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

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.<div style="clear: both"></div>

### Typhoon Bess (Auring)

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### Typhoon Cecil (Bebeng)

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### Tropical Storm Dot (Katring)

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### Tropical Depression 05W (Diding)

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### Typhoon Ellis (Etang)

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### Tropical Storm Faye (Gening)

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### Tropical Depression 8W

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### Super Typhoon Hope (Ising)

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### Tropical Storm Gordon (Herming)

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### Tropical Depression 11W (Luding)

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### Typhoon Irving (Mameng)

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### Super Typhoon Judy (Neneng)

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### Tropical Depression 14W

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### Tropical Storm Ken (Oniang)

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### Typhoon Lola

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### Typhoon Mac (Pepang)

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### Tropical Storm Nancy

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### Typhoon Owen (Rosing)

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### Tropical Storm Pamela

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### Tropical Storm Roger (Sisang)

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### Typhoon Sarah (Sisang-Uring)

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.<div style="clear: both"></div>

### Super Typhoon Tip (Warling)

Typhoon Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded.
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### Super Typhoon Vera (Yayang)

Typhoon Vera was the 2nd strongest typhoon in 1979, just behind Typhoon Tip.<div style="clear: both"></div>

### Tropical Storm Wayne (Ading)

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### Tropical Depression 26W

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### Typhoon Abby (Barang)

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### Tropical Storm Ben (Krising)

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## 1979 storm names

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.

## Other websites

- Japan Meteorological Agency
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center .
- China Meteorological Agency
- National Weather Service Guam

## Infobox (hurricane season)

- **track**: 1979 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
- **basin**: WPac
- **year**: 1979
- **first storm formed**: January 1, 1979
- **last storm dissipated**: December 23, 1979
- **strongest storm name**: Typhoon Tip, Tip <small>most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded</small>
- **strongest storm pressure**: 870
- **strongest storm winds**: 165
- **average wind speed**: 1
- **total storms**: 23
- **total hurricanes**: 14
- **total intense**: 4
- **five seasons**: 1977 Pacific typhoon season, 1977, 1978 Pacific typhoon season, 1978, **1979**, 1980 Pacific typhoon season, 1980, 1981 Pacific typhoon season, 1981


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Alice 1979 track.png
- **formed**: January 1
- **dissipated**: January 14
- **1-min winds**: 110
- **pressure**: 930
- **image**: Alice Jan 7 1979 0433Z.png


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Bess 1979 track.png
- **formed**: March 19
- **dissipated**: March 25
- **1-min winds**: 90
- **pressure**: 958


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Cecil 1979 track.png
- **formed**: April 10
- **dissipated**: April 20
- **1-min winds**: 80
- **pressure**: 965


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Dot 1979 track.png
- **formed**: May 9
- **dissipated**: May 16
- **1-min winds**: 40
- **pressure**: 984


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Diding 1979 track.png
- **formed**: May 18
- **dissipated**: May 24
- **1-min winds**: 30
- **pressure**: 998


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Ellis 1979 track.png
- **formed**: June 29
- **dissipated**: July 6
- **1-min winds**: 85
- **pressure**: 955


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Faye 1979 track.png
- **formed**: July 1
- **dissipated**: July 6
- **1-min winds**: 40
- **pressure**: 998


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: 8-W 1979 track.png
- **formed**: July 23
- **dissipated**: July 25
- **1-min winds**: 20
- **pressure**: 1004


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Hope 1979 track.png
- **formed**: July 25
- **dissipated**: August 3
- **1-min winds**: 130
- **pressure**: 900
- **image**: Super Typhoon Hope (1979).jpg


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Gordon 1979 track.png
- **formed**: July 26
- **dissipated**: July 29
- **1-min winds**: 60
- **pressure**: 980


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Luding 1979 track.png
- **formed**: August 3
- **dissipated**: August 6
- **1-min winds**: 25
- **pressure**: 997


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Irving 1979 track.png
- **formed**: August 8
- **dissipated**: August 17
- **1-min winds**: 90
- **pressure**: 954


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Judy 1979 track.png
- **formed**: August 16
- **dissipated**: August 26
- **1-min winds**: 135
- **pressure**: 887


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: 14-W 1979 track.png
- **formed**: August 18
- **dissipated**: August 20
- **1-min winds**: 20
- **pressure**: 1006


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Ken 1979 track.png
- **formed**: September 1
- **dissipated**: September 4
- **1-min winds**: 60
- **pressure**: 985


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Lola 1979 track.png
- **formed**: September 2
- **dissipated**: September 8
- **1-min winds**: 90
- **pressure**: 950


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Mac 1979 track.png
- **formed**: September 15
- **dissipated**: September 24
- **1-min winds**: 70
- **pressure**: 984


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Nancy 1979 track.png
- **formed**: September 18
- **dissipated**: September 22
- **1-min winds**: 45
- **pressure**: 993


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Owen 1979 track.png
- **formed**: September 22
- **dissipated**: October 1
- **1-min winds**: 110
- **pressure**: 918


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Pamela 1979 track.png
- **formed**: September 24
- **dissipated**: September 26
- **1-min winds**: 45
- **pressure**: 1002


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Roger 1979 track.png
- **formed**: October 2
- **dissipated**: October 7
- **1-min winds**: 45
- **pressure**: 985


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Sarah 1979 track.png
- **formed**: October 4
- **dissipated**: October 15
- **1-min winds**: 110
- **pressure**: 929
- **image**: Sarah_1979-10-10_0600Z.png


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **image**: Tip 1979-10-12 0533Z.png
- **track**: Tip 1979 Path.png
- **colors**: new
- **formed**: October 4
- **dissipated**: October 19
- **1-min winds**: 165
- **pressure**: 870


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Vera 1979 track.png
- **formed**: November 2
- **dissipated**: November 7
- **1-min winds**: 140
- **pressure**: 915


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Wayne 1979 track.png
- **formed**: November 8
- **dissipated**: November 13
- **1-min winds**: 50
- **pressure**: 990


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: 26-W 1979 track.png
- **formed**: November 30
- **dissipated**: December 2
- **1-min winds**: 30
- **pressure**: 998


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Abby 1979 track.png
- **formed**: December 1
- **dissipated**: December 14
- **1-min winds**: 110
- **pressure**: 951


## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac
- **track**: Ben 1979 track.png
- **formed**: December 20
- **dissipated**: December 23
- **1-min winds**: 60
- **pressure**: 990