2008 Summary of tropical cyclones
(a) over the western North Pacific 
(b) over the South China Sea
(c) making landfall along the South China coast

 

Western North Pacific

South China Sea

Landfall along the South China coast

2008

Name

Category

No.

Mean (59-03)

Name

No.

Mean (60-99)

Name

No.

Mean (60-99)

Jan

01W

TS

1

0.6

01W

1

0.1

 

0

0.0

Feb

 

 

0

0.3

 

0

0.0

 

0

0.0

Mar

 

 

0

0.5

 

0

0.2

 

0

0.0

Apr

Neoguri

TY

1

0.8

Neoguri

1

0.2

Neoguri

1

0.0

May

Rammasun
Matmo
Halong
Nakri

TY
TS
TY
TY

4

1.3

Halong

1

0.5

 

0

0.2

Jun

Fengshen

TY

1

2.0

Fengshen

1

1.0

Fengshen

0.6

Jul

Kalmaegi
Fung-wong

TY
TY

2

4.6

 

0

1.8

 

0

1.2

Aug

Kammuri
Phanfone*
11W
Vongfong
Nuri
14W

TS
TS
TD
TS
TY
TS

6

6.6

Kammuri
Nuri

2

1.9

Kammuri
Nuri

2

1.1

Sep

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

2.1

 

 

1.1

Oct

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

2.1

 

 

0.5

Nov

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

1.7

 

 

0.2

Dec

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

0.7

 

 

0.0

Annual

 

 

15

31.7

 

6

12.3

 

4

4.9

* This TS was considered by RSMC Tokyo as having reached tropical storm intensity but no warning is issued by JTWC

 

 

 

Maximum 1-min mean sustained surface wind

TD

Tropical Depression

£ 33 kt

TS

Tropical Storm

34 - 63 kt

TY

Typhoon

³ 64 kt