1975 Pacific typhoon season

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The 1975 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1975, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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 1975 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning 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.

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[edit] Storms

25 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 20 became tropical storms. 14 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 3 reached super typhoon strength.

[edit] Typhoon Lola

Typhoon Lola 1
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Duration January 22 – January 28, 1975
Intensity 80 mph [1], 976 mbar[1]

Tropical Cyclone Lola (Auring) was a very early typhoon. It made landfall on Mindanao as a minimal typhoon on January 24 and transversed the southern Philippines as a tropical storm. Lola crossed the South China Sea before stalling in the open sea and dissipating on January 28. The typhoon caused 30 casualties from mudslides and heavy rain.

[edit] Tropical Storm Mamie

Tropical Storm Mamie TS
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Duration July 27 – July 29, 1975
Intensity 45 mph [1], 994 mbar[1]

[edit] Super Typhoon Nina

Main article: Typhoon Nina (1975)
Super Typhoon Nina 4
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Duration July 31 – August 04, 1975
Intensity 155 mph [1], 904 mbar[1]

Nina was a short-lived but rapidly-intensifying typhoon. After forming on July 30, it struck Taiwan at super typhoon intensity. It stayed a typhoon during its passage over the island, causing 25 fatalities and widespread damage. It emerged into the Formosa Strait and weakened to a tropical storm. Nina headed inland. Its moisture interacted with a cold front, causing a huge amount of rainfall. The rainfall contributed to the bursting of the Banqiao Dam, causing the deaths of around 200,000 people.

[edit] Typhoon Ora

Typhoon Ora 1
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Duration August 10 – August 12, 1975
Intensity 75 mph [1], 976 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Phyllis

Typhoon Phyllis 4
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Duration August 12 – August 18, 1975
Intensity 140 mph [1], 920 mbar[1]

Phyllis struck the southern part of Japan on August 17 as a minimal typhoon, having weakened from a peak of 140 mph winds. Phyllis caused over 60 casualties, with landslides and flooding causing moderate to heavy damage.

[edit] Typhoon Rita

Typhoon Rita 1
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Duration August 18 – August 23, 1975
Intensity 95 mph [1], 966 mbar[1]

Rita formed August 17 and erratically headed north and affected the Ryūkyū Islands. Rita then made landfall on Shikoku as a moderately strong Category 1 typhoon. It moved along the entire length of Japan, weakening to a depression. Rita strengthened back into a tropical storm over the Kuril Islands— an unusually northerly location— before dissipating on August 24. At least 26 deaths can be attributed to this typhoon from the heavy flooding— the worst in 10 years.

[edit] Tropical Storm Susan

Tropical Storm Susan TS
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Duration August 26 – September 01, 1975
Intensity 60 mph [1],  mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Tess

Typhoon Tess 2
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Duration September 02 – September 10, 1975
Intensity 110 mph [1], 945 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Viola

Tropical Storm Viola TS
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Duration September 05 – September 07, 1975
Intensity 50 mph [1], 996 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Winnie

Typhoon Winnie 1
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Duration September 09 – September 12, 1975
Intensity 75 mph [1],  mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Alice

Typhoon Alice 1
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Duration September 16 – September 20, 1975
Intensity 85 mph [1], 971 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Betty

Typhoon Betty 2
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Duration September 17 – September 23, 1975
Intensity 110 mph [1], 944 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Cora

Typhoon Cora 3
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Duration October 01 – October 06, 1975
Intensity 120 mph [1], 943 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Doris

Tropical Storm Doris TS
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Duration October 03 – October 06, 1975
Intensity 65 mph [1],  mbar[1]

[edit] Super Typhoon Elsie

Super Typhoon Elsie 4
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Duration October 09 – October 15, 1975
Intensity 155 mph [1], 900 mbar[1]

It ultimately hit Hong Kong

[edit] Typhoon Flossie

Typhoon Flossie 1
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Duration October 20 – October 23, 1975
Intensity 80 mph [1], 977 mbar[1]

Flossie struck the extreme southern part of China at Category 1 intensity. 44 people were lost from 2 freighters sinking.

[edit] Tropical Storm Grace

Tropical Storm Grace TS
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Duration October 25 – November 02, 1975
Intensity 70 mph [1], 994 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Helen

Tropical Storm Helen TS
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Duration November 03 – November 04, 1975
Intensity 50 mph [1], 998 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Ida

Typhoon Ida 2
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Duration November 06 – November 11, 1975
Intensity 100 mph [1], 959 mbar[1]

[edit] Super Typhoon June

Super Typhoon June 5
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Duration November 16 – November 24, 1975
Intensity 185 mph [1], 876 mbar[1]

June was the strongest storm of the season, but had no effect on land. At the time, June was the strongest typhoon on record, with a minimum central pressure of 876 millibars and maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.

[edit] 1975 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1975 was named Lola and the final one was named June.

  • Agnes
  • Bonnie
  • Carmen
  • Della
  • Elaine
  • Faye
  • Gloria
  • Hester
  • Irma
  • Judy
  • Kit
  • Lola 1W
  • Mamie 3W
  • Nina 4W
  • Ora 6W
  • Phyllis 7Ws
  • Rita 8W
  • Susan 9W
  • Tess 10W
  • Viola 11W
  • Winnie 12W
  • Alice 13W
  • Betty 14W
  • Cora 15W
  • Doris 16W
  • Elsie 17W
  • Flossie 19W
  • Grace 20W
  • Helen 21W
  • Ida 22W
  • June 23W
  • Kathy
  • Lorna
  • Marie
  • Nancy
  • Olga
  • Pamela
  • Ruby
  • Sally
  • Therese
  • Violet
  • Wilda
  • Anita
  • Billie
  • Clara
  • Dot
  • Ellen
  • Fran
  • Georgia
  • Hope
  • Iris
  • Joan
  • Kate
  • Louise
  • Marge
  • Nora
  • Opal
  • Patsy
  • Ruth
  • Sarah
  • Thelma
  • Vera
  • Wanda
  • Amy
  • Babe
  • Carla
  • Dinah
  • Emma
  • Freda
  • Gilda
  • Harriet
  • Ivy
  • Jean
  • Kim
  • Lucy
  • Mary
  • Nadine
  • Olive
  • Polly
  • Rose
  • Shirley
  • Trix
  • Virginia
  • Wendy

[edit] See also

Tropical cyclones Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an 1975 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS

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