1955 Pacific typhoon season

Systems

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TextData = pos:(570,30) text:"(From the" pos:(617,30) text:"Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale)"

The rest of the storms, such as unnumbered and unnamed tropical depressions and storms, are only classified by the CMA while the JMA is sometimes rare before the 1960s - 1970s.

Typhoon Violet

|1-min winds=75 Typhoon Violet formed on January 1 and dissipated on January 6. It peaked as a Category 1 typhoon by the JTWC before making landfall in Mindinao in the Philippines.

JMA Tropical Storm Two

|10-min winds=45 The storm formed on February 23. It slowly moved northwest and intensified into a tropical storm. It soon dissipated on February 28.

Typhoon Wilda

|1-min winds=90 Forming in an area full of islands, Wilda moved up into the open ocean where it reached typhoon strength. Shortly after, Wilda peaked in intensity as a lower-end category 2 cyclone. Wilda soon made a turn and began to weaken. Soon enough, Wilda had weakened under typhoon strength and dissipated on March 29.

Typhoon Anita

|1-min winds=100 Anita formed as a tropical depression on April 17. Anita entered a phase of warm waters, and it rapidly intensified to a category 1 typhoon and even a category 2 typhoon later. Anita encountered on a phase of cool waters, and as a result, it gradually weakened. Anita but re-intensified into a category 1 typhoon on April 20. However, it weakened again on April 22 but again re-intensified to a category 1 and even a category 2 typhoon later. Anita reached its peak intensity as a category 3 typhoon. Anita encountered a strong wind shear and because of this, Anita rapidly weakened to a tropical storm. Anita weakened to a tropical depression on April 25. Later, Anita loses its identity and dissipated.

Typhoon Billie

|1-min winds=100

JMA Tropical Storm Six

|10-min winds=70

Super Typhoon Clara

|1-min winds=135

Typhoon Dot

|1-min winds=70

Typhoon Ellen

|1-min winds=70

Tropical Storm 09W

|1-min winds=50

09W didn't made landfall but still affect in Japan.

Typhoon Fran

|1-min winds=115 On July 18, a tropical depression formed southeast of Japan. It entered a phase of favorable environments and was soon upgraded into a tropical storm and named Fran. Fran then moved into a favorable environment and Fran was upgraded into a category 1 typhoon. Intensification occurred and Fran intensified from a category 1 to 4 typhoon and reached its peak intensity. After peaking in intensity, unfavorable environments made Fran to start a weakening trend. On July 20, Fran weakened to a category 2 typhoon and later weakened to a category 1 typhoon and even as a strong tropical storm. On July 21 of noon, Fran weakened to a tropical depression, and soon encountered with strong wind shear and dissipated. Fran became extratropical on July 21, before moving further to the east and dissipated on July 23.

JMA Tropical Storm Twelve

|10-min winds=35

Typhoon Georgia

|1-min winds=115 Georgia formed on July 23. It moved northwestward over the following days, intensified into a Category 4 typhoon. However, the storm soon weakened and did not make landfall.

JMA Tropical Storm Fifteen

|10-min winds=40 The storm was short-lived and did not make landfall.

Typhoon Hope

|1-min winds=75 A tropical depression formed east of Philippines on August 2. It intensified to a tropical storm in the next day and named Hope. Hope intensified into a category 1 hurricane while at the south of Japan. It weakened to a tropical storm and the storm turned to the north and intensified into a category 1 again.

It was downgraded to a tropical storm and turned northeast before it slowed down. Hope became extratropical on August 17. Shortly after, the remnants hit the south of Kamchatka Peninsula and dissipated.

JMA Tropical Storm Sixteen

|10-min winds=58 The storm formed on August 5 west of the Philippines. It moved northeastward and intensified into a tropical storm. It dissipated on August 14 without making landfall.

JMA Tropical Storm Seventeen

|10-min winds=40 Seventeen was a short tropical storm that never affected land.

JMA Tropical Storm Eighteen

|1-min winds=35

Typhoon Iris

|1-min winds=80

Typhoon Joan

|1-min winds=80 Joan was a Category 1 typhoon that did not affect land.

Typhoon Kate

|1-min winds=135 Kate impacted the Philippines and China as a category 4 super typhoon.

Super Typhoon Louise

|1-min winds=150

Louise formed on September 20 as a weak tropical depression. It intensified into a tropical storm and even a typhoon later. Wind shear quickly decreased and sea surface temperatures began to rise and Louise rapidly intensified into a category 5 super typhoon. However, the process of eyewall replacement cycle caused Louise to weaken. Louise weakened to a category 2 typhoon and it started to affect the Kyūshū island of Japan and even weakened to a category 1 typhoon and affected Japan. Louise dissipated on September 30. On Kyūshū island, 31 people were killed, 41 went missing, 241 injured and 197,429 persons affected either through loss of homes or flooding. Total property damage was estimated as approaching $30,000,000.

A disastrous by-product of the storm was the fire that swept through the business district of the Honshu seaport city of Niigata on the morning of October 2. More than 1,100 buildings were burned when strong winds whipped what would have been a minor fire across the city. There was no loss of life, however. United States Air Force personnel from their base outside the city joined in aiding victims of the fire.

Typhoon Marge

|1-min winds=100

JMA Tropical Storm Twenty-four

|10-min winds=40 The storm was weak and did not affect land.

Tropical Storm 17W

|1-min winds=40 17W formed in the South China Sea and hit Vietnam.

Typhoon Nora

|1-min winds=95 Nora was a Category 2 typhoon. It passed Japan in a very close distance but did not make landfall.

Typhoon Opal

|1-min winds=85 Opal hit Japan as a tropical storm.

Tropical Storm 20W

|1-min winds=40 20W was a weak tropical storm that stayed out at sea.

Typhoon Patsy

|1-min winds=135 Patsy started on its life as a tropical depression on November 25. It hit Philippines as a tropical storm. It moved out of area before intensifying into Typhoon Patsy. Patsy reached its peak intensity before undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle and started to weaken.

Super Typhoon Ruth

|1-min winds=180

Typhoon Ruth was one of the strongest storms on record reaching 180 kts (205 mph) sustained winds measured by a reconnaissance aircraft. However, it was later determined that measurements and estimates from the 1940s to 1960s were erroneous. Thus, Ruth's measurement may likely be lower than the official best-track values.

Storm names

The names came from a series of four rotating lists. Names were used one after the other without regard to year, and when the bottom of one list was reached, the next named storm received the name at the top of the next list. The names Violet, Wilda, Dot, and Patsy were used for the first time this season.

References

References

1. "IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship".
2. (1955-10-02). "TYPHOON LOUISE DIES IN NORTHERN JAPAN". The New York Times.
3. "Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)".