1938 Pacific typhoon season

The 1938 Pacific typhoon season featured 31 storms. Data from this period was extremely sparse, so intensity is not available for these systems. The only agency that tracked these typhoons is the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which has compiled a database of all known tropical cyclones since 1851.

January–May
The first storm of the season formed on January 11, west of the Philippines. It moved northwestward, and made landfall on Luzon late on January 12 before dissipating the next day. It caused no known deaths or damage.

IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from April 5 to April 12. It did not affect land.

IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from April 29 to May 4. It affected the Philippines, and neared China.

IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from May 9 to May 16. It affected the Philippines.

June and July
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from June 21 to July 3. It affected Japan.

IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from July 7 to July 10. It affected China.

IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from July 15 to July 19. It did not affect land.

Storm Eight
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in July. It did not affect land.

Storm Nine
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected Japan and China.

Storm Ten
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.

Storm Eleven
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.

Storm Twelve
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected Taiwan.

Storm Thirteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.

Storm Fourteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected China.

Storm Fifteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August and September. It affected Japan.

Storm Sixteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August and September. It affected Japan.

Storm Seventeen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It did not affect land.

Storm Eighteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It did not affect land.

Storm Nineteen
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It neared Japan.

Storm Twenty
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It affected Taiwan and China.

Storm Twenty-One
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It affected Vietnam.

Storm Twenty-Two
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September and October. It affected the Philippines.

Storm Twenty-Three
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It affected the Philippines and China, and caused a shipwreck in Luzon, killing 33 people.

Storm Twenty-Four
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It neared Japan.

Storm Twenty-Five
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It affected Japan.

Storm Twenty-Six
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It did not affect land.

Storm Twenty-Seven
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It affected the Philippines and China.

Storm Twenty-Eight
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It did not affect land.

Storm Twenty-Nine
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It affected the Philippines.

Storm Thirty
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November and December. It affected the Philippines.

Storm Thirty-One
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in December. It affected the Philippines, killing 305 people.