1972 Pacific typhoon season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=WPac
Year=1972
Track=1972 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
First storm formed=January 5, 1972
Last storm dissipated=December 19, 1972
Strongest storm name=Rita
Strongest storm pressure=911
Strongest storm winds=145
Average wind speed=1
Total storms=31
Total hurricanes=22
Total intense=2
five seasons=1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974The 1972 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1972, 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. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1972 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.

torms

33 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 31 became tropical storms. 22 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength. [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr/pdf/1972.html 1972 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS ] ]

Typhoon Kit (Asiang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=January 5
Dissipated=January 9
1-min winds=120
Pressure=933A tropical disturbance generated by an upper tropospheric low in the mid-Pacific trough moved westward through the Caroline Islands, slowly organizing into Tropical Depression 1W on January 5. The depression quickly strengthened, reaching tropical storm status later that day and becoming a typhoon on the 6th as it neared the Philippines. Kit rapidly intensified on the 6th and 7th to a convert|140|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on typhoon, the strongest ever in January, but its inflow was cut off to the west, weakening the typhoon as it continued westward. Kit hit the eastern Philippines as a convert|100|mi/h|km/h|-2|abbr=on typhoon on January 7, and turned north through the archipelago in response to a break in the subtropical ridge. This brought Kit eastward then southward, where after completing its large loop it dissipated on January 15, just convert|170|nmi|km|-1 from its starting location. Typhoon Kit brought torrential rains and flooding, causing 204 fatalities and nearly $23 million in damage (1972 USD).

Tropical Depression 02W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=March 30
Dissipated=April 4
1-min winds=30
Pressure=1001

Typhoon Lola

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=May 28
Dissipated=June 5
1-min winds=105
Pressure=956

Tropical Storm Mamie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=May 31
Dissipated=June 4
1-min winds=45
Pressure=989

Tropical Storm Nina

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=May 31
Dissipated=June 8
1-min winds=50

Typhoon Ora (Konsing)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Track=Ora 1972 track.pngFormed=June 22
Dissipated=June 27
1-min winds=80
Pressure=971Typhoon Ora, which formed on June 22, crossed the northern Philippines on the 24th and 25th as an convert|85|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on typhoon. It weakened over land, but restrengthened in the South China Sea to a convert|90|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on typhoon before hitting southern China on the 27th. Ora caused 131 casualties, with $15 million in damage (1972 USD). An unusual feature about Ora was while crossing the South China Sea, it never featured a wall cloud, even though it had winds of typhoon strength.

Typhoon Phyllis

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 5
Dissipated=July 15
1-min winds=120
Pressure=944Tropical Storm Phyllis, which formed on July 5, quickly intensified from late on the 9th to early on the 11th to a convert|140|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on typhoon. The typhoon turned to the northwest, steadily weakening as it approached Japan. Phyllis struck southeastern Japan on the 15th as a tropical storm, and became extratropical that night. Phyllis caused 3 deaths and moderate damage.

uper Typhoon Rita (Gloring)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Formed=July 6
Dissipated=July 26
1-min winds=145
Pressure=911The near-equatorial trough spawned four tropical cyclones on July 5, one of which would become Super Typhoon Rita. Having originated over the open Western Pacific, the depression tracked westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 7th and a typhoon on the 8th. Rita quickly intensified, reaching super typhoon strength on the 10th and a peak of convert|165|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on on the 11th. The typhoon stalled and weakened on the 12th and 13th as it headed to the northeast. On the 15th and 16th, Rita again stalled, weakening down to convert|75|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on. It then turned to the north, where it was able to become a Category 2 again. A building high pressure ridge forced the typhoon westward, where it executed a large loop from the 21st to the 25th. After looping and passing Okinawa, the typhoon continued to the northwest, passed by western South Korea, and weakened to a tropical storm on the 26th. Rita entered the Gulf of Chihli, hit northeastern China, and dissipated near Peking, China on the 27th. Rita directly caused 12 deaths, with 3 missing, and moderate to heavy damage on its path. In addition, Rita and Tropical Storm Susan's presence strengthened the southwest monsoon flow over Luzon, where torrential rains and disastrous flooding left 214 dead, with over $150 million in damage. Rita was the longest lasting Western Pacific tropical cyclone at the time.

Typhoon Susan (Edeng)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Formed=July 5
Dissipated=July 14
1-min winds=65
Pressure=980

Typhoon Tess

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 7
Dissipated=July 24
1-min winds=125
Pressure=940The same near-equatorial trough that developed Rita also developed Typhoon Tess. Tess, having developed on July 7 near the Marshall Islands, tracked westward, reaching typhoon status on the 12th. On the 13th and 14th as Tess turned to the northwest, it rapidly intensified to a convert|145|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on typhoon. Steadily weakening as it continued northwestward, Tess bent back to the west in response to the building of a high pressure cell over Japan. The Fujiwhara effect between Tess and Rita brought convert|75|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on Typhoon Tess into Japan on the 23rd. It continued northward, and merged with a front over extreme eastern Russia on the 25th. Tess caused strong flooding, which in turn killed 29 people.

Tropical Storm Viola

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 23
Dissipated=July 26
1-min winds=60
Pressure=980

Tropical Storm Winnie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 29
Dissipated=August 2
1-min winds=60
Pressure=971

Typhoon Alice

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 29
Dissipated=August 8
1-min winds=90
Pressure=964

uper Typhoon Betty (Maring)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 8
Dissipated=August 17
1-min winds=135
Pressure=910

Tropical Storm Doris

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 24
Dissipated=August 29
1-min winds=55
Pressure=986

Typhoon Cora

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 24
Dissipated=August 29
1-min winds=65
Pressure=976

Typhoon Elsie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 30
Dissipated=September 4
1-min winds=75
Pressure=974

Typhoon Flossie (Nitang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 9
Dissipated=September 18
1-min winds=75
Pressure=975This became Tropical Cyclone 25-72 in the Bay of Bengal.

Tropical Storm Grace (Osang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 10
Dissipated=September 19
1-min winds=50
Pressure=989

Typhoon Helen (Paring)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Track=Helen 1972 track.pngFormed=September 12
Dissipated=September 18
1-min winds=100
Pressure=957Typhoon Helen, which formed on September 12 over the open West Pacific, struck southern Japan on the 16th. Helen looped in the Sea of Japan, and became extratropical on the 19th. Helen's heavy flooding and landslides killed 64 people, with $102 million in damage (1972 USD).

Tropical Depression 21W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 11
Dissipated=September 13
1-min winds=30

Typhoon Ida

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 17
Dissipated=September 24
1-min winds=110
Pressure=930

Tropical Storm June

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 26
Dissipated=September 28
1-min winds=50The name June was given to a storm that formed in the Central Pacific Ocean. Before 1982 all storms that formed within this basin were given names from the Western Pacific Typhoon Name List. [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr/pdf/1972.html 1972 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS ] ]

Tropical Storm Kathy

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Formed=September 29
Dissipated=October 5
1-min winds=60
Pressure=976

Typhoon Lorna

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 26
Dissipated=October 3
1-min winds=75
Pressure=990

Typhoon Marie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 3
Dissipated=October 11
1-min winds=115
Pressure=936

Typhoon Nancy

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 16
Dissipated=October 21
1-min winds=105
Pressure=945

Typhoon Olga

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 19
Dissipated=October 29
1-min winds=105
Pressure=939

Typhoon Pamela (Toyang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 2
Dissipated=November 8
1-min winds=110
Pressure=942Typhoon Pamela struck Hong Kong killing one person. [http://www.hko.gov.hk/informtc/historical_tc/cdtc.htm Historical Information ] ]

Typhoon Ruby

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 12
Dissipated=November 20
1-min winds=110
Pressure=941

Typhoon Sally

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Formed=November 28
Dissipated=December 5
1-min winds=80
Pressure=984

Typhoon Therese (Undang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 30
Dissipated=December 10
1-min winds=105
Pressure=944Typhoon Therese, having developed on November 30, struck the Philippines on December 3. After crossing the islands, the typhoon reached a peak of convert|120|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on winds in the South China Sea, a rare event for December. Therese's intensity fluctuated as it continued westward, and hit eastern Vietnam on the 9th as a convert|115|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on typhoon. Therese dissipated on the 12th, after causing 90 deaths and extensive damage on its path.

Tropical Storm Violet

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=December 12
Dissipated=December 19
1-min winds=55
Pressure=995

1972 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1972 was named Kit and the final one was named Violet.

Two Central Pacific system developed, Tropical Storms June and Ruby. The policy at the time was to use Western Pacific names the Central Pacific.

Philippines

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists are recycled every four years.

ee also

*1972 Pacific hurricane season
*1972 Atlantic hurricane season

References

External links

* [http://www.typhoon2000.ph Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website] .
* [http://www.typhoon2000.ph/plotting/PhilippineTyphoonChart.gifPhilippine Area of Responsibility] .
* [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.html Joint Typhoon Warning Center] .
* [http://www.weather.gov.hk/informtc/sound/tc_pronunciatione.htm Meaning of Tokyo Typhoon Centre names] .