Timeline of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season

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First system formedDecember 29, 2017
Last system dissipatedDecember 29, 2018[nb 1]
Maximum winds215 km/h (130 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
Timeline of the
2018 Pacific typhoon season
A map of the tracks of all the storms of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season.
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedDecember 29, 2017
Last system dissipatedDecember 29, 2018[nb 1]
Strongest system
NameKong-rey & Yutu
Maximum winds215 km/h (130 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure900 hPa (mbar)
Longest lasting system
NameUsagi
Duration14 days
Storm articles
Other years
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

The 2018 Pacific typhoon season was formerly the costliest Pacific typhoon season on record before being surpassed by the following year and 2023. The season had no official boundaries, and storms can form year-round. Despite this, activity usually peaks between May and November. The season featured above-average activity, with 29 named storms, 13 typhoons, and 7 super typhoons forming in the West Pacific.[2][4][nb 2] The season's first named storm, Bolaven, developed on January 3, while the season's last named storm, Man-yi, dissipated on November 28. The season's first typhoon, Jelawat, reached typhoon status on March 29, eventually becoming the first super typhoon the next day.

This timeline documents all of the events of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season. Most of the tropical cyclones form 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. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for the Western Pacific Basin. As such, it is responsible for assigning names to all tropical cyclones that reach 10-minute maximum sustained winds of at least 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph) in the region.[6] The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) also monitors systems in the Western Pacific Basin, assigning systems a number with a "W" suffix if the system is a tropical depression or stronger. PAGASA also assigns local names to tropical depressions or stronger storms that form within or enter their area of responsibility, regardless if the JMA has assigned the cyclone a name; however, these names are not in common use outside of PAGASA's area of responsibility.[7] In this season, 21 systems entered or formed in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), of which 7 of them made landfall over the Philippines.

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