1947 Pacific typhoon season
| 1947 Pacific typhoon season | |
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Season summary map
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| First system formed | March 18, 1947 |
| Last system dissipated | December 29, 1947 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Rosalind |
| • Maximum winds | 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 924 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 27 |
| Typhoons | 19 |
| Super typhoons | 1 |
| Total fatalities | Unknown |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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| Duration | March 18 – March 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 1001 hPa (mbar) |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | May 13 – May 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 972 hPa (mbar) |
| Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 17 – June 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 960 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | July 8 – July 9 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 999 hPa (mbar) |
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| Duration | July 17 – July 19 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 993 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 26 – July 31 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
| Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 4 – August 9 |
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| Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 950 hPa (mbar) |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 12 – August 14 |
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| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 983 hPa (mbar) |
| Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 26 – August 31 |
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| Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 960 hPa (mbar) |
The 1947 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1947, 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 1947 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.
Anna originated from a vigorous tropical wave that moved west along the ITCZ during the days of March 16 and 17. On March 18 an approaching cold front caused the wave to congeal into a tropical low pressure system while about 415 miles (670 km) to the east of Davao. The system rapidly organized into a tropical storm and continued west. Anna made landfall on Mindanao on March 20 as a tropical depression and weakened quickly thereafter.
Little data is available for this system, however, the U.S. Air Weather Service noted that the storm was of little significance.
The IBTrACSBest Tracks website lists an unnamed system of unknown strength forming near 11.4N 111.0E. The system is tracked from May 10–11
The IBTrACSBest Tracks website lists an unnamed system of unknown strength forming near 9.6N 110.7E. The system is tracked from May 11–13
The Joint Typhoon Warning center (JTWC) best tracks lists this system as 02W
The IBTrACSBest Tracks website lists an unnamed system of unknown strength forming near 20.7N 1077E. The system is tracked from May 17–19
Carol formed east of the Philippines on June 17. It moved northwest and skimmed right past the most northern island as a 115 mph typhoon. After that, it began to weaken. Carol passed by Taiwan, and was about to hit mainland China, but it suddenly took a northeast track. Shortly thereafter, Carol dissipated on June 23.
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