1942 Pacific typhoon season
1942 Pacific typhoon season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 25, 1942 |
Last system dissipated | December 17, 1942 |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total storms | 30 |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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The 1942 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in
There were 30 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1942.[1] Nine tropical storms are reported in August, which made it the most active August known at the time.[2]
Storms
Tropical Storm One
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | January 25 – January 29 |
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Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); |
The storm didn't really affect that much but it affected the Caroline Islands during late-January 1942.[3]
Tropical Storm Two
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | April 8 – April 13 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min); |
This storm is very similar to Tropical Storm One. It has the very same track but it is slightly towards the east and affected the Caroline Islands.[4]
Tropical Storm Nine
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 28 – July 30 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min); |
A storm formed north of the Philippines on July 28. It impacted Hainan and southern China on July 29–30, as it was dissipating.[5]
Tropical Storm Thirty
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | December 13 – December 17 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min); |
The final storm of the season developed on December 13 east of Mindanao, Philippines or in the Philippine Sea. It moved in a fast, northward direction. On the 15th, it moved west, and then west the next day. It finally dissipated early on the December 17, due to vertical windshear.[6]
See also
- List of Pacific typhoon seasons
- 1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
- 1940s Australian region cyclone seasons
- 1940s South Pacific cyclone seasons
References
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". www.atms.unca.edu.
- ^ Stark, L. P. (August 1960). "The Weather and Circulation of August 1960: A Month Dominated by a Circulation Reversal" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. p. 290.
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ibtracs.unca.edu.
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ibtracs.unca.edu.
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ibtracs.unca.edu.
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ibtracs.unca.edu.