on September 5 near the city of Yilan City. Operationally, Louise strengthened to winds of 90 mph (150 km/h), however, in best track, the storm had weakened to a tropical storm early on the 23rd. Tropical depressions that entered or formed in the Philippine area of responsibility were assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. The depression continued west through the open waters of the Pacific Ocean, reaching tropical storm strength on the afternoon of August 6, northwest of Koror. [2], Experiencing the effects of cold air, Thelma bent northeast as a weakening tropical storm, crossing the northern end of the Japanese mainland near Goshogawara as a tropical depression on August 27. This, of course, was long before the advent of the weather satellite. [2], The precursor easterly tropical wave that became Typhoon Wanda originated in the Southern Hemisphere, developing off the coast of Pohnpei (then-spelled Ponape) on the morning of August 23. The system quickly intensified, becoming a tropical depression on the morning of October 19, sustaining winds of 25 mph (40 km/h). [13] (Operationally, Opal was classified as a 170 mph (275 km/h) typhoon, but this was downgraded to a 165 mph (270 km/h) in post-analysis.) Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Winds peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) for Harriet, [34] which soon made landfall near the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in Thailand on October 25. The disturbance was upgraded into a tropical depression on September 12. The lowest minimum pressure recorded at that point was 930 millibars. The remnants continued moving away, dissipating on July 15. [37], A tropical wave formed on October 26 near Ulithi and Woleai Atoll. sb.css({"paddingTop" : 0}); The weakening system persisted two more days off the coast and dissipated on the morning of May 30. Three were reported to reach typhoon intensity, three at tropical storm status and two needed tropical depression warnings. It tracked westward across the China Sea, rapidly The storm rapidly weakened as it crossed north across Japan, crossing into waters near Komatsu on August 26. The strength remained unchanged during the day and before long reached its peak winds speeds of 50 mph (85 km/h). [2] Wanda is considered the second worst typhoon in the recorded history of Hong Kong (second only to the catastrophic typhoon of July 29, 1896. The depression rapidly intensified, becoming a tropical storm within six hours. [2] However, the remains of Wanda crossed through the southern parts of China on September 1 and 2 before crossing back into the open waters of the South China Sea on September 3. Marge dissipated on the morning of July 29 near Guam and Saipan. The depression strengthened on the morning of July 31 to 35 mph (55 km/h) winds and persisted throughout the day at that strength. Making a bend towards the north, Thelma began weakening once again, reaching winds as low as 105 mph (170 km/h) west of Chichi Jima. [18] Elsewhere, Opal caused two deaths in the islands of Japan, centered on the island of Southern Hokkaido. The storm weakened rapidly over land, becoming a tropical storm and soon depression. The system was deemed extratropical operationally on the afternoon of October 11, with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) due to cold air. Central pressures were recorded at a minimum of 970 millibars at peak as well. During the afternoon of August 7, with influences from land, the storm became extratropical. [22] Patsy made landfall four times, three as a tropical system. On the morning of August 9, the system made landfall on the Hokkaido region of Japan, near the town of Rumoi. Rapid strengthening occurred and Jean peaked at a 100 mph (160 km/h) typhoon on November 9 near Vietnam. document.cookie=sss + "; domain=enacademic.com"; To speak of a typhoon "season" is somewhat inaccurate. In the open sea waters, the system strengthened, attaining tropical depression status on the morning of September 19, northwest of Manila. [2] The extratropical system continued northeast through the night, crossing the 170th and 180th meridians before being lost in the open waters of the Central Pacific Ocean on November 1. [2], After reaching its peak, Emma slowly weakened as it turned from a northern progression towards the east on October 5. The next morning, Typhoon Opal strengthened into the second super typhoon of the season, boasting sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h). The system continued northeast towards the Kuril Islands before dissipating during the day on July 29. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. The system turned back to the northwest, heading towards North Vietnam. The 1970 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1970, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. The depression dissipated over land late that evening. [4], A surge from the westerlies that moved into the easterlies helped spawn the system that would become Typhoon Emma on September 30 off the coast of Saipan.