2002 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
Name |
Category | No. | Mean (59-00) | Name |
No. | Name |
No. | Mean (60-99) | ||||||||||||
Jan |
Tapah | TS | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||
Feb |
Mitag | TY | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||
Mar |
03W | TD | 1 | 0.5 | 03W | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
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Apr |
04W | TD | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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May |
Hagibis 06W |
TY TD |
2 | 1.3 | 06W | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||
Jun |
Noguri Chataan Rammasun |
TY TY TY |
3 | 2.0 | Noguri | 1 | 0 | 0.6 |
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| Jul | Halong Nakri Fengshen 13W Fung-Wong Kalmaegi |
TY TS TY TD TY TD |
6 | 4.6 | Nakri 13W |
1 | 0 | 1.2 |
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Aug |
Kammuri 17W 18W Phanfone Vongfong Rusa Sinlaku Ele |
TS TD TS TY TS TY TY TY |
8 | 6.6 | Kammuri Vongfong |
2 | Kammuri Vongfong |
2 | 1.1 |
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| Sep | Hagupit Changmi* Mekkhala Higos |
TS TS TS TY |
4 | 5.8 | Hagupit Mekkhala |
2 | Hagupit Mekkhala |
2 | 1.1 |
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| Oct | Bavi 27W 28W Maysak |
TY TD TD TS |
4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Nov | Huko Haishen |
TY TY |
2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Dec | Pongsona | TY | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Annual | 34 | 31.8 | 9 | 4 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||
* Changmi
was considered by RSMC Tokyo as having reached tropical storm intensity
but no warning is issued by JTWC
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