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This is a list of Pacific typhoons that have become notable through a certain characteristic that has broken a record or met a certain criterion. This can be for a variety of reasons, such as the typhoon's impact on land and/or its unusual location.

Intensity

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Most intense by minimum barometric pressure

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Typhoon Tip near its record peak intensity on October 12, 1979.

10-minute sustained

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Most intense Pacific typhoons
Typhoon Season Pressure
hPa inHg
1 Tip 1979 870 25.7
2 June 1975 875 25.8
Nora 1973
4 Forrest 1983 876[1] 25.9
5 Ida 1958 877 25.9
6 Rita 1978 878 26.0
7 Kit 1966 880 26.0
Vanessa 1984
9 Nancy 1961 882 26.4
10 Irma 1971 884 26.1
Source: JMA Typhoon Best Track Analysis
Information for the North Western Pacific Ocean.[2]
Typhoon Gay with a central pressure of 872 hPa (mbar, 1-minute sustained), tied for the second highest ever recorded on November 21, 1992

1-minute sustained

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Most intense Pacific typhoons (1-minute sustained)
Typhoon Season Pressure
hPa inHg
1 Tip 1979 870 25.69
2 Gay 1992 872 25.75
Ivan 1997
Joan
Zeb 1998
6 Nora 1973 875 25.84
7 June 1975 876 25.87
Forrest 1983
9 Ida 1958 877 25.90
10 Rita 1978 878 25.93
Keith 1997
Damrey 2000
13 Vanessa 1984 879 25.96
Angela 1995
Faxai 2001
Dianmu 2004
Chaba

Most intense by sustained wind speed

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10-minute sustained

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1-minute sustained

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Most intense in each month

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Most intense at landfall

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Effects

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The costliest Pacific typhoons on record as of August 2023

Costliest typhoons

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Costliest known Pacific typhoons
Rank Typhoon Season Damage (Nominal) Damage (2025 USD)
1  STY  Doksuri 2023 $28.6 billion $30.2 billion
2  VITY  Hagibis 2019 $17.3 billion $21.8 billion
3  VITY  Yagi 2024 $14.7 billion $15.1 billion
4  VITY  Jebi 2018 $13 billion $16.7 billion
5  TY  Fitow 2013 $10.4 billion $14.4 billion
6  STY  Mireille 1991 $10 billion $23.6 billion
 STY  Faxai 2019 $12.6 billion
8  STY  Songda 2004 $9.3 billion $15.9 billion
9  VITY  Lekima 2019 $9.28 billion $11.7 billion
10  STY  Saomai 2000 $9.24 billion $17.3 billion
11  STY  Rammasun 2014 $8.08 billion $11 billion
12  STY  Tokage 2004 $7.11 billion $12.1 billion
13  TY  Hato 2017 $6.41 billion $8.42 billion
14  TY  Morakot 2009 $6.2 billion $9.3 billion
15  TY  Prapiroon 2000 $6.14 billion $11.5 billion
16  TS  Sharon 1994 $6 billion $13 billion
 STY  Shanshan 2024 ≥$6.16 billion
18  TY  Haikui 2012 $5.91 billion $8.29 billion
19  TS  Rumbia 2018 $5.36 billion $6.87 billion
20  STY  Herb 1996 $5 billion $10.3 billion
Typhoon Nina approaching China on August 2, 1975. It would later become the second-deadliest system on record in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.

Deadliest typhoons

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Rank Typhoon Season Deaths
1  ?  "Shanghai" 1931 300,000
2  VITY  Nina 1975 229,000
3  TY  "China" 1912 50,000–220,000
4  ?  Unnamed 1696 100,000
 ?  Unnamed 1780
6  STY  "Shantou" 1922 >50,000–100,000
7  ?  Unnamed 1862 ~80,000
8  ?  Unnamed 1747 >20,000
9  ?  "Siebold" 1828 19,113
10  TY  "Hong Kong" 1906 15,000
 ?  "Tacloban" 1912
12  ?  Unnamed 1618 12,500
13  TY  "Hong Kong" 1937 >11,000
14  ?  Unnamed 1927 10,000
15  ?  Unnamed 1831 9,500
16  VITY  Haiyan 2013 6,352
17  VITY  Vera 1959 5,098
18  TS  Thelma 1991 5,081
19  ?  Unnamed 1927 5,000
 ?  Unnamed
A landslide in Japan caused by heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Talas in 2011.

Wettest typhoons

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Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in the Northwest Pacific Ocean
Highest-known totals
Precipitation Storm Location Ref.
Rank mm in
13,245 127.8Nangka 2020Hướng Hóa, Quảng Trị, Vietnam[3]
23,060 120.5Morakot 2009Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan[4]
32,781 109.5Fran 1976Hiso, Japan[5]
42,749 108.2Carla 1967Hsin-Liao, Taiwan[6]
52,319 91.30Nari 2001Wulai, New Taipei, Taiwan[7]
62,290 90.16Linfa 2020A Lưới, Vietnam[8]
72,210 87.01July 1911 typhoonBaguio City, Philippines[6]
82,162 85.12Flossie 1969Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan[4]
92,000 78.74Namtheun 2004Kisawa, Japan[9][nb 1]
101,987 78.23Herb 1996Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan[10]
111,933 76.10Gaemi 2024Maolin, Kaoshiung, Taiwan[11]
121,854.3 73.00Parma 2009Baguio City, Philippines[12]
131,805.5 71.08Talas 2011Kamikitayama, Japan[13]
141,774 69.84Saola 2012Yilan City, Taiwan[14]
151,773 69.8Peipah 2007Nam Đông, Vietnam[15]
161,725 67.91Krathon 2024 Beinan, Taitung, Taiwan[16]
171,700 66.93Lynn 1987Taipei, Taiwan[17]
181,691 66.6Ofel 2020Kỳ Thượng, Vietnam[18]
191,672 65.83Clara 1967Dongshan, Yilan, Taiwan[19]
201,629 64.13Nina 1975Banqiao Dam, Zhumadian, China[20]


Seasonal activity

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Most active

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Most active Pacific typhoon seasons
Year Tropical depressions Tropical storms Typhoons
Tropical storms Severe tropical storms Typhoons Very strong typhoons Violent typhoons
1964 54 39 27 26 8 4
1994 52 36 23 20 11 3
1971 70 35 32 24 0 0
1961 53 35 19 19 0 0
1965 44 35 25 21 0 0
1967 40 35 28 20 0 0
1989 55 32 28 20 9 0
1974 55 32 24 16 0 0
1972 63 31 26 24 0 0
1988 52 31 19 11 5 0

Least active

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Earliest system formation by number

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Earliest and next earliest forming West Pacific tropical / subtropical storms by storm number
Storm number Earliest Next earliest
Name Date of formation Name Date of formation
1 Pabuk January 1, 2019 Bolaven January 3, 2018
Sonamu January 1, 2013 Hilda January 3, 1999
2 Elsie January 7, 1985 Kajiki January 29, 2014
3 Faxai February 27, 2014 Bavi March 10, 2015
Nuri March 10, 2026
4 Maysak March 26, 2015 Peipah April 2, 2014
5 Haishen April 2, 2015 Tapah April 27, 2014
Leo April 27, 1999
6 Noul May 2, 2015 Marie May 27, 1997
7 Dolphin May 6, 2015 Nestor June 5, 1997
8 Opal June 14, 1997 Kujira June 19, 2015
9 Peter June 22, 1997 Chan-hom June 29, 2015
10 Linfa July 1, 2015 Matmo July 16, 2014
11 Nangka July 2, 2015 Kalmaegi July 20, 2002
Scott July 20, 1997
Judy July 20, 1989
12 Halola July 13, 2015 Jongdari July 23, 2018
13 Soudelor July 29, 2015 Victor July 30, 1997
Mac July 30, 1989
14 Winnie August 5, 1997 Yagi August 6, 2018
Molave August 6, 2015
Ellie August 6, 1994
15 Bebinca August 9, 2018 Owen August 11, 1989
16 Leepi August 10, 2018 Atsani August 14, 2015
Fred August 14, 1994
17 Hector August 13, 2018 Aere August 18, 2004
18 Rumbia August 14, 2018 Harry August 23, 1994
19 Soulik August 15, 2018 Cass August 27, 1997
Ivy August 27, 1994
20 Cimaron August 16, 2018 John August 28, 1994
21 Jebi August 26, 2018 Joel September 3, 1994
22 Kinna September 3, 1994 Mangkhut September 6, 2018
23 Luke September 7, 1994 Barijat September 8, 2018
24 Melissa September 11, 1994 Trami September 20, 2018
25 Nat September 15, 1994 Kong-rey September 28, 2018
Hank September 28, 1997
26 Orchid September 17, 1994 Dan October 6, 1989
27 Pat September 21, 1994 Joan October 13, 1997
Elsie October 13, 1989
28 Ruth September 24, 1994 Forrest October 18, 1989
29 Seth October 3, 1994 Krosa October 27, 2013
30 Teresa October 16, 1994 Haiyan November 3, 2013
Skip November 3, 1988
31 Verne October 16, 1994 Podul November 11, 2013
32 Wilda October 19, 1994 Hunt November 15, 1992
33 Yuri October 22, 1994
34 Zelda October 26, 1994
35 Axel December 14, 1994
36 Bobbie December 18, 1994

Earliest system formation by category

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Named systems per month

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Unusual areas of tropical cyclogenesis

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Formation north of 35°N

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Landfalling systems north of 35°N

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Systems near the equator

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Miscellaneous

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Significant typhoons before 1945

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Longest-lived typhoons

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Longest-lived typhoons at violent typhoon intensity

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Crossover systems

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Central Pacific to Western Pacific

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Western Pacific to North Indian

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Worldwide records set by Pacific typhoons

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ May have had a greater amount of precipitation.

References

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  1. ↑ "World Tropical Cyclone Records". World Meteorological Organization. Arizona State University. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Japan Meteorological Agency. "RSMC Best Track Data (Text)" (TXT).
  3. ↑ "Thủ tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc: Không để dân 'màn trời, chiếu đất'". VietnamPlus. 2020-10-19. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  4. 1 2 Central Weather Bureau (2010). "侵台颱風資料庫". Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ Ikuo Tasaka (1981). "The Difference of Rainfall Distribution in Relation to Time-Scale: A Case Study on Heavy Rainfall of September 8–13, 1976, in the Shikoku Island Caused by Typhoon 7617 Fran" (PDF). Geographical Review of Japan (in Japanese). 54 (10): 570–578. doi:10.4157/grj.54.570. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Cite error: The named reference pmp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ↑ Unattributed (September 9, 2009). "莫拉克颱風暴雨量及洪流量分析" (PDF). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Republic of China. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Flash Report on Disaster Risk Management Situation on 14 October 2020". Vietnam Disaster Management Authority. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Gonghui Wang; Akira Suemine; Gen Furuya; Masahiro Kaibori & Kyoji Sassa (2006). Rainstorm-induced landslides in Kisawa village, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan (PDF) (Report). International Association for Engineering Geology. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ Unattributed (September 9, 2009). "莫拉克颱風暴雨量及洪流量分析" (PDF). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Republic of China. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  11. ↑ 黃紹欽、李宗融、徐理寰、陳淡容、王安翔、黃柏誠、于宜強; 國家災害防救科技中心 氣象組 (September 2024). "2024 年凱米颱風氣象與衝擊分析" (PDF). 災害防救電子報 (230): 5. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  12. ↑ Nick Wiltgen (October 21, 2015). "Former Super Typhoon Koppu (Lando) Weakens to Remnant Low over Northern Philippines". The Weather Channel. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Typhoon Talas". Japan Meteorological Agency. 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  14. ↑ Chen Zhi (August 2, 2012). "Typhoon Saola dumps heavy downpours around Taiwan". Xinhua General News. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Typhoon Committee Country report 2007: Vietnam" (PDF). Vietnam Hydro meteorological Service. World Meteorological Organization. November 19, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  16. ↑ "113山陀兒颱風". 水利災害應變學習中心 (in Chinese). 經濟部水利署. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  17. ↑ Joint Typhoon Warning Center; Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center (1988). Annual Tropical Cyclone Report: 1987 (PDF) (Report). United States Navy, United States Air Force. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  18. ↑ https://danviet.vn/khung-khiep-co-noi-luong-mua-3-ngay-do-duoc-len-den-gan-1700mm-20201020092931431.htm
  19. ↑ Lianshou, Chen. Topic 2.1 Observing and forecasting rainfall. Fifth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  20. ↑ Burt, Christopher C. (May 30, 2018). "The Deadliest Weather-Related Catastrophe You Probably Never Heard Of". Weather Underground. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
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