1974 Pacific typhoon season

The 1974 Pacific typhoon season was the first season on record to not feature a super typhoon. Despite this, the season was overly active, with 32 tropical storms and 16 typhoons being developed this year. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1974, 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 1974 season was at the time the only season to not produce a Category 5 equivalent typhoon, until it happened again in 1977 and 2017.

1974 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	January 8, 1974
Last system dissipated	December 24, 1974
Strongest storm
Name	Gloria
• Maximum winds	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	930 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions	55
Total storms	32
Typhoons	16
Super typhoons	0 (record low)
Total fatalities	> 361
Total damage	> $1.55 billion (1974 USD)
Related articles
1974 Atlantic hurricane season 1974 Pacific hurricane season 1974 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

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 1974 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.

Systems

35 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 32 became tropical storms. 16 storms reached typhoon intensity, and none reached super typhoon strength.[1] This season is the most recent to have no super typhoons.[2]

Severe Tropical Storm Wanda (Atang)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	January 8 – January 14
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min)  992 hPa (mbar)

A tropical disturbance developed on January 8 to the southwest of Palau.[1]By the next day, the disturbance was upgraded to a tropical depression and to a tropical storm. Wanda reached its peak intensity on January 10 as a 65 mph tropical storm. The storm was then downgraded to a tropical depression on January 11. Wanda then dissipated on January 14.[3]

Tropical Storm Amy

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	March 12 – March 20
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min)  992 hPa (mbar)

Amy did not strike land.

Severe Tropical Storm Babe

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	April 25 – May 3
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min)  985 hPa (mbar)

Babe recurved before landing.

Typhoon Carla

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	May 1 – May 7
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min)  965 hPa (mbar)

Carla recurved out at sea.

Typhoon Dinah (Bising)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	June 5 – June 14
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min)  965 hPa (mbar)

Dinah, which developed on June 7, hit Luzon on the 10th as an 80 mph typhoon. It continued northwestward, hit Hainan Island, crossed the Gulf of Tonkin, and dissipated over North Vietnam. Dinah caused 73 casualties (with 33 missing), with $3 million in crop damage (1974 USD).

Tropical Depression 05W

Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	June 6 – June 8
Peak intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min)  1000 hPa (mbar)

5W lasted two days and struck extremely north China.

Severe Tropical Storm Emma (Klaring)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	June 12 – June 19
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Emma stayed as a tropical storm.

Tropical Storm Freda

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	June 17 – June 23
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Fred peaked as a moderate tropical storm.

Typhoon Gilda (Deling)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	June 26 – July 8
Peak intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min)  945 hPa (mbar)

When Tropical Storm Gilda, having weakened from a peak of 100 mph winds, crossed between Japan and South Korea in early July, it brought torrential rains and mudslides, killing 128 people (with 26 missing) and causing damage estimated at $1.5 billion (1974 USD).

Tropical Storm Harriet (Gading)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 13 – July 20
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)  996 hPa (mbar)

Harriet did not affect land.

Typhoon Ivy (Iliang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	July 14 – July 21
Peak intensity	175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min)  950 hPa (mbar)

66 people were killed when Typhoon Ivy hit Luzon on July 20, the day before the 1974 Miss Universe was held in Manila. It continued northwestward, and hit southeastern China 2 days later.

Severe Tropical Storm Jean (Heling)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 17 – July 21
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)  994 hPa (mbar)

Jean stayed weak.

Severe Tropical Storm Kim

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 22 – July 24
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Kim recurved.

Tropical Storm Lucy (Miding)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 7 – August 12
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min)  994 hPa (mbar)

Lucy hit China.

Typhoon Mary

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 11 – August 27
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min)  965 hPa (mbar)

The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression on August 10. It tracked to the northeast, then turned to the northwest where it became a tropical storm on the 11th. Mary's appearance resembled an extratropical cyclone due to vertical shear, and as the ridge built over Japan, Mary turned more to the west. Conditions were favorable enough for Mary to reach typhoon strength on the 18th, but it weakened to a tropical storm before hitting northeastern China on the 19th. A high pressure system over China forced now Tropical Depression Mary to the southeast, where it restrengthened into a tropical storm on the 24th. The storm turned to the northeast, briefly becoming a typhoon again on the 25th before weakening. Mary hit Japan on the 26th, and dissipated shortly thereafter. 3 lives were lost in Mary's path, with moderate damage occurring.

Tropical Depression 16W

Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	August 13 – August 16
Peak intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min)  992 hPa (mbar)

16W was just a tropical depression and also hit Thailand for a very brief moment.

Severe Tropical Storm Nadine (Norming)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 15 – August 18
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min)  980 hPa (mbar)

Nadine did not make landfall.

Tropical Depression 20W

Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	August 26 – August 29
Peak intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min)  994 hPa (mbar)

20W hit China.

Severe Tropical Storm Rose (Oyang)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 24 – September 1
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min)  985 hPa (mbar)

Rose did not strike land.

Typhoon Polly

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 25 – September 5
Peak intensity	175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min)  950 hPa (mbar)

Polly hit Japan and northern China.

Typhoon Shirley (Pasing)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 2 – September 11
Peak intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min)  970 hPa (mbar)

Shirley was a minimal typhoon.

Tropical Storm Trix

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	September 4 – September 8
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Trix hit China.

Typhoon Virginia

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 10 – September 16
Peak intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min)  970 hPa (mbar)

Virginia did not hit land.

Severe Tropical Storm Wendy (Ruping)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	September 19 – October 2
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min)  985 hPa (mbar)

Wendy came near Taiwan and The Philippines.

Typhoon Agnes

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 21 – October 3
Peak intensity	195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min)  960 hPa (mbar)

Agnes stayed away from land.

Typhoon Bess (Susang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 7 – October 14
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min)  975 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Bess crossed northern Luzon on October 10, crossed the South China Sea, and hit Hainan Island on the 13th. Bess continued westward, and dissipated over North Vietnam on the 14th. The storm dumped heavy rains on its path, causing 26 deaths (with 3 missing) and $9.2 million (1974 USD) in damage. The name Bess was retired after this season.

Typhoon Carmen (Tering)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 12 – October 20
Peak intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min)  975 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Carmen hit Luzon on October 16, just days after Bess hit. It continued northwestward, made landfall on southeastern China, turned south, and dissipated on the 20th. Typhoon Carmen caused sustained storm force winds in Hong Kong and 25 fatalities, with damage estimated at $13 million (1974 USD).

Typhoon Della (Uding)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 18 – October 27
Peak intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min)  960 hPa (mbar)

Della passed near the Philippines.

Typhoon Elaine (Wening)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 22 – October 31
Peak intensity	175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min)  940 hPa (mbar)

23 casualties and $21 million in damage can be attributed to 110 mph Typhoon Elaine hitting northern Luzon on October 27.

Severe Tropical Storm Faye (Yaning)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	October 30 – November 5
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min)  985 hPa (mbar)

Faye hit the Philippines and Thailand.

Typhoon Gloria (Aning)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 2 – November 11
Peak intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min)  930 hPa (mbar)

Glorida moved onshore the Philippines.

Tropical Storm Hester

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 12 – November 15
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min)  1000 hPa (mbar)

Hester formed in the South China Sea.

Typhoon Irma (Bidang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 21 – December 3
Peak intensity	215 km/h (130 mph) (1-min)  940 hPa (mbar)

The last of the year's 8 typhoons to hit the Philippines made landfall on November 28 as a 100 mph typhoon. Irma, once a 135 mph typhoon, weakened over the islands and restrengthened into a typhoon in the South China Sea. It turned northward, and hit southern China as a weakening tropical storm on December 2, the latest date for a Chinese tropical storm landfall. Irma killed 11 people, and caused $7.3 million in damage (1974 USD).

Tropical Storm Judy (Kading)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	December 14 – December 19
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  1000 hPa (mbar)

Judy developed in the South China Sea.

Tropical Storm Kit (Delang)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	December 18 – December 24
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  996 hPa (mbar)

Kit developed on December 18th in the open Pacific. Upon hitting the Philippines, the system weakened to a tropical depression. The storm re-intensified to a tropical storm in the South China Sea before dissipating on December 24th.

Storm names

During the season 32 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list from late 1950.

Wanda

Amy

Babe

Carla

Dinah

Emma

Freda

Gilda

Harriet

Ivy

Jean

Kim

Lucy

Marie

Nadine

Polly

Rose

Shirley

Trix

Virginia

Wendy

Agnes

Bess

Carmen

Della

Elaine

Faye

Gloria

Hester

Irma

Judy

Kit

The name Olive from this list was used for a storm that formed in the Central Pacific.

Philippines

Akang	Bising	Klaring	Deling	Emang
Gading	Heling	Iliang	Loleng	Miding
Norming	Oyang	Pasing	Ruping	Susang
Tering	Uding	Wening	Yaning
Auxiliary list
				Aning
Bidang	Kading	Delang	Esang (unused)	Garding (unused)

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1978 season. This is the same list used for the 1970 season. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in gray.

Due to an extreme impact in the Philippines, PAGASA later retired the name Wening and was replaced by Weling for the 1978 season.

Season effects

This table will list all the storms that developed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line and north of the equator during 1974. It will include their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, and damage totals. Classification and intensity values will be based on estimations conducted by the JMA, the JTWC, and/or PAGASA. Peak wind speeds are in one-minute sustained standards unless otherwise noted. All damage figures will be in 1974 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical low.

Name	Dates active	Peak classification	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Wanda (Atang)	January 8 – 14	Severe tropical storm	100 km/h (65 mph)	992 hPa (29.29 inHg)	Mariana Islands	None	None
Amy	March 12 – 20	Tropical storm	100 km/h (65 mph)	992 hPa (29.29 inHg)	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands	None	None
Babe	April 25 – May 3	Severe tropical storm	110 km/h (70 mph)	985 hPa (29.09 inHg)	Mariana Islands	None	None
Carla	May 1 – 7	Typhoon	150 km/h (90 mph)	965 hPa (28.50 inHg)	Mariana Islands	None	None
TD	May 18 – 19	Tropical depression	Not specified	1004 hPa (29.65 inHg)	Caroline Islands	None	None
TD	May 21 – 23	Tropical depression	Not specified	1006 hPa (29.71 inHg)	Palau	None	None
Dinah (Bising)	June 5 – 14	Typhoon	130 km/h (80 mph)	965 hPa (28.50 inHg)	Philippines, South China	$3 million	73
05W	June 6 – 8	Tropical depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)	South China	None	None
Emma (Klaring)	June 12 – 19	Severe tropical storm	110 km/h (70 mph)	990 hPa (29.23 inHg)	Ryukyu Islands	None	None
Freda	June 17 – 23	Tropical storm	85 km/h (50 mph)	990 hPa (29.23 inHg)	None	None	None
Gilda (Deling)	June 26 – July 8	Typhoon	165 km/h (105 mph)	945 hPa (27.91 inHg)	Ryukyu Islands, South Korea, Japan	$1.5 billion	128
Emang	July 5 – 10	Tropical depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)	None	None	None
Harriet (Gading)	July 13 – 20	Tropical storm	85 km/h (50 mph)	996 hPa (29.41 inHg)	None	None	None
Ivy (Iliang)	July 14 – 21	Typhoon	175 km/h (110 mph)	950 hPa (28.05 inHg)	Philippines, South China	Unknown	66
Jean (Heling)	July 17 – 21	Severe tropical storm	85 km/h (50 mph)	994 hPa (29.35 inHg)	Taiwan, East China	None	None
Kim	July 22 – 24	Severe tropical storm	95 km/h (60 mph)	990 hPa (29.23 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	July 26 – 27	Tropical depression	Not specified	1006 hPa (29.71 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	August 1 – 3	Tropical depression	Not specified	1006 hPa (29.71 inHg)	None	None	None
Loleng	August 4 – 8	Tropical depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	1004 hPa (29.65 inHg)	Philippines	None	None
Lucy (Miding)	August 7 – 12	Tropical storm	85 km/h (50 mph)	996 hPa (29.41 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	August 7 – 10	Tropical depression	Not specified	1004 hPa (29.65 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	August 8 – 9	Tropical depression	Not specified	1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)	Taiwan	None	None
TD	August 9	Tropical depression	Not specified	1004 hPa (29.65 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	August 10 – 12	Tropical depression	Not specified	996 hPa (29.41 inHg)	Mariana Islands	None	None
TD	August 10 – 14	Tropical depression	Not specified	996 hPa (29.41 inHg)	Mariana Islands	None	None
TD	August 10 – 12	Tropical depression	Not specified	1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)	None	None	None
Mary	August 11 – 27	Typhoon	175 km/h (110 mph)	950 hPa (28.05 inHg)	Mariana Islands, East China, Ryukyu Islands, Japan	Unknown	3
16W	August 13 – 16	Tropical depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	992 hPa (29.29 inHg)	Vietnam, Laos, Thailand	None	None
Nadine (Norming)	August 15 – 18	Severe tropical storm	95 km/h (60 mph)	980 hPa (28.94 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	August 20 – 21	Tropical depression	Not specified	992 hPa (29.29 inHg)	None	None	None
Rose (Oyang)	August 24 – September 1	Severe tropical storm	95 km/h (60 mph)	985 hPa (29.09 inHg)	Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands	None	None
Polly	August 25 – September 5	Typhoon	175 km/h (110 mph)	945 hPa (27.91 inHg)	Mariana Islands, Japan	Unknown	Unknown
20W	August 26 – 29	Tropical depression	55 km/h (35 mph)	994 hPa (29.35 inHg)	Ryukyu Islands	None	None
TD	August 28 – 29	Tropical depression	Not specified	1010 hPa (29.83 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	August 31 – September 1	Tropical depression	Not specified	1008 hPa (29.77 inHg)	None	None	None
Shirley (Pasing)	September 2 – 11	Typhoon	140 km/h (85 mph)	970 hPa (28.64 inHg)	Ryukyu Islands, Japan	Unknown	Unknown
TD	September 3 – 5	Tropical depression	Not specified	1002 hPa (29.59 inHg)	Japan	None	None
Trix	September 4 – 8	Tropical storm	75 km/h (45 mph)	990 hPa (29.23 inHg)	South China	None	None
TD	September 9 – 10	Tropical depression	Not specified	1008 hPa (29.77 inHg)	None	None	None
Virginia	September 10 – 16	Typhoon	140 km/h (85 mph)	970 hPa (28.64 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	September 10 – 16	Tropical depression	Not specified	1006 hPa (29.71 inHg)	Philippines	None	None
TD	September 14	Tropical depression	Not specified	1008 hPa (29.77 inHg)	None	None	None
TD	September 18 – 19	Tropical depression	Not specified	1006 hPa (29.71 inHg)	Philippines	None	None
Wendy (Ruping)	September 19 – October 2	Severe tropical storm	110 km/h (70 mph)	985 hPa (29.09 inHg)	Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands	None	None
Agnes	September 21 – October 3	Typhoon	195 km/h (120 mph)	960 hPa (28.35 inHg)	None	None	None
Bess (Susang)	October 7 – 14	Typhoon	120 km/h (75 mph)	975 hPa (28.79 inHg)	Philippines, South China, Vietnam	$9.2 million	32
Carmen (Tering)	October 12 – 20	Typhoon	140 km/h (85 mph)	975 hPa (28.79 inHg)	Philippines, South China	$13 million	25
Della (Uding)	October 18 – 27	Typhoon	165 km/h (105 mph)	960 hPa (28.35 inHg)	Philippines, South China, Vietnam	Unknown	Unknown
Elaine (Wening)	October 22 – 31	Typhoon	175 km/h (110 mph)	940 hPa (27.76 inHg)	Philippines, South China	$21 million	23
Faye (Yaning)	October 30 – November 5	Severe tropical storm	100 km/h (65 mph)	985 hPa (29.09 inHg)	Philippines, Indochina	None	None
Gloria (Aning)	November 2 – 11	Typhoon	220 km/h (140 mph)	930 hPa (27.46 inHg)	Philippines	Unknown	Unknown
Hester	November 12 – 15	Tropical storm	65 km/h (40 mph)	1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)	Vietnam	None	None
Irma (Bidang)	November 21 – December 3	Typhoon	215 km/h (130 mph)	940 hPa (27.76 inHg)	Philippines, South China	$7.3 million	11
Judy (Kading)	December 14 – 19	Tropical storm	75 km/h (45 mph)	1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)	Philippines, Vietnam	None	None
Kit (Delang)	December 18 – 24	Tropical storm	75 km/h (45 mph)	996 hPa (29.41 inHg)	Philippines	None	None
Season aggregates
55 systems	January 8 – December 24		220 km/h (140 mph)	930 hPa (27.46 inHg)		>$1.55 billion	>361

See also

• List of tropical cyclones
• 1974 Pacific hurricane season
• 1974 Atlantic hurricane season

References

1. "Annual Typhoon Report 1974" (PDF). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
2. "Annual Tropical Cyclone Report 2011" (PDF). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. p. 14. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
3. "Tropical Storm #1". Unisys Weather. Retrieved 2016-12-05.

External links

• Japan Meteorological Agency
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
• China Meteorological Agency
• National Weather Service Guam
• Hong Kong Observatory
• Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services
• Korea Meteorological Agency
• Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
• Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
• Digital Typhoon - Typhoon Images and Information
• Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website