1987 Pacific typhoon season

1987 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJanuary 7, 1987
Last system dissipatedDecember 20, 1987
Strongest storm
NameBetty
 • Maximum winds205 km/h (125 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure890 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions32
Total storms23
Typhoons17
Super typhoons6 (unofficial)
Total fatalities1,402 total
Total damage> $1.3 billion (1987 USD)
Related articles
Pacific typhoon seasons
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

The 1987 Pacific typhoon season was a below average season, though it featured a relatively high amount of typhoons. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1987, but most tropical cyclones formed between May and November.[1] Tropical storms that formed in the entire basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 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.

A total of 25 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 24 became tropical storms. Of the 24, 17 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 6 reached super typhoon strength.

  1. ^ Gary Padgett. May 2003 Tropical Cyclone Summary. Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2006-08-26.