1987 Pacific typhoon season
| 1987 Pacific typhoon season | |
|---|---|
Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | January 7, 1987 |
| Last system dissipated | December 20, 1987 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Betty |
| • Maximum winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 890 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 32 |
| Total storms | 23 |
| Typhoons | 17 |
| Super typhoons | 6 (unofficial) |
| Total fatalities | 1,402 total |
| Total damage | > $1.3 billion (1987 USD) |
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The 1987 Pacific typhoon season was a below average season, though it featured a relatively high amount of typhoons. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1987, but most tropical cyclones formed between June and November. Tropical storms that formed in the entire basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.
A total of 25 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 24 became tropical storms. Of the 24, 17 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 6 reached super typhoon strength.