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Strongest typhoons
Some typhoons that reach its maximum intensity below 900mbar occur in major or minor El Niño seasons, for example Typhoon Vanessa in 1984. Typically, typhoons reach their peak strength between August to October. Storms below are listed by the strength, depending on the pressure and winds. Typhoon Tip reached its peak strength in mid-October 1979, with a pressure down to 870millibars, making it the strongest and largest tropical cyclone ever recorded.

Formation near the euator
This is a list of all tropical cyclones that are closest to the equator. It is recorded that only 3 storms developed between the equator and 2°N. Only 5 storms that are closest to the equator are listed below.

Earliest named storms by PAGASA (2001- Current)
The Philippines has an agency called PAGASA (known as Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomy Services Administraion) name storms which enters or forms within their area of responsibility starting in 1963. However they changed their naming system to both male and female names in 2001, instead of just female names.

Seasonal records

 * The 1997 Pacific typhoon season holds the record for the most super typhoons recorded in a Pacific typhoon season, with 11 known super typhoons.
 * The 1998 Pacific typhoon season holds the record of the latest start to any Pacific typhoon season on record.
 * The 2014 Pacific typhoon season makes the record for no tropical cyclones developing during August, which is the peak of a Pacific typhoon season.

Storm records

 * 1979
 * Typhoon Tip makes the record for the most intense tropical cyclone ever globally.
 * 2001
 * Tropical Storm Vamei devw
 * 2002
 * Typhoon Mitag becomes the earliest intense typhoon ever within the Western Pacific basin as a Category 5 super typhoon.
 * 2010
 * Typhoon Megi reaches a minimum pressure of 885 millibars, which makes it the first intense typhoon to reach a pressure below 900 millibars in the 21st century.
 * 2013
 * Typhoon Haiyan makes the record for making landfall at a very strong intensity with a minimum pressure of 895 millibars and 1-minute sustained winds of 315 km/h (190 mph).
 * 2015
 * Typhoon Higos becomes the strongest storm in the month of February as a Category 4 typhoon.
 * Typhoon Maysak also becomes the strongest typhoon before the month of April, beating Typhoon Mitag of a pressure down to 905 millibars.
 * Typhoon Noul becomes one of the Top 5 strongest typhoons in the month of May.

China
China is a mountainous country, which leads to rapid dissipation of cyclones that move inland as well as significant amounts of rain from those dissipating cyclones. Typhoon Nina (1975) caused the collapse of two huge reservoirs and ten smaller dams when 1062 mm fell in Henan Province during a 24‑hour period, which is the record for Mainland China. Typhoon Sam of the 1999 Pacific typhoon season became the wettest known tropical cyclone to impact Hong Kong since records began in 1884, breaking a 73 year old record. Precipitation associated with tropical cyclones and their remains can bring snow to Tibet. An early October 2004 tropical depression brought daily precipitation of 6 cm of liquid equivalent precipitation to Che-Ku county in the form of heavy snow, which was a new October daily precipitation record for both rain and snow. This led to a loss of 340,000 kg of food, 230,000 kg of forage grass, and 263 livestock in the snowstorm.

Japan
The mountainous island archipelago is constantly struck by typhoons recurving out of the tropics, which are normally in extratropical transition as they pass through Japan. Typhoon Wipha in 2013 produced a 24‑hour total of 824 mm on October 15/16 on Izu Oshima. Typhoon Meari/Quinta of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season led to heavy rain at Owase with a total of 741 mm ending at 1500 UTC on the 29th. Typhoon Saomai in 2000 produced record rainfall at Nagoya, 584.2 mm in 24 hours. Fran of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season holds the national 24-hour precipitation record of 1174 mm.

Ryukyu Islands
Typhoon Rusa caused 409 mm of rain to fall at Naze on August 29–30, 2002. Typhoon Aere dropped 314.5 mm of rain in the 65 hour period ending at 1400 UTC on August 25, 2004 at Ishigakihima. Typhoon Agnes in August 1957 dropped 586.2 mm of rainfall on Marcus Island. In 1972, Typhoon Rita dumped 31.87 in on Okinoerabu Shima.

Philippines
This Philippines island archipelago is fairly mountainous, with the highest terrain found in Luzon.