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1979 Pacific typhoon season
typhoon season in the Pacific Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1979 Pacific typhoon season has no official limits; it ran year-round in 1979, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December.
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First storm formed | January 1, 1979 |
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Last storm dissipated | December 23, 1979 |
Strongest storm | Tip most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded – 870 hPa (mbar), 305 km/h (190 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
Total storms | 23 |
Typhoons | 14 |
Super typhoons | 4 |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
Pacific typhoon seasons 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
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28 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 23 became tropical storms. 14 storms reached typhoon intensity. Four of these reached super typhoon strength.