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.[2]
Systems
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.[3]
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from April 5 to April 12. It did not affect land.[4]
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from April 29 to May 4. It affected the Philippines, and neared China.[5]
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from May 9 to May 16. It affected the Philippines.[6]
June and July
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from June 21 to July 3. It affected Japan.[7]
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from July 7 to July 10. It affected China.[8]
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity, from July 15 to July 19. It did not affect land.[9]
Storm Eight
Duration
July 18 – July 19
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in July. It did not affect land.[10]
Storm Nine
Duration
August 4 – August 13
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected Japan and China.[11]
Storm Ten
Duration
August 5 – August 8
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.[12]
Storm Eleven
Duration
August 11 – August 16
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.[13]
Storm Twelve
Duration
August 20 – August 23
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected Taiwan.[14]
Storm Thirteen
Duration
August 23 – August 26
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It did not affect land.[15]
Storm Fourteen
Duration
August 24 – August 27
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August. It affected China.[16]
Storm Fifteen
Duration
August 25 – September 2
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August and September. It affected Japan.[17]
Storm Sixteen
Duration
August 30 – September 9
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in August and September. It affected Japan.[18]
Storm Seventeen
Duration
September 1 – September 4
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It did not affect land.[19]
Storm Eighteen
Duration
September 6 – September 9
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It did not affect land.[20]
Storm Nineteen
Duration
September 17 – September 26
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It neared Japan.[21]
Storm Twenty
Duration
September 23 – September 28
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It affected Taiwan and China.[22]
Storm Twenty-One
Duration
September 25 – September 28
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September. It affected Vietnam.[23]
Storm Twenty-Two
Duration
September 27 – October 7
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in September and October. It affected the Philippines.[24]
Storm Twenty-Three
Duration
October 1 – October 8
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It affected the Philippines and China,[25] and caused a shipwreck in Luzon, killing 33 people.[1]
Storm Twenty-Four
Duration
October 6 – October 16
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It neared Japan.[26]
Storm Twenty-Five
Duration
October 10 – October 21
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It affected Japan.[27]
Storm Twenty-Six
Duration
October 13 – October 16
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in October. It did not affect land.[28]
Storm Twenty-Seven
Duration
November 3 – November 10
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It affected the Philippines and China.[29]
Storm Twenty-Eight
Duration
November 10 – November 16
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It did not affect land.[30]
Storm Twenty-Nine
Duration
November 21 – November 27
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November. It affected the Philippines.[31]
Storm Thirty
Duration
November 28 – December 2
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in November and December. It affected the Philippines.[32]
Storm Thirty-One
Duration
December 4 – December 10
Peak intensity
Winds not specified;
IBTRACS gives a storm of unknown intensity in December. It affected the Philippines,[33] killing 305 people.[1]
