The 1942 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
, 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
The International Date Line (IDL) is an internationally accepted demarcation on the surface of Earth, running between the South and North Poles and serving as the boundary between one calendar day and the next. It passes through the Pacific O ...
. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see
1942 Pacific hurricane season.
There were 30 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1942. Nine tropical storms are reported in August, which made it the most active August known at the time.
Storms
Tropical Storm One
The storm didn't really affect that much but it affected the
Caroline Islands during late-January 1942.
Tropical Storm Two
This storm is very similar to Tropical Storm One. It has the very same track but it is slightly towards the east and affected the
Caroline Islands.
Tropical Storm Nine
A storm formed north of the
Philippines on July 28. It impacted
Hainan and southern
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 ...
on July 29–30, as it was dissipating.
Tropical Storm Thirty
The final storm of the season developed on December 13 east of
Mindanao,
Philippines or in the
Philippine Sea
The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine archipelago (hence the name), the largest in the world, occupying an estimated surface area of . The Philippine Sea Plate forms the floor of the sea. Its ...
. It moved in a fast, northward direction. On the 15th, it moved west, and then west the next day. It finally dissipated early on the December 17, due to vertical windshear.
See also
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List of Pacific typhoon seasons
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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 ...
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1940s Australian region cyclone seasons
The following is a list of all reported tropical cyclones within the Australian region between 90°E and 160°E, after the start of World War II in September 1939 and before the start of the satellite era during the 1969–70 Season.
Systems 1940 ...
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1940s 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 after the start of World War II in September 1939 and before the start of the 1950s decade.
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Background
During the decade, met ...
References
External links
USAtoday.com
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