4 Tropical Systems & Counting

[HURAKAN]

The Western Pacific has been very active this June with 4 tropical systems and 91w ready to develop. You may think this is something normal but it doesn't seem to be the reality. Usually in June the Western Pacific sees 2 or 3 tropical systems or less, if 91w develops it will tie the 1990 Typhoon Season in tropical systems in the month of June with 5 tropical developments. The WPAC as always continues to be surprising and interesting in the whole meaning of the word.

[Hurricanehink]

Wow, interesting stuff! 91W sure looks like 11W, now, so it may see 5. It's always great seeing history being made.

[senorpepr]

Here are some stats for the month of June in the WPAC. This is based off of a 30-year window from 1974-2003.

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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC
JUNE AVERAGES

     --30 YRS--
     ##  AVG/YR  2004   
TS   67   2.23    04
TY   28   0.93    03
MTY  12   0.40    01
STY  02   0.07    01

TS is based on storms of GTE 35KT
TY is based on storms of GTE 65KT
MTY is based on storms of GTE 100KT
STY is based on storms of GTE 130KT

[HURAKAN]

Here are some stats for the month of June in the WPAC. This is based off of a 30-year window from 1974-2003.

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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC
JUNE AVERAGES

     --30 YRS--
     ##  AVG/YR  2004   
TS   67   2.23    04
TY   28   0.93    03
MTY  12   0.40    01
STY  02   0.07    01

TS is based on storms of GTE 35KT
TY is based on storms of GTE 65KT
MTY is based on storms of GTE 100KT
STY is based on storms of GTE 130KT

Thank You.

[senorpepr]

More interesting facts. This is the 2004 WPAC season compared to the 1973-2003 average...

(This data only includes active storms from January 1st to June 24th)

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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC
JAN 01 - JUN 24 AVERAGES

     --30 YRS--
     ##  AVG/YR  2004  (% FROM NORMAL) 
TS  142   4.73    10   (+211%)
TY   60   2.00    06   (+300%)
MTY  30   1.00    03   (+300%)
STY   9   0.30    03   (+1000%)

TS is based on storms of GTE 35KT
TY is based on storms of GTE 65KT
MTY is based on storms of GTE 100KT
STY is based on storms of GTE 130KT

[HURAKAN]

11w has formed and it's well into TS status. So now the title should be "5 Tropical Systems & Maybe Counting".

[SupertyphoonTip]

The records for June are 5 tropical storms, 4 typhoons, and 1 super-typhoon. These have been tied quite frequently, especially during the active period of the 50's and 60's.

Currently the numbers for June 2004 are 4 tropical storms, 3 typhoons, and 1 super-typhoon. If 11W will become a tropical storm (very likely), then that record will be tied. If both Mindulle and 11W become typhoons (likely), the all-time June typhoon record will be broken. The super-typhoon record will likely not be broken due to the fact that there are 5 days left of the month. Let's wait and see if this month is a historic one for WPAC tropical cyclones!