1972 Pacific typhoon season

none WPac 1972 1972 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png January 4, 1972 December 21, 1972 Rita 910 145 1 63 31 24 2 (unofficial) > 1,169 585 > 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 1972 Atlantic hurricane season 1972 Pacific hurricane season 1972 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1972 Pacific typhoon season was an extremely active season, producing 31 tropical storms, 24 typhoons and 2 intense typhoons. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1972, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. 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 1972 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 PAGASA (the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration). This can often result in the same storm having two names. Systems thumb|400 px|This ESSA 9 weather satellite mosaic image captures Tropical Cyclones Susan (A), Rita (B), Phyllis (C), and Tess (D) across the northwest Pacific Ocean on July 13, 1972 A total of 36 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 30 became tropical storms. Twenty-two storms reached typhoon intensity, of which two reached super typhoon strength.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center 2014-04-06 15 PDF 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead Typhoon Kit (Asiang–Biring) WPac KitJan819720620UTCESSA9.gif Kit 1972 track.png January 4 January 11 typhoon cat4 120 940 A tropical disturbance generated by an upper tropospheric low in the mid-Pacific trough moved westward through the Caroline Islands, slowly organizing into Tropical Depression 1W on January 5. The depression quickly strengthened, reaching tropical storm status later that day and becoming a typhoon on the 6th as it neared the Philippines. Kit rapidly intensified on the 6th and 7th to a 140 mi/h km/h -1 on typhoon, the strongest ever in January, but its inflow was cut off to the west, weakening the typhoon as it continued westward. Kit hit the eastern Philippines as a 100 mi/h km/h -2 on typhoon on January 7, and turned north through the archipelago in response to a break in the subtropical ridge. This brought Kit eastward then southward, where after completing its large loop it dissipated on January 15, just 170 nmi km -1 from its starting location.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 18–19 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead This unusual, unexpected, and unseasonably strong typhoon killed 204 people and caused nearly $23 million in damage (1972 USD) in the Philippines. The destruction was mostly due to rains and flooding. Tropical Depression 02W WPac 2-W 1972 track.png April 2 April 6 depression 30 1004 List of tropical cyclones near the Equator Tropical Depression 02W was a weak system that existed near the equator, doing a loop then traveling eastwards as a disturbance before dissipating. Typhoon Lola WPac Typhoon_Lola.jpg Lola 1972 track.png May 27 June 8 typhoon cat3 105 955 The northern hemisphere part of a "cyclone twin" developed into a tropical depression west of Kwajalein on May 29. It headed west and slowly strengthened. As it turned to the northwest and then the north northeast, it reached its maximum intensity on June 5. It continued heading north northeast, steadily weakened, and went extratropical on June 7.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 20–21 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead Lola passed close enough to some of the islands in Micronesia to cause damage. Two fishermen were reported missing. Wind and waves caused $18 thousand (1972 USD) in damage to Pohnpei and nearby atolls. They also destroyed the fresh water system, causing a shortage of drinking water. On Pingelap and Mokil, sixty houses were destroyed. Tropical Storm Nina WPac NinaJune419720504UTC.gif Nina 1972 track.png June 1 June 4 nwpstorm storm 50 990 Tropical Storm Nina formed as a disturbance heading westwards. It briefly became a tropical depression south of Guam, but it weakened back to a disturbance as it turned back eastwards. As it traveled eastwards, it reintensified, becoming a tropical storm late on the 3rd while far east-southeast of Guam. It did not last, though, weakening back to a disturbance on the 4th and dissipating on the 5th. Tropical Storm Mamie WPac MamieJune119720754UTC.gif Mamie 1972 track.png June 1 June 7 nwpstorm storm 45 996 Tropical Storm Mamie formed as a disturbance over the Philippines. It traveled westwards, becoming a tropical depression over the South China Sea, and then becoming a tropical storm on the 1st. The tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam late on the 3rd. It weakened to a tropical depression over land, and it became non-tropical as it went offshore. The extratropical remnants of Mamie traveled northeastwards along the Chinese coast, finally dissipating over Hokkaido. Typhoon Ora (Konsing) WPac OraJun2619720727UTCESSA9.gif Ora 1972 track.png June 22 June 27 typhoon cat1 80 980 Typhoon Ora (1972) Typhoon Ora, which formed on June 22, crossed the northern Philippines on the 24th and 25th as an 85 mi/h km/h 0 on typhoon. It weakened over land, but restrengthened in the South China Sea to a 90 mi/h km/h -1 on typhoon before hitting southern China on June 27. An unusual feature about Ora was while crossing the South China Sea, it never featured a wall cloud, even though it had winds of typhoon strength.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 22–25 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead Ora caused heavy damage to the Manila area in the Philippines. It killed 131 people, including four who died when a ferry in the Bicol region capsized. In Manila Harbor, several ships were blown ashore. All in all, Ora left 385 thousand people homeless and caused $15 million (1972 USD) in damage. Tropical Depression Didang WPac June 28 June 30 30 PAGASA Typhoon Phyllis WPac Typhoon Phyllis.tif Phyllis 1972 track.png July 4 July 15 typhoon cat4 120 945 Tropical Storm Phyllis, which formed on July 5, quickly intensified from late on July 9 to early July 11 to a 140 mi/h km/h -1 on typhoon. The typhoon turned to the northwest, steadily weakening as it approached Japan. Phyllis struck southeastern Japan on July 15 as a tropical storm, and became extratropical that night.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 26–27 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead In Japan, Phyllis caused 3 deaths, more than 300 landslides, and flooded more than 6000 homes. Overall damage was moderate. Typhoon Rita (Gloring) WPac Typhoon Rita on July 9, 1972.png Rita 1972 path.png July 5 July 26 typhoon cat5 145 900 Typhoon Rita (1972) The near-equatorial trough spawned four tropical cyclones on July 5, one of which would become Super Typhoon Rita. Having originated over the open Western Pacific, the depression tracked westward, becoming a tropical storm on July 7 and a typhoon the next day. Rita quickly intensified, reaching super typhoon strength on July 10 and a peak of 165 mi/h km/h 0 on on July 11. The typhoon stalled and weakened over the next two days as it headed to the northeast. On the July 15 and July 16, Rita again stalled, weakening down to 75 mi/h km/h 0 on, as Tropical Storm Phyllis swung around its circulation and struck Japan. Rita then turned to the north, where it was able to restrengthen. Typhoon Tess at that time was just located some 800 nm east of Rita. A Fujiwhara interaction took place, forcing Rita executed a large loop from July 21 to July 25. In that loop the Rita caught USS Alamo and USS Juneau as they sought to evade to the south after dropping of US Marines and equipment in Okinawa. Both ships weathered the storm but Alamo sustained minor damage in the plunging seas. After looping and passing Okinawa, she continued to the northwest and began to accelerate as she entered a confluent zone created by a trough over Manchuria and a building ridge over the Sea of Japan. She passed by western South Korea, made landfall at Shidao port, Shandong and then weakened into a tropical storm. Rita entered the Bohai Sea, hit northeastern China, and dissipated over the Yanshan mountain northwest of Peking, China on the night of July 27.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 28–31 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead Rita's large size and long life caused heavy rains throughout the areas it hit. Rita and Tropical Storm Susan's presence strengthened the southwest monsoon flow over Luzon, where torrential rains occurring between July 17 and July 21 lead to disastrous flooding which killed 214 and with over $150 million in damage.Philippine Weather Bureau Report No. 25 UDC 551.515.2 (914) Tropical Cyclones of 1972 April 1973 National Weather Service 12–14 Near Guam, on July 8, the typhoon caused an Air Force Boeing B-52 to crash into the ocean, killing one member of its six-man crew. The remaining crew members were rescued by a US Navy nuclear attack submarine which surfaced in the roiling seas and literally fished the men out by using a line attached to a periscope and reeling them in as the boat rolled in the seas. In Taiwan, heavy rains caused landslides, one of which derailed a train, killing three. In Korea, eight people were killed, more fifty small vessels were lost, and more than two hundred buildings were destroyed. In the Ryukyu Islands, three people were killed. Crop damage was heavy, numerous boats were sunk, and several highways were blocked by mudslides. Rita killed 229 people, making it this season's deadliest typhoon. Typhoon Susan (Edeng) WPac SusanJuly1019720738UTCESSA9.gif Susan 1972 track.png July 5 July 15 typhoon cat1 65 980 A disturbance in the ITCZ became a tropical depression on July 5. It headed northwest over the Philippines. It intensified into a tropical storm almost immediately after entering the South China Sea on July 8. It then turned north, and erratically drifted and looped for four days. On July 11, Susan became a typhoon. On July 14, Susan moved close to the Taiwan Strait. It made landfall on the coast of Fujian province, and dissipated inland on July 15.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 32–33 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead Susan caused heavy waves on the western coast of Luzon. Along with Super Typhoon Rita, Susan altered the monsoon winds over the Philippines, which caused flooding that killed 214 people; however, as Rita was primarily responsible for these conditions, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center attributes these deaths to the former system. By itself, Susan killed four people in Taiwan. Typhoon Susan sank the SS Oriental Falcon on 12 July 1972 after it ran aground in South China. Typhoon Tess WPac Typhoon Tess 1972.png Tess 1972 track.png July 7 July 24 typhoon cat4 125 940 The same near-equatorial trough that developed Rita also developed Typhoon Tess. Tess, having developed on July 7 near the Marshall Islands, tracked westward, reaching typhoon status on July 12. Over the next two days, as Tess turned to the northwest, it rapidly intensified to a 145 mi/h km/h 0 on typhoon. Steadily weakening as it continued northwestward, Tess bent back to the west in response to the building of a high pressure cell over Japan. The Fujiwhara effect between Tess and Rita brought 75 mi/h km/h 0 on Typhoon Tess into Japan on July 23. After dissipating over Sea of Japan, Tess continued northward, and merged with a front south of Vladivostok on July 25.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 34–35 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead In Japan, Tess caused strong flooding and strong surf. This killed 29 people, with 20 missing. These casualties were mostly swimmers caught in the surf. Typhoon Viola WPac ViolaJuly2519720309UTCESSA9.gif Viola 1972 track.png July 19 July 27 typhoon storm 60 975 Typhoon Viola (classified as a tropical storm by the JTWC) spent its entire life far offshore. Its precursor disturbance formed south of Wake Island on the 21st, and it traveled westwards then northwards at around 160 degrees west, before turning back eastwards on the 24th and eventually becoming extratropical on the 26th. Tropical Depression Huaning WPac July 29 July 30 30 PAGASA Tropical Storm Winnie (Isang) WPac WinnieAugust119720609UTCESSA9.gif Winnie 1972 track.png July 29 August 3 nwpstorm storm 60 990 Tropical Storm Winnie formed as a disturbance far east of the Philippines. The disturbance did a small loop, then headed northwestwards, intensifying into a tropical storm at midnight on the 30th. It continued, traveling north of the island of Taiwan before making landfall in China on the 1st of August. The storm quickly weakened into a disturbance, which traveled slowly inland before dissipating. Typhoon Alice WPac AliceAug219720421UTC.png Alice 1972 track.png July 28 August 9 typhoon cat2 90 965 A tropical disturbance emerged from the ITCZ on July 29 and passed through the Marshalls. It became a tropical depression on July 30 and a tropical storm the next day. It and headed in the direction of Japan. Alice became a typhoon on August 2 and reached its maximum intensity on August 4 while southwest of Marcus. As Alice continued approaching Japan, it steadily weakened. It recurved, brushed Honshu, and went extratropical on August 8. It never made landfall.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 36–37 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead Waves generated by Alice's storm surge caused a river to overflow in Iwaki, which affected three hundred houses. No one was killed. Typhoon Betty (Maring) WPac Betty19720812.png Betty Pacific 1972 track.png August 8 August 18 typhoon cat4 135 910 A tropical depression formed near the Caroline Islands on August 8. It passed through the Marianas Islands after becoming a tropical storm. Betty turned to the west and peaked as a super typhoon on August 15. It turned to more to the west northwest, passed over the southern Ryukyus and just north of Taiwan, and made landfall on the coast China on August 17. It rapidly weakened inland, and dissipated the next day.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 38–39 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead Betty had minimal effects in the Ryukyu Islands. In the Philippines, it enhanced monsoon rains. This caused flooding, which killed seven people in Ilocos Sur. Four other people were presumed dead after a light aircraft went missing. In Taiwan, rains were heavy. The resulting floods in Sanchong District stranded 300 thousand people, and washed out roads and railways. More than 220 houses were totally destroyed, with at least another 130 badly damaged. Betty killed eighteen people in Taiwan, and twenty-nine overall. The total cost of damage is unknown. Tropical Depression Lusing WPac August 10 August 13 30 Typhoon Cora WPac CoraAugust2619720733UTC.png Cora 1972 track.png August 24 August 29 typhoon cat1 65 975 A disturbance west of Luzon became a tropical depression on August 22. It headed into the South China Sea and strengthened into a tropical storm. As it approached Hainan, it became only the fourth August tropical cyclone to intensify into a typhoon in the South China Sea since 1945. It made landfall on Hainan on August 28, emerged into the Gulf of Tonkin, and made a second landfall north of Haiphong. Cora had dissipated inland by August 29.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 40–41 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead No damage was reported, and no one was killed. Severe Tropical Storm Doris WPac DorisAugust2819720346UTC.png Doris 1972 track.png August 25 August 29 STS storm 55 985 Tropical Storm Doris stayed far from land. It formed far north of Wake Island and traveled north, becoming a tropical storm on the 26th, but it became extratropical on the 29th and dissipated shortly thereafter. Typhoon Elsie WPac ElsieSeptember219720640UTC.png Elsie 1972 track.png August 31 September 6 typhoon cat1 75 975 West of Leyte Gulf, a tropical depression formed on August 30. It intensified into a tropical storm after entering the South China Sea. It strengthened into a typhoon on September 1 and slowed down. It made landfall in northern South Vietnam on September 4. It rapidly weakened inland but kept its identity. It transited the Indochina Peninsulahttp://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 42–43 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead and emerged into the Bay of Bengal on September 7, becoming Tropical Cyclone 24-72 of the 1972 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Ex-Elsie gradually restrengthened as it crossed the Bay of Bengal. It made landfall on the coast of India on September 10 and rapidly dissipated inland.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf 1972 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2014-04-06 127 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221114644/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr.pdf dead While crossing Thailand, Elsie caused heavy flooding. No other impact was reported to the JTWC. Typhoon Flossie (Nitang) WPac FlossieSep1419720652UTC.gif Flossie 1972 track.png September 7 September 18 typhoon cat1 75 975 Typhoon Flossie formed as a disturbance west of Guam late on the 5th of September. The system intensified into a tropical storm just before landfall on Luzon. The cyclone then traveled slowly across the South China Sea, becoming a low-level typhoon before making landfall in Vietnam on the 16th. It weakened to a tropical depression as it crossed Vietnam, but it reintensified after entering the Bay of Bengal as Tropical Cyclone 25-72 (10B).Joint Typhoon Warning Center Annual Typhoon Report, 1972 https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/atcr/1972atcr.pdf Joint Typhoon Warning Center PDF 2020-11-23 Tropical Storm Grace (Osang) WPac GraceSep1419720652UTC.gif Grace 1972 track.png September 11 September 14 nwpstorm storm 50 990 Typhoon Helen (Paring) WPac HelenSep1619720502UTC.gif Helen 1972 track.png September 10 September 18 typhoon cat3 100 955 Typhoon Helen (1972) Typhoon Helen was the most destructive tropical cyclone to strike Japan during the 1972 Pacific typhoon season. Originating from a tropical disturbance on September 11 near the Northern Mariana Islands, Helen gradually intensified as it moved northwestward. By September 14, it reached typhoon strength and soon turned northeast towards Japan. Accelerating due to a trough over the East China Sea, Helen rapidly approached the country and made landfall near Cape Kushimoto as a Category 3-equivalent typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. Later that day, a weakened Helen emerged into the Sea of Japan. After merging with an upper-level low, the storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on September 19 and was last noted two days later after moving through southern Hokkaido. In Japan, Typhoon Helen produced torrential rain, peaking at 790 mm in 0 on in Hokkaido, and damaging winds that caused widespread damage. A total of 4,213 homes were destroyed and another 146,547 were damaged as a result of flash flooding and landslides. Numerous vessels ran aground due to rough seas associated with the storm, including several thousand ton cargo freighters. In all, 87 fatalities and $102 million in damage was attributed to Typhoon Helen. Tropical Depression 21W WPac 21-W 1972 track.png September 13 September 15 nwpdepression depression 30 1000 Typhoon Ida WPac IdaSep2219720509UTCESSA9.gif Ida 1972 track.png September 16 September 25 typhoon cat3 110 930 Tropical Depression Reming WPac September 17 September 19 30 Typhoon Kathy WPac KathyOct419720522UTC.gif Kathy 1972 track.png September 27 October 6 typhoon storm 60 980 Typhoon Lorna WPac LornaOct1019720711UTC.gif Lorna 1972 track.png September 27 October 3 typhoon cat1 75 990 Typhoon Marie WPac MarieOct1119720432UTC.gif Marie 1972 track.png October 4 October 16 typhoon cat4 115 935 Typhoon Marie formed on October 4 and tracked westwards, while it intensified into a category 4 typhoon. Soon after reaching peak intensity, Marie weakened and turned northward and affected the northern Soviet Union and Japan until it transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on October 16. Marie did not inflict much damage during its 12-day duration. Typhoon Nancy WPac NancyOct1819720337UTC.gif Nancy 1972 track.png October 16 October 26 typhoon cat3 105 945 Tropical Depression Seniang WPac October 17 October 19 30 PAGASA Typhoon Olga WPac OlgaOct2719720444UTCESSA9.gif Olga 1972 track.png October 21 October 29 typhoon cat3 105 940 Typhoon Pamela (Toyang) WPac PamelaNov619720650UTC.gif Pamela 1972 track.png November 2 November 9 typhoon cat3 110 940 Typhoon Pamela struck Hong Kong killing one person.http://www.hko.gov.hk/informtc/historical_tc/cdtc.htm Historical Information 2007-12-17 2015-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150516012539/http://www.hko.gov.hk/informtc/historical_tc/cdtc.htm dead Typhoon Ruby WPac RubyNov1619720310UTC.gif Ruby 1972 track.png November 14 November 21 typhoon cat3 110 940 Typhoon Sally WPac SallyDec319720300UTC.gif Sally 1972 track.png November 30 December 4 typhoon cat1 80 985 December 2 On November 30, a low-pressure area formed near Borneo, before moving westwards towards the Gulf Of Thailand and eventually becoming Typhoon Sally. Typhoon Sally made landfall near the Surat Thani province of Thailand and gradually weakened to a remnant low in the Bay of Bengal on December 2, dissipating in the same area. Typhoon Therese (Undang) WPac ThereseDec619720350UTC.gif Therese 1972 track.png December 1 December 11 typhoon cat3 105 945 Typhoon Therese, having developed on November 30, struck the Philippines on December 3. After crossing the islands, the typhoon reached a peak of 120 mi/h km/h -1 on winds in the South China Sea, a rare event for December. Therese's intensity fluctuated as it continued westward, and hit eastern South Vietnam on the 9th as a 115 mi/h km/h 0 on typhoon. Therese dissipated on the 12th, after causing 90 deaths and extensive damage on its path. Severe Tropical Storm Violet WPac VioletDec131972.gif Violet 1972 track.png December 12 December 21 STS storm 55 995 Storm names Tropical cyclone naming During the season 29 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list from late 1950. Kit Lola Mamie Nina Ora Phyllis Rita Susan Tess Viola Winnie Alice Betty Cora Doris Elsie Flossie Grace Helen Ida Kathy Lorna Marie Nancy Olga Pamela Sally Therese Violet Two Central Pacific system developed, Tropical Storms June and Ruby. The naming policy at the time was to use Western Pacific names the Central Pacific. Philippines Asiang Biring Konsing Didang Edeng Gloring Huaning Isang Lusing Maring Nitang Osang Paring Reming Seniang Toyang Undang Welpring Yoning Auxiliary list Aring Basiang Kayang Dorang Enang Grasing The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1976 season. This is the same list used for the 1968 season. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in . Season effects This table will list all the storms that developed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line and north of the equator during 1972. It will include their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, missing persons (in parentheses), and damage totals. Classification and intensity values will be based on estimations conducted by the JMA, however due to lack of information around this time sustained winds were recorded by the JTWC. All damage figures will be in 1972 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical low. |- | Kit (Asiang-Biring) || 720104 January 4–5 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|220 220 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || Palau, Philippines || 23000000 $ || 204 || |- | TD || 720104 January 4–5 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720228 February 28 – March 4 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || Palau, Mariana Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720302 March 2–4 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720302 March 2–4 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | 02W || 720402 April 2–6 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720521 May 21–24 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720525 May 25–28 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Lola || 720527 May 27 – June 8 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|195 195 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0955 955 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 18000 $ || None || |- | Nina || 720601 June 1–7 || bgcolor=#TS|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#TS|095 95 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TS|0990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Mamie || 720601 June 1–4 || bgcolor=#TS|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#TS|085 85 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TS|0996 996 hPa inHg 4 on || Vietnam, South China || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720601 June 1 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720610 June 10–13 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || South China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720610 June 10 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Ora (Konsing) || 720622 June 22–27 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|150 150 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0980 980 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, South China || 15000000 $ || 131 || |- | Didang || 720628 June 28–30 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1016 Not specified || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Phyllis || 720704 July 4–15 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|220 220 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0945 945 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan || Unknown || 3 || |- | Rita (Gloring) || 720705 July 5–27 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|270 270 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0910 910 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, South China || 445000000 $ || 377 || |- | Susan (Edeng) || 720705 July 5–15 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|120 120 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0980 980 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Taiwan, China || Unknown || 218 || |- | Tess || 720707 July 7–25 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|230 230 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan, Korean Peninsula || Unknown || 29 || |- | Viola || 720705 July 5–15 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|110 110 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Eleven || 720725 July 25–30 || bgcolor=#TS|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#TS|030 Not specified || bgcolor=#TS|0990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720725 July 25–27 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Alice || 720728 July 28 – August 9 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|165 165 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0965 965 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan || None || None || |- | Winnie (Isang) || 720725 July 25–30 || bgcolor=#TS|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#TS|110 110 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TS|0990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Huaning || 720729 July 29–30 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 45 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720730 July 30 – August 3 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || South China || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720731 July 31 – August 7 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Betty (Maring) || 720808 August 8–18 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|250 250 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0910 910 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China || Unknown || 29 || |- | Lusing || 720810 August 10 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 45 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720821 August 21–23 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720821 August 21 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720822 August 22–24 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Celeste || 720824 August 24 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1012 1012 hPa inHg 4 on || Wake Island || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Cora || 720824 August 24–29 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|120 120 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, South China || Unknown || None || |- | Doris || 720825 August 25–29 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|100 100 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0985 985 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Elsie || 720831 August 31 – September 7 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|140 140 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || Indochina || Unknown || None || |- | TD || 720901 September 1–10 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || Ryukyu Islands, Japan || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720904 September 4–5 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720906 September 6 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || Ryukyu Islands|| 0 None || 0 None || |- | Flossie (Nitang) || 720907 September 7–18 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|140 140 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Indochina || Unknown || None || |- | TD || 720907 September 7 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Helen (Paring) || 720910 September 10–18 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|185 185 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0955 955 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan || 102000000 $ || 87 || |- | Grace (Osang) || 720911 September 11–14 || bgcolor=#TS|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#TS|095 95 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TS|0990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || 0 None || |- | 21W || 720913 September 13–19 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 720915 September 15 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Reming || 720916 September 16–20 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 45 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Ida || 720916 September 16–26 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|205 205 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0930 930 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Lorna || 720927 September 27 – October 3 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|140 140 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || South China, Vietnam || None || None || |- | Kathy || 720927 September 27 – October 6 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|110 110 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0980 980 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Marie || 721005 October 5–12 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|215 215 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0935 935 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | TD || 721009 October 9–12 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Seniang || 721013 October 13–20 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Palau, Philippines || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Nancy || 721016 October 16–26 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|195 195 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0945 945 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Olga || 721021 October 21–30 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|195 195 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | TD || 721031 October 31 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1012 1012 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || 0 None || |- | TD || 721031 October 31 – November 2 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Pamela (Toyang) || 721102 November 2–9 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|205 205 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, South China || Unknown || 1 || |- | Ruby || 721114 November 14–21 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|205 205 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | TD || 721116 November 16–27 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|035 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Sally || 721130 November 30 – December 4 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|150 150 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0985 985 hPa inHg 4 on || Thailand || Unknown || Unknown || |- | Therese (Undang) || 721201 December 1–11 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|195 195 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0945 945 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Vietnam || Unknown || 90 || |- | Violet || 721212 December 12–21 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|100 100 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0994 994 hPa inHg 4 on || Marshall Islands || None || None || |- 63 systems January 4 – December 21, 1972 270 km/h mph on 5 910 hPa inHg 4 on >585018000 $ >1,169 See also Tropical cyclones 1972 Pacific hurricane season 1972 Atlantic hurricane season 1972 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Australian cyclone seasons: 1971–72, 1972–73 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1971–72, 1972–73 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1971–72, 1972–73 References External links Japan Meteorological Agency Joint Typhoon Warning Center https://web.archive.org/web/20100301105349/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC 2010-03-01 . China Meteorological Agency National Weather Service Guam Hong Kong Observatory Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services Korea Meteorological Agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Taiwan Central Weather Bureau Digital Typhoon - Typhoon Images and Information Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website 1970 Pacific typhoon 1972