1996 Pacific typhoon season

1996 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	January 12, 1996
Last system dissipated	December 29, 1996
Strongest storm
Name	Herb
• Maximum winds	175 km/h (110 mph) (10-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	925 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions	52
Total storms	30
Typhoons	16
Super typhoons	6 (unofficial)
Total fatalities	1,047 total
Total damage	$8.39 billion (1996 USD)
Related articles
1996 Atlantic hurricane season 1996 Pacific hurricane season 1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Pacific typhoon seasons 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

The 1996 Pacific typhoon season was an above average season, producing 30 tropical storms, 16 typhoons and six super typhoons. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1996, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.^[1] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. However the first named storm, Ann, did not develop until April 3. The final named storm, Greg, dissipated on December 27.

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1996 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. 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.