| 1936 Pacific typhoon season | |
|---|---|
 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | April 20, 1936 |
| Last system dissipated | December 26, 1936 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Unnamed |
| • Lowest pressure | 913 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 33 |
| Typhoons | 19 |
| Total fatalities | 2,341 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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In 1936, there were 33 tropical cyclones across the northwestern Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line, including two that persisted from the previous year. There were at least 19 typhoons, which are tropical cyclones with sustained winds of at least 119 kilometres per hour (74 mph). The year's strongest observed typhoon was in August, when the Fathomer rode out the storm in along the northern Philippines island of Luzon, observing a barometric pressure of 913 mbar (26.96 inHg). The typhoon killed 20 people, one of several deadly tropical cyclones in the year. Also in August, a typhoon crossed the Korean peninsula, killing 1,516 people, with another 1,183 people injured. In October, another typhoon moved across Luzon, killing 546 people.
The basin's first tropical cyclone of the year originated on April 20, which killed seven people in the Philippines. In July, there were two deadly Philippine typhoons, as well as a deadly typhoon that affected Japan. In August, a typhoon in the South China Sea caused several shipwrecks, killing 68 people. There was another Japanese typhoon in September that killed 70 people, including 60 from a shipwreck. In November, a Philippine typhoon killed one person, followed by another typhoon in December that killed 74 people. The final depression of the year dissipated on December 26.