1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons

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The following is a list of Pacific typhoon seasons from 1920 to 1935. 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.

Pacific typhoon seasons

1901, 1902–1919, 1920–1935, 1936, 1937

1920

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 1920
Last system dissipatedNovember 12, 1920
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions20[1]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922

In 1920, there were 20 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

1921

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJune 14, 1921
Last system dissipatedDecember 9, 1921
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions24[2]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923

In 1921, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

1922

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMarch 25, 1922
Last system dissipatedNovember 17, 1922
Strongest storm
Name"Swatow"
 • Maximum winds155 km/h (100 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure932 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions24[3]
Total fatalities>100,000
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924

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

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 24, 1923
Last system dissipatedDecember 5, 1923
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions26[5]
Total fatalities3,100
Total damage$10 million (1923 USD)
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925

In 1923, there were 26 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

Two typhoons caused heavy damage in the Philippines in June. The first was during the beginning where it impacted Southern Luzon, and the second during the end of June where it impacted Northern Luzon.[6]

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.[7]

1924

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMay 24, 1924
Last system dissipatedDecember 23, 1924
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions25[8]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926

In 1924, there were 25 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

1925

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedApril 14, 1925
Last system dissipatedDecember 20, 1925
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions22[9]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927

In 1925, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

On October, moving east-northeastwards from the South China Sea, a small but severe typhoon impacted the Philippines.[6]

1926

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 29, 1926
Last system dissipatedDecember 7, 1926
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions19[10]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928

In 1926, there were 19 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

1927

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1928

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMay 3, 1928
Last system dissipatedNovember 30, 1928
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions22[11]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930

In 1928, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

1929

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 19, 1929
Last system dissipatedDecember 10, 1929
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions22[12]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931

In 1929, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

1930

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 30, 1930
Last system dissipatedDecember 7, 1930
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions25[13]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932

In 1930, there were 25 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

1931

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1932

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 3, 1932
Last system dissipatedDecember 7, 1932
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions27[14]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934

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.[6]

1933

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedApril 21, 1933
Last system dissipatedNovember 12, 1933
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions29[15]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935

In 1933, there were 29 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.

1934

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedApril 13, 1934
Last system dissipatedDecember 15, 1934
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions29[16]
Total fatalities3,155
Total damage$300 million (1934 USD)
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

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.[6]

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

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1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 29, 1935
Last system dissipatedDecember 24, 1935
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions24[18]
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937

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]

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References

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  19. ^ "Japan struck by typhoon". Liverpool Echo. 27 September 1935.
  20. ^ Hideo Kobayashi. "Failure Knowledge Database: The Fourth Fleet Incident" (PDF). Tokyo Institute of Technology.