1993 Pacific typhoon season
| 1993 Pacific typhoon season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | February 28, 1993 |
| Last system dissipated | January 1, 1994 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Koryn |
| • Maximum winds | 195 km/h (120 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 905 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 49 |
| Total storms | 28 |
| Typhoons | 15 |
| Super typhoons | 3 |
| Total fatalities | >688 |
| Total damage | > $1.96 billion (1993 USD) |
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| Tropical depression (JMA) | |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | February 28 – March 1 |
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| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1010 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | March 8 – March 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 985 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (PAGASA) | |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | April 9 – April 13 |
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| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1002 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (PAGASA) | |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | April 15 – April 27 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 km/h (30 mph) (10-min) 1005 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (PAGASA) | |
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| Duration | May 2 – May 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 km/h (30 mph) (10-min) 1006 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | May 16 – May 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 1008 hPa (mbar) |
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 15 – June 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 195 km/h (120 mph) (10-min) 905 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (PAGASA) | |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 17 – June 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1004 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
| Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 6 – July 13 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 975 hPa (mbar) |
The 1993 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1993, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. 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 1993 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.
40 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 30 became tropical storms. 15 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 3 reached super typhoon strength.
Tropical Depression 01W formed on February 27, 1993, near the Philippines. The storm made landfall on Mindanao on March 1, before it dissipated the next day.
It formed on April 9 east of Mindanao. It made landfall on Mindanao on April 13 and dissipated later that day.
It formed on April 15, 1993. Curving twice, it made landfall on Mindanao. It is the third storm to make landfall in Mindanao this season.
The PAGASA classified the depression as 'Daling' on May 3 as it made landfall over southern Mindanao the next day. It dissipated in the Sulu Sea on May 4.
Typhoon Koryn, having developed well east of the Philippines on June 13, steadily strengthened as it moved westward, intensifying to a peak of 150 mph (240 km/h) winds on the 24th. It crossed northern Luzon the next day as a slightly weaker 130 mph (210 km/h) typhoon, and continued west-northwestward until hitting southern China (90 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong on the 27th). Koryn slowly wound down, bringing heavy rain through China and northern Vietnam before dissipating on the 29th. Koryn was responsible for the loss of 37 people, as well as $14.5 million (1993 USD) in damage over the northern Philippines.
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