Season summary
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Storm names
editDuring the season 30 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list which started in 1996.
| Sun | Gold | Fraction | Sunflower | Bear | Eagle | Salmon | Spider | Water | Bread | Mercury | Silver | Function | Bluebell | Tiger |
| Hawk | Pike | Worm | Milk | Porridge | Venus | Oxygen | Addition | Rose | Wolf | Sparrow | Perch | Grasshopper | Tea | Pizza |
Philippines
edit| Asiang | Biring | Konsing | Ditang | Edeng |
| Gloring | Huaning | Isang | Lusing | Maring |
| Ningning | Osang | Paring | Reming | Seniang |
| Toyang | Ulpiang | Welpring (unused) | Yerling (unused) | |
| Auxiliary list | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aring (unused) | ||||
| Basiang (unused) | Kayang (unused) | Dorang (unused) | Enang (unused) | Grasing (unused) |
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 10 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2000 season. This is the same list used for the 1992 season. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in gray.
Season effects
editThis table summarizes all the systems that developed within or moved into the North Pacific Ocean, to the west of the International Date Line during 1997. The tables also provide an overview of a systems intensity, duration, land areas affected and any deaths or damages associated with the system.
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| TD | January 12 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| 01W (Asiang) | February 28 – March 1 | Tropical depression | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| Sun (Biring) | April 1 – 10 | Tropical storm | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines | None | None | |
| 03W | April 25 – 26 | Tropical depression | 45 km/h (30 mph) | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Gold (Konsing) | May 8 – 18 | Typhoon | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| Fraction (Ditang) | May 18 – 24 | Tropical storm | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) | Philippines, Tawian | None | None | |
| TD | June 13 – 15 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | South China | None | None | |
| Sunflower | July 5 – 12 | Typhoon | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Japan | None | None | |
| Bear | July 13 – 24 | Typhoon | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Japan | None | None | |
| Eagle (Edeng) | July 20 – 25 | Severe tropical storm | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | South China, Vietnam | $204 million | 104 | |
| Salmon (Gloring) | July 21 – 18 | Typhoon | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, China | $20 million | 23 | |
| Spider (Huaning) | July 23 – August 4 | Typhoon | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China | $5 billion | 284 | |
| Water | July 28 – 29 | Tropical depression | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Bread | July 29 – August 6 | Severe tropical storm | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | July 31 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| TD | August 2 – 3 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | South China | None | None | |
| Mercury (Isang) | August 3 – 15 | Typhoon | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Japan | None | 2 | |
| Silver | August 5 – 9 | Tropical storm | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | South China | None | None | |
| TD | August 7 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| 15W | August 12 – 16 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | August 12 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | South China | None | None | |
| Function | August 12 – 16 | Tropical storm | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | South China, Vietnam | $198 million | 125 | |
| 17W | August 14 – 16 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Bluebell (Lusing) | August 17 – 23 | Typhoon | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam, South China | $65 million | Unknown | |
| TD | August 17 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Tiger | August 20 – September 3 | Typhoon | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| TD | August 21 – 22 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Hawk | August 22 – 26 | Tropical storm | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | August 25 – 26 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| 21W | August 26 – 27 | Tropical depression | 45 km/h (30 mph) | 1008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Pike | August 28 – September 1 | Tropical depression | 65 km/h (40 mph) | 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Worm (Maring) | September 4 – 10 | Typhoon | 155 km/h (100 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Philippines, South China | $1.5 billion | 140 | |
| 24W (Ningning) | September 10 – 14 | Tropical depression | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam | None | None | |
| Milk (Osang) | September 11 – 23 | Typhoon | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 935 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Japan | None | None | |
| Porridge | September 12 – 20 | Typhoon | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Venus | September 15 – 23 | Severe tropical storm | 100 km/h (65 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | South China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos | Unknown | 38 | |
| Oxygen | September 21 – October 1 | Typhoon | 165 km/h (105 mph) | 935 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Addition (Paring) | September 23 – October 3 | Typhoon | 150 km/h (90 mph) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Rose (Reming) | October 10 – 17 | Tropical depression | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam | $4.3 million | 8 | |
| Wolf (Seniang) | October 11 – 22 | Severe tropical storm | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 31W | October 15 – 16 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1006 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Sparrow | October 20 – 26 | Typhoon | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| 34W | October 24 – 25 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1006 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| 35W | November 1 – 3 | Tropical depression | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Vietnam | $138 million | 60 | |
| Perch (Ulpiang) | November 3 – 13 | Typhoon | 135 km/h (105 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Grasshopper (Toyang) | November 4 – 16 | Tropical storm | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Philippines | $5.1 million | 24 | |
| 38W | November 5 – 8 | Tropical depression | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | Wake Island | None | None | |
| 39W | November 7 – 8 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1006 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| 40W | November 24 – 26 | Tropical depression | 45 km/h (30 mph) | 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| 41W | December 14 – 20 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Tea | December 21 – 29 | Severe tropical storm | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | $3 million | None | |
| Pizza | December 24 – 27 | Tropical depression | 85 km/h (50 mph) | 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo | None | 127 | |
| Season aggregates | ||||||||
| 52 systems | January 12 – December 29 | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | 6.88 billion | 935 | |||