1979 Pacific typhoon season

The 1979 Pacific typhoon season has no official limits; it ran year-round in 1979, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December.

28 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 23 became tropical storms. 14 storms reached typhoon intensity. Four of these reached super typhoon strength.

Typhoon Alice began as a tropical disturbance on January 1. Alice then on the 9th started to turn northward and began to weaken. Alice then dissipated rapidly on January 14.

Typhoon Hope was a powerful typhoon that hit Hong Kong On August 2 killing 112.

Typhoon Sarah was a strong tropical cyclone that formed in the monsoon trough on October 4. Sarah then struck Vietnam causing many deaths and damage to crops.

Typhoon Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded.

Typhoon Vera was the 2nd strongest typhoon in 1979, just behind Typhoon Tip.

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1979 was named Alice and the final one was named Ben. The name Alice was retired after this season and replaced by Andy.

• Japan Meteorological Agency
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center Archived 2006-11-18 at the Wayback Machine.
• China Meteorological Agency Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
• National Weather Service Guam