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
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed January 1920 Last system dissipated November 12, 1920 Total depressions 20[ 1] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1918 , 1919 , 1920 , 1921 , 1922
In 1920, there were 20 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1921
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed June 14, 1921 Last system dissipated December 9, 1921 Total depressions 24[ 2] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1919 , 1920 , 1921 , 1922 , 1923
In 1921, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1922
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed March 25, 1922 Last system dissipated November 17, 1922 Name "Swatow" • Maximum winds 155 km/h (100 mph)10-minute sustained ) • Lowest pressure 932 hPa (mbar )
Total depressions 24[ 3] Total fatalities >100,000 Total damage Unknown
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
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed January 24, 1923 Last system dissipated December 5, 1923 Total depressions 26[ 5] Total fatalities 3,100 Total damage $10 million (1923 USD )
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
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed May 24, 1924 Last system dissipated December 23, 1924 Total depressions 25[ 8] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1922 , 1923 , 1924 , 1925 , 1926
In 1924, there were 25 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1925
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed April 14, 1925 Last system dissipated December 20, 1925 Total depressions 22[ 9] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
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
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed January 29, 1926 Last system dissipated December 7, 1926 Total depressions 19[ 10] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1924 , 1925 , 1926 , 1927 , 1928
In 1926, there were 19 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1927
1928
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed May 3, 1928 Last system dissipated November 30, 1928 Total depressions 22[ 11] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1926 , 1927 , 1928 , 1929 , 1930
In 1928, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1929
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed January 19, 1929 Last system dissipated December 10, 1929 Total depressions 22[ 12] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1927 , 1928 , 1929 , 1930 , 1931
In 1929, there were 22 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1930
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed January 30, 1930 Last system dissipated December 7, 1930 Total depressions 25[ 13] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1928 , 1929 , 1930 , 1931 , 1932
In 1930, there were 25 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1931
1932
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed January 3, 1932 Last system dissipated December 7, 1932 Total depressions 27[ 14] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
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
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed April 21, 1933 Last system dissipated November 12, 1933 Total depressions 29[ 15] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1931 , 1932 , 1933 , 1934 , 1935
In 1933, there were 29 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
1934
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed April 13, 1934 Last system dissipated December 15, 1934 Total depressions 29[ 16] Total fatalities 3,155 Total damage $300 million (1934 USD )
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
1920–1935 Pacific typhoon seasons First system formed January 29, 1935 Last system dissipated December 24, 1935 Total depressions 24[ 18] Total fatalities Unknown Total damage Unknown
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] Fourth Fleet Incident ", with several ships heavily damaged and over fifty deaths.[ 20]
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