1968 Pacific typhoon season

Tropical depression (CMA)
Duration	January 21 – January 23
Peak intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min); 1002 hPa (mbar)

A tropical depression formed to the northwest of Palau. Moving north-northwest, the depression degenerated to a remnant low as it made a counterclockwise direction before dissipating.

This depression was not recognized by the JMA, but the CMA.

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 3 – August 17
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min); 965 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Polly dropped heavy rains on the southern islands of Japan. 112 people were killed and 21 were missing from the floods and landslides caused by Polly's heavy rains.[1]

On August 18, two sightseeing buses were involved in the landslide in Shirakawa, Gifu, it fell to the Hida River, and 96 persons died and 8 persons became missing (Japanese article).

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 22 – August 29
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Trix struck the southern islands of Kyūshū and Shikoku. Heavy flooding killed 25 people and left 2 missing.[1]

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 24 – August 26 (exited basin)
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

Virginia was first noticed near the International Date Line, about 500 kilometers (310 mi) northwest of Midway Islands. The system organized and the first advisory was issued on August 25 at 0006Z, with winds of 35 knots (40 mph). 18 hours later, Virginia crossed the date line, with winds of 50 knots (60 mph). It later became extratropical on August 27 in the Gulf of Alaska.

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 27 – September 10
Peak intensity	260 km/h (160 mph) (1-min); 920 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Wendy, which formed on August 28 in the open Western Pacific, quickly intensified to a peak of 160 mph winds on the 31st. It steadily weakened as it moved westward, and passed by southern Taiwan on September 5 as a minimal typhoon. Wendy continued to weaken, and after crossing the South China Sea, Wendy dissipated over northern Vietnam on the 9th.

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 27 – September 10
Peak intensity	280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min); 900 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon which did not approach land closely. The typhoon was one of two Category 5 cyclones to be named Agnes, the other one being in 1952.

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 11 – September 25
Peak intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min); 930 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Della struck Kyūshū Island in southern Japan with winds of 100 mph. Della killed 11 throughout southern Japan.[1]

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 22 – October 2
Peak intensity	280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min); 910 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Elaine, after peaking at 175 mph winds, weakened to hit extreme northern Luzon on September 28 as a 130 mph typhoon. It continued to the northwest, and after hitting southeastern China as a minimal tropical storm Elaine dissipated on October 1.

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 19 – November 30
Peak intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min); 930 hPa (mbar)

A typhoon that made landfall in the Philippines as a category 1 and impacted most of the northern Philippines as a tropical storm.

The Philippine Weather Bureau (later renamed to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in 1972) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1972 season. This is the same list used for the 1964 season, except for Didang and Iniang, which replaced Dading and Isang; the latter would later be reintroduced in 1972 for reasons still unknown. The Philippine Weather Bureau and its successor PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in gray.