1944 Pacific typhoon season
1944 Pacific typhoon season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 7, 1944 |
Last system dissipated | December 19, 1944 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Cobra |
• Maximum winds | 260 km/h (160 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 924 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total storms | 23 |
Total fatalities | >790 |
Total damage | Unknown |
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The 1944 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in
There were 23 tropical cyclones in 1944 in the western Pacific, including Typhoon Cobra.[1]
Systems
Tropical Storm One
Duration | January 7 – January 17 |
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Peak intensity | Winds not specified; ≤1005 hPa (mbar) |
A long lived slow-moving and erratic tropical storm. The storm formed southwest of Micronesia, turned to the north and the west of Palau and made landfall in Mindanao.[2]
Tropical Storm Two
Duration | February 17 – February 19 |
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Peak intensity | Winds not specified; ≤1000 hPa (mbar) |
Short-lived storm moving quickly to the northeast.[3] There are many indications that this system was not tropical, such as attached fronts throughout its entire noted life.[4]
Tropical Storm Three
Duration | May 12 – May 16 |
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Peak intensity | Winds not specified; ≤1010 hPa (mbar) |
The storm formed near Guam. The storm moved in a northern direction in the Pacific Ocean before dissipating on May 16.[5]
Typhoon Four
Duration | June 11 – June 15 |
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Peak intensity | Winds not specified; ≤1000 hPa (mbar) |
This typhoon formed in the northwest of Micronesia, tracked to the northwest direction and recurved to the northeast of Philippines before dissipating. [6]
Typhoon Six
Duration | July 15 – July 21 |
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Peak intensity | Winds not specified; ≤1000 hPa (mbar) |
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Typhoon Cobra
Duration | December 14 – December 19 |
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Peak intensity | Winds not specified; 924 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Cobra was first spotted on December 17, in the Philippine Sea. It sank three US destroyers, killing at least 790 sailors, before dissipating the next day.
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.
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ibtracs.unca.edu.
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ibtracs.unca.edu.
- ^ "NOAA Daily Northern Hemisphere Sypnotic Weather Maps" (PDF).
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ibtracs.unca.edu.
- ^ "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship". ibtracs.unca.edu.