1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons
The following is a list of Pacific typhoon seasons from 1920 to 1937. Data from these years was extremely unreliable, so there were many more typhoons that did not hit land and were not detected by ships. The average from these times was 23 tropical storms, which now would be considered a well-below-average season.
1920
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 1920 |
Last system dissipated | November 1920 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 20[1] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1920, there were 20 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1921
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | June 1921 |
Last system dissipated | December 1921 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 24[2] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1921, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1922
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | March 1922 |
Last system dissipated | November 1922 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | "Swatow" |
• Maximum winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 932 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 24[3] |
Total fatalities | >100,000 |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1922, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
On July 27, a typhoon struck southwestern China near Shantou, killing an estimated 100,000 people.[4]
1923
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 1923 |
Last system dissipated | December 1923 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 26[5] |
Total fatalities | 3,100 |
Total damage | $10 million (1923 USD) |
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In 1923, there were 26 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
On August 12, a typhoon struck China, killing 100 people around Hong Kong.[4]
In September, a typhoon struck the Japanese island of Honshu, killing 3,000 people and leaving US$10 million in damage.[6]
1924
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | May 1924 |
Last system dissipated | December 1924 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 25[7] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1924, there were 25 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1925
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | April 1925 |
Last system dissipated | December 1925 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 22[8] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1925, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1926
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 1926 |
Last system dissipated | December 1926 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 19[9] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1926, there were 19 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1927
1928
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | May 1928 |
Last system dissipated | November 1928 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 22[10] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1928, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1929
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 1929 |
Last system dissipated | December 1929 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 22[11] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1929, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1930
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 30, 1930 |
Last system dissipated | December 7, 1930 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 25[12] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1930, there were 25 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1931
1932
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 3, 1932 |
Last system dissipated | December 7, 1932 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 27[13] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1932, there were 27 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
In late April, a typhoon moved across the Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, killing 147 people.[14]
1933
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | April 21, 1933 |
Last system dissipated | November 12, 1933 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 29[15] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1933, there were 29 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1934
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | April 13, 1934 |
Last system dissipated | December 15, 1934 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 29[16] |
Total fatalities | 3,155 |
Total damage | $300 million (1934 USD) |
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In 1934, there were 29 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
In July, a typhoon killed four people when it struck Luzon in the Philippines. Another typhoon in November struck Samar, killing 85 people.[14]
In September, a typhoon struck Muroto, killing 3,066 people and leaving US$300 million in damage.
In October, another typhoon impacted Philippines. It killed five people and caused property damages in Manila.[17]
1935
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 29, 1935 |
Last system dissipated | December 24, 1935 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 24[18] |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1935, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
A typhoon which made landfall in Japan in late September was reported as causing several hundred casualties and destroying around 75,000 houses.[19] The Japanese fleet was caught at sea in what became known as the "Fourth Fleet Incident", with several ships heavily damaged and over fifty deaths.[20]
1936
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 2, 1936 |
Last system dissipated | December 5, 1936 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 24[21] |
Total fatalities | 1621 |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1936, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
On August 28, a typhoon struck South Korea, killing 1,104 people.[22]
In October, a typhoon struck Luzon, killing 517 people.[14]
1937
1920–1937 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | May 10, 1937 |
Last system dissipated | December 15, 1937 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 22[23] |
Total fatalities | 11,269 |
Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1937, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean. This was a very deadly season.
On September 2, a powerful typhoon struck Hong Kong, killing about 11,000 people.[4]
In November, a typhoon struck Luzon, killing 38 people. In the same month, another typhoon killed 231 people.[14]
See also
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