User:Tfmbty/1987 Pacific typhoon season
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The 1987 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1987, 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. Tropical storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 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.
Tfmbty/1987 Pacific typhoon season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | January 7, 1987 |
Last system dissipated | December 20, 1987 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Betty and Holly |
• Maximum winds | 315 km/h (195 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 890 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 32 |
Total storms | 23 |
Typhoons | 17 |
Super typhoons | 6 |
Total fatalities | 1,402 |
Total damage | > $1.3 billion (1987 USD) |
Related articles | |
Pacific typhoon seasons 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
A total of 25 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 24 became tropical storms. Of the 24, 17 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 6 reached super typhoon strength.