User:Iune/2002
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The 2002 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2002, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.[1] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Iune/2002 | |
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![]() Season summary map | |
Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 12, 2002 |
Last system dissipated | December 11, 2002 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Fengshen |
• Maximum winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 920 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total storms | 26 official, 2 unofficial |
Typhoons | 15 |
Super typhoons | 8 (unofficial) |
Total fatalities | 310 |
Total damage | $7.4 billion (2002 USD) |
Pacific typhoon seasons 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 2002 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Tokyo Typhoon Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.