The 1938 Pacific typhoon season featured 31 storms. Data from this period was extremely sparse, so intensity is not available for these systems. The only agency that tracked these typhoons is the
International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBRrACS), which has compiled a database of all known tropical cyclones since 1851.
Systems
January–May
The first storm of the season formed on January 11, west of the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. It moved northwestward, and made landfall on
Luzon
Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...
late on January 12 before dissipating the next day. It caused no known deaths or damage.
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from April 5 to April 12. It did not affect land.
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from April 29 to May 4. It affected the Philippines, and neared
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from May 9 to May 16. It affected the Philippines.
June and July
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from June 21 to July 3. It affected
Japan
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.
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from July 7 to July 10. It affected China.
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from July 15 to July 19. It did not affect land.
Storm Eight
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in July. It did not affect land.
Storm Nine
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected Japan and China.
Storm Ten
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.
Storm Eleven
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.
Storm Twelve
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected
Taiwan
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.
Storm Thirteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.
Storm Fourteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected China.
Storm Fifteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August and September. It affected Japan.
Storm Sixteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August and September. It affected Japan.
Storm Seventeen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It did not affect land.
Storm Eighteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It did not affect land.
Storm Nineteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It neared Japan.
Storm Twenty
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It affected Taiwan and China.
Storm Twenty-One
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It affected
Vietnam
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.
Storm Twenty-Two
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September and October. It affected the Philippines.
Storm Twenty-Three
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It affected the Philippines and China, and caused a shipwreck in
Luzon
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, killing 33 people.
Storm Twenty-Four
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It neared Japan.
Storm Twenty-Five
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It affected Japan.
Storm Twenty-Six
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It did not affect land.
Storm Twenty-Seven
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It affected the Philippines and China.
Storm Twenty-Eight
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It did not affect land.
Storm Twenty-Nine
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It affected the Philippines.
Storm Thirty
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November and December. It affected the Philippines.
Storm Thirty-One
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in December. It affected the Philippines,
killing 305 people.
See also
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1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
The following is a list of South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones between the year 1900 and 1950.
Storms 1904 Comoros cyclone
On December 14, a cyclone moved through the Comoros, causing damage to the island's vanilla and coffee plantati ...
*
1900–1940 South Pacific cyclone seasons
The following is a list of all reported tropical cyclones within the South Pacific Ocean, to the east of 160°E, from 1900 to 1940.
Background
Ancient Polynesians and others who inhabited the tropical Pacific before the Europeans arrived, knew o ...
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1930s Australian region cyclone seasons
Storms Unnamed tropical cyclone near Cairns (1934)
On March 12, 1934, a powerful cyclone crossed the coast of Far North Queensland at Cape Tribulation. A pearling fleet was decimated by the system, resulting in the loss of 75 lives. The tow ...
References
{{Tropical cyclone season, 1938
Pre-1940 Pacific typhoon seasons
1938 meteorology