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Timeline of the
2019 Pacific typhoon season
A map of all tropical cyclones during the 2019 Pacific typhoon season

Season summary map

Season boundaries
First system formedDecember 31, 2018
Last system dissipatedDecember 29, 2019
Strongest system
NameHalong
Maximum winds215 km/h (130 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure905 hPa (mbar)
Longest lasting system
NameWutip
Duration11.75 days

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Other years
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

The 2019 Pacific typhoon season consisted of the events that occurred in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation over the western North Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.[1] There were no official bounds, as tropical cyclones form all year round, though most storms in the basin typically form between July and November.[2] The first tropical cyclone of the season, Tropical Storm Pabuk, developed in late December 2018; the final, Typhoon Phanfone, dissipated on December 29, 2019.

A total of 49 tropical depressions formed during the season; 29 of these developed into named tropical storms, of which 20 became severe tropical storms and 17 became typhoons. Additionally, five typhoons became super typhoons—an unofficial rank given by the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) to storms with 1-minute maximum sustained wind speed of 240 km/h (150 mph).[3] Activity in the 2019 season was greater than normal,[nb 1] primarily due to high sea surface temperatures. El Niño conditions persisted from autumn 2018 to spring 2019.[1] In February, Typhoon Wutip became the strongest recorded typhoon to occur during the month.[4] The conditions became neutral during the summer, as strong activity occurred in the monsoon trough over Southeast Asia in August, promoting tropical cyclogenesis. In November, activity in the basin was driven by high sea surface temperatures along with an active phase of the Madden–Julian oscillation and equatorial waves.[1]

On account of several very destructive tropical cyclones, the season was the costliest ever recorded.[5] The most destructive system was Typhoon Hagibis, which wrought damage to Japan that amounted to ¥1.88 trillion (US$17.3 billion) and killed 118 people,[6][7] becoming the costliest typhoon when unadjusted for inflation until Typhoon Doksuri in 2023.[8] In August, Typhoon Lekima struck China, becoming the second-costliest typhoon in Chinese history at the time.[5] During the next month, Typhoon Lingling impacted the Korean Peninsula and killed eight people,[9][10] and Typhoon Faxai made landfall over Japan, becoming the costliest disaster of 2019 until Hagibis.[11] Typhoon Bualoi exacerbated the effects of Hagibis, producing floods that caused damages of US$200 million and killed 13, despite not reaching land.[12][13] The last two named storms, typhoons Kammuri and Phanfone, each made landfalls over the Philippines in December, causing 11.027 billion (US$212.910 million) of damages and 74 deaths combined.[14][15]

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for the Western Pacific Basin. As such, it is responsible for assigning names to all tropical cyclones that reach 10-minute maximum sustained winds of at least 65 kilometers per hour (40 miles per hour) in the region.[1] The PAGASA assigns names to tropical cyclones that form or enter their area of responsibility as a tropical depression or stronger, regardless if the cyclone has been assigned a name by the JMA.[14] The JTWC also monitors systems in the Western Pacific Basin, assigning systems a number with a "W" suffix if the system is a tropical depression or stronger. This timeline includes information from post-storm reviews by the JMA and the JTWC, as well as naming from the PAGASA. It documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transition, and dissipations during the season. Reports among warning centers often differ; therefore, information from both agencies has been included.

Typhoon PhanfoneTyphoon KammuriTyphoon Nakri (2019)Cyclone Matmo–BulbulTyphoon Bualoi (2019)Typhoon HagibisTyphoon Mitag (2019)Typhoon Tapah (2019)Typhoon FaxaiTyphoon Lingling (2019)Typhoon LekimaTyphoon Francisco (2019)Tropical Storm Wipha (2019)Tropical Storm Danas (2019)Typhoon Wutip (2019)Tropical Storm Pabuk (2019)

 
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Pabuk at its peak intensity and approaching Thailand on January 4
 
Storm path of Tropical Depression 01W
 
Storm path of Typhoon Wutip
 
Infrared satellite animation of Typhoon Wutip undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle from February 23 to 25
 
Satellite image of Typhoon Wutip at its secondary peak intensity west of Guam on February 25
 
Storm path of Tropical Depression 03W
  • No tropical cyclones formed in April.
 
Storm path of the first tropical depression
 
Storm path of the second tropical depression
 
Storm path of Tropical Storm Sepat
 
Infrared satellite imagery of Tropical Storm Sepat shortly before reaching peak winds on June 27
 
Storm path of Tropical Depression 04W (Egay)
 
Storm path of Tropical Storm Mun
 
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Mun deepening in the Gulf of Tonkin on July 3
 
Storm path of Tropical Storm Danas
 
Storm path of Tropical Depression Goring
 
Infrared satellite image of Tropical Storm Danas at its peak intensity near the coast of China on July 18
 
Storm path of Tropical Storm Nari
 
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Nari near peak intensity south of the coast of Japan on July 28
 
Storm path of Tropical Storm Wipha
  • 06:00 UTC at 27°30′N 125°36′E / 27.5°N 125.6°E – the JTWC reports that Tropical Storm Tapah (18W) has reached its peak intensity as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon on the SSHWS, estimating maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph).[17]
  • 00:00 UTC at 13°54′N 136°12′E / 13.9°N 136.2°E – the JTWC reports that Typhoon Kammuri (29W) has intensified into a Category 1-equivalent typhoon on the SSHWS.[17]
  • 05:00 UTC – the PAGASA reports that Typhoon Kammuri (29W) has entered the PAR, assigning it the local name Tisoy.[14]
  • 06:00 UTC at 7°12′N 155°18′E / 7.2°N 155.3°E – the JMA reports that the eighth tropical depression has reached its peak intensity, estimating maximum susatined winds of 55 km/h (35 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,002 hPa (29.59 inHg).[32]
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