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The 2017 Pacific typhoon season was a below-average season in terms of accumulated cyclone energy and the number of typhoons and super typhoons, and the first since the 1977 season to not produce a Category 5-equivalent typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson scale. The season produced a total of 27 named storms, 11 typhoons, and only two super typhoons, making it an slightly above-average season in terms of storm numbers. It was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the western Pacific Ocean. The season runs throughout 2017, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The season's first named storm, Muifa, developed on April 25, while the season's last-named storm, Tembin, dissipated on December 26. This season also featured the latest occurrence of the first typhoon of the year since 1998, with Noru reaching this intensity on July 23.

First system formedJanuary 7, 2017
Last system dissipatedDecember 26, 2017[nb 1]
NameLan
Maximum winds185 km/h (115 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
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Timeline of the
2017 Pacific typhoon season
A map of the tracks of all the storms of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season.
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedJanuary 7, 2017
Last system dissipatedDecember 26, 2017[nb 1]
Strongest system
NameLan
Maximum winds185 km/h (115 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure915 hPa (mbar)
Longest lasting system
NameNoru
Duration20.25 days
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This timeline documents all of the events of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season. Most of the tropical cyclones forming between May and November. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator between 100°E and the International Date Line. During the season, 42 systems were designated as tropical depressions by either, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), or other National Meteorological and Hydrological Services such as the China Meteorological Administration and the Hong Kong Observatory. As they run the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for the Western Pacific, the JMA assigns names to tropical depressions should they intensify into a tropical storm. Tropical depressions that form in this basin are given a number with a "W" suffix by the JTWC. PAGASA also assigns local names to tropical depressions which form within or enter their area of responsibility; however, these names are not in common use outside of PAGASA's area of responsibility. In this season, 22 systems entered or formed in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), of which 10 of them made landfall over the Philippines, a record-high number since 2009.

Timeline

Tropical Storm Bolaven (2018)Typhoon Tembin (2017)Tropical Storm Kai-takTropical Storm Haikui (2017)Typhoon Damrey (2017)Tropical Depression 26WTyphoon LanTyphoon Khanun (2017)Tropical Depression 23W (2017)Typhoon Doksuri (2017)Typhoon Talim (2017)Tropical Storm Pakhar (2017)Typhoon HatoTyphoon Nesat (2017)Tropical Storm Sonca (2017)Typhoon Noru (2017)Tropical Storm Talas (2017)Tropical Storm Nanmadol (2017)Tropical Storm Merbok (2017)Tropical Depression Crising (2017)Tropical Depression Auring (2017)

January

January 1

January 7

Tropical Depression 01W (Auring) hours before landfall on January 8.

January 8

January 9

January 11

January 12

January 13

January 14

January 16

February

Track of Tropical Depression Bising during early February.

February 3

February 4

February 5

February 6

February 7

March

March 19

March 20

March 21

April

April 13

April 14

Tropical Depression Crising hours before landfall in the Philippines on April 15.

April 15

April 16

April 18

April 19

April 20

Track of Muifa during late April.

April 22

April 25

April 26

April 27

April 28

April 29

May

  • There is no tropical cyclone activity during May.

June

June 10

June 11

Merbok approaching China on June 12.

June 12

June 13

June 28

June 30

July

July 1

July 2

July 3

Nanmadol moving across southern Japan on July 4.

July 4

July 5

July 6

July 7

July 8

July 11

July 12

July 13

July 14

July 15

Track of Talas during mid-July.

July 16

July 17

July 19

Track of Noru during late July to early August.

July 20

July 21

July 22

Two tropical cyclones near and over China: Roke (north) lashing southern China and Sonca (south) meandering over the South China Sea on July 23.

July 23

July 24

Two tropical cyclones undergoing a Fujiwhara effect with the stronger Noru (south) starting to absorb the weaker Kulap (north) on July 25.

July 25

July 26

July 27

July 28

Three tropical cyclones active on the Western Pacific on July 29: Haitang (center-left) over the South China Sea following Nesat (center-right) on approach to Taiwan, and Noru (top-right) traversing the Pacific Ocean. The remnants of Sonca (farthest-left) were also visible over Indochina.

July 29

Noru rapidly intensifying on July 30.

July 30

July 31

August

'August 1

August 2

August 3

August 4

Nalgae shortly before attaining its peak on August 5.

August 5

August 6

Noru slamming on Japan on August 7.

August 7

August 8

August 9

August 10

August 11

Track of Banyan during mid-August.

August 12

August 13

August 14

August 15

August 16

August 17

August 18

August 19

August 20

August 21

August 22

Hato making landfall at peak intensity on August 23.

August 23

August 24

August 25

August 26

Pakhar after making landfall on China on August 27.

August 27

August 28

August 29

August 30

August 31

September

Sanvu shortly after its peak intensity on September 1.

September 1

September 2

Mawar nearing landfall on China on September 3.

September 3

September 4

Track of Guchol during early September.

September 5

September 6

September 7

September 8

September 9

September 10

September 11

September 12

September 13

Talim shortly after its peak intensity on September 14 while exhibiting a large eye.

September 14

Typhoons Doksuri (left) and Talim (right) late on September 14.

September 15

September 16

Talim wreaking havoc across Japan on September 17.

September 17

September 22

September 23

Track of 22W during late September

September 24

September 25

October

October 7

October 8

23W hours before its landfall on Vietnam on October 9

October 9

October 10

October 11

October 12

October 13

October 14

Khanun approaching China on October 15.

October 15

October 16

October 17

October 18

Lan exhibiting a large outflow over the Philippine Sea as it strengthens on October 19, with the Philippines almost covered by Lan's convective bands.

October 19

October 20

Large eye of Lan at its peak intensity on October 21.

October 21

October 22

October 23

October 24

October 25

October 26

October 27

Saola shortly after passing over Okinawa on October 28.

October 28

October 29

October 30

October 31

November

November 1

November 2

Damrey shortly before its peak over the South China Sea on November 3.

November 3

November 4

Erratic track of 29W during early November, which caused the 2017 Malaysian floods.

November 5

November 6

November 7

November 8

Pre-Haikui traversing the Philippines on November 9.

November 9

November 10

November 11

November 12

November 13

November 16

November 17

Track of Kirogi during mid-November.

November 18

November 19

December

December 12

December 13

Erratic and unusual track of Kai-tak during mid to late December.

December 14

December 15

Kai-tak shortly before its landfall on Samar on December 16.

December 16

December 17

December 18

December 19

Kai-tak traversing southwestward over the South China Sea on December 20.

December 20

Tembin hours before landfall on Mindanao on December 21.

December 21

December 22

December 23

Tembin at its peak intensity over the South China Sea on December 24.

December 24

December 25

December 26

December 29

December 30

December 31

  • 23:59 UTC — The 2017 Pacific typhoon season ends.

Notes

  1. While Bolaven formed during the 2017 season as being the last system, it was considered to be part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season, based on the JMA's annual report, thus, Tembin would be the last system of this season while Bolaven would be the first system for the following season.[1][2]
  2. Operationally, 02W was a tropical depression by the JTWC before its landfall in Samar, but in post-season analysis, the agency determined it to be a weather disturbance at the time. Similarly, the agency never re-upgraded the system to a tropical depression as it emerged over the South China Sea until the end of the season.[7]
  3. A super typhoon is an unofficial category used by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) for a typhoon with winds of at least 130 kn (240 km/h; 150 mph).[75]
  4. Since March 23, 2022, PAGASA has defined a super-typhoon as a tropical cyclone with maximum 10-minute sustained winds of ≥185 kilometres per hour (100 kn; 51 m/s; 115 mph).[109]

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