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{{Infobox tropical cyclone season
 | Basin                    = WPac
 | Year                     = 1988
 | Track                    = 1988 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
 | First storm formed       = January 7, 1988
 | Last storm dissipated    = December 27, 1988
 | Strongest storm name     = Nelson
 | Strongest storm pressure = 915
 | Average wind speed       = 10
 | Strongest storm winds    = 100
 | Total depressions        = 52 official, 1 unofficial
 | Total storms             = 31 official, 1 unofficial
 | Total hurricanes         = 11
 | Total intense            = 1 <small>(unofficial)</small>
 | Damagespre               = ≥
 | Damages                  = 503.9
 | Fatalities               = >786
 | five seasons             = [[1986 Pacific typhoon season|1986]], [[1987 Pacific typhoon season|1987]], '''1988''', [[1989 Pacific typhoon season|1989]], [[1990 Pacific typhoon season|1990]]
 | Atlantic season          = 1988 Atlantic hurricane season
 | East Pacific season      = 1988 Pacific hurricane season
 | North Indian season      = 1988 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
}}
The '''1988 Pacific typhoon season''' was a very active season in terms of named storms, though it only featured 11 typhoons and 1 super typhoon. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1988, but most [[tropical cyclones]] formed between May and November.<ref>Gary Padgett. [http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/may03sum.txt May 2003 Tropical Cyclone Summary.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130222503/http://typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/may03sum.txt |date=2010-11-30 }} Retrieved 2006-08-26.</ref> Tropical storms that formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]. 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. This can often result in the same storm having two names.

A total of 26 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which all became tropical storms. Of the 26, 10 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 1 reached supertyphoon strength. Nine tropical cyclones moved through the Philippines this season, making this season the most active for the [[archipelago]] so far this decade.

== Seasonal summary ==
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A total of 26 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which all became tropical storms. Of the 26, 10 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 1 reached supertyphoon strength. Nine tropical cyclones moved through the Philippines this season.

== Systems ==
=== Typhoon Roy (Asiang) ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = Roy Jan 12 1988 0600Z.png
 | Track             = Roy 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = January 7
 | Dissipated        = January 19
 | 10-min winds      = 85
 | 1-min winds       = 115
 | Pressure          = 940
}}
{{Main|Typhoon Roy}}
Typhoon Roy, which crossed the open Western Pacific as a Category&nbsp;4 typhoon in January, caused moderate to extensive damage across the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] and the [[Philippines]], causing $23.5&nbsp;million (1988&nbsp;USD) but only one death.{{#tag:ref|All damage totals are in 1988 values of their respective currencies.|group="nb"}}
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=== Typhoon Susan (Biring) ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = Susan Jun 1 1988 0810Z.png
 | Track             = Susan 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = May 28
 | Dissipated        = June 3
 | 10-min winds      = 65
 | 1-min winds       = 80
 | Pressure          = 970
}}
Typhoon Susan formed at the end of May just to the north of [[Luzon Island]] in the [[Philippines]]. As a depression Susan dropped heavy rains in and around the [[Manila]] area the resulting landslides killed 6&nbsp;people. As Susan moved away from the [[Philippines]] the storm strengthened into a typhoon shortly before cross in the southern tip of [[Taiwan]] and turning extratropical just after passing [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]].<ref name="Joint">Joint Typhoon Warning Center. [https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/atcr/1988atcr.pdf] Retrieved on 2007-12-26.</ref>
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=== Tropical Storm 03W (Konsing) ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = Konsing Jun-5-1988 0727Z.png
 | Track             = Konsing 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = June 3
 | Dissipated        = June 6
 | 10-min winds      = 35
 | 1-min winds       = 30
 | Pressure          = 1000
}}
3W was a short lived tropical storm.
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=== Typhoon Thad (Ditang) ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = Thad Jun 23 1988 0732Z.png
 | Track             = Thad 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = June 17
 | Dissipated        = June 25
 | 10-min winds      = 70
 | 1-min winds       = 70
 | Pressure          = 970
}}
A tropical depression was designated by the JMA early on June 18. At the time, the depression was located south of the [[Caroline Islands]].<ref name="JMA">{{cite report|author=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=October 10, 1992|title=RSMC Best Track Data – 1980–1989|accessdate=July 19, 2017|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst8089.txt|format=[[.TXT]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205202709/http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst8089.txt|archivedate=December 5, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Further development was slow to occur due to strong winds aloft caused by a TUTT. Nevertheless, the system's cloud structure and outflow pattern slowly improved, and based on Dvorak estimates of T2.5/{{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}, the JTWC upgraded the disturbance into Tropical Storm Thad at 00:00 UTC on June 20,<ref name="JTWC ATCR">{{cite report|title=Annual Tropical Cyclone Report: 1987|publisher=United States Navy, United States Air Force|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/atcr/1988atcr.pdf|author2=Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center|author=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|accessdate=July 19, 2017|year=1989|archive-date=April 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409121453/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/atcr/1988atcr.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> with the JMA following suit six hours later.<ref name="JMA" /> After initially moving west, Thad tracked northwest due to the subtropical ridge to its north. Thad slowly deepened,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA upgrading Thad to a severe tropical storm at 06:00 UTC on June 21 and a typhoon the next day.<ref name="JMA" /> At 06:00 UTC on June 22, the JTWC upped Thad into a typhoon, based on satellite intensity estimates of {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Shortly thereafter, the JMA reported that Thad reached its highest intensity, with winds of {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JMA" /> Additional strengthening did not occur, however, as the system developed a central cold over – a large irregular shaped area of deep convection. By June 23, Thad reached the western periphery of a subtropical ridge, and began to recurve in response to a mid-latitude trough over eastern China. Rapid weakening began at 00:00 UTC on June 24 due to increased winds aloft. Both the JTWC<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> and JMA downgraded Thad into a tropical storm that day as the storm passed {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} southeast of Okinawa.<ref name="JMA" /> The JTWC reported that Thad dissipated at 00:00 UTC on June 25,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> although the JMA continued to track it as a tropical depression for 12 more hours.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== Severe Tropical Storm Vanessa (Edeng) ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = Vanessa Jun 28 1988 0817Z.png
 | Track             = Vanessa 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = June 25
 | Dissipated        = June 29
 | 10-min winds      = 55
 | 1-min winds       = 45
 | Pressure          = 990
}}
A tropical disturbance was first spotted at noon on June 24 over {{convert|200|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} east of the Caroline Islands. Thunderstorm activity increased almost immediately thereafter, and the storm's outflow subsequently expanded, aided by a retreating [[Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough]] (TUTT).<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The JMA upgraded the system into a tropical depression on the morning of June 26.<ref name="JMA" /> Six hours later, the JTWC followed suit, and at 00:00 UTc on June 27, both the JTWC and JMA upgraded the depression into a tropical storm.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Several hours later, Vanessa made landfall over the central Philippines; at the time of landfall, both the JMA and JTWC estimated winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip|round=5}}.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Accelerating, Vanessa entered the South China Sea at 02:00 UTC on June 28.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Around this time, the JMA estimated that Vanessa reached its maximum intensity, with winds of {{convert|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}, making it a severe tropical storm.<ref name="JMA" /> Strong wind shear then increased over the system, but Vanessa did not begin weakening until 00:00 UTC on June 29. Six hours later, after Vanessa became devoid of deep convection near the center, the JTWC issued their last warning on the system.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> However, the JMA continued to track it until noon that day.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== Typhoon Warren (Huaning) ===
{{main|Typhoon Warren}}
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = Warren Jul 17 1988 0300Z.png
 | Track             = Warren 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = July 11
 | Dissipated        = July 20
 | 10-min winds      = 90
 | 1-min winds       = 115
 | Pressure          = 940
}}
A tropical depression formed to the east of [[Guam]] shortly before passing north of the island. Shortly after passing the island the storm strengthened into Tropical Storm Warren. Warren kept gathering strength and reached peak intensity of 130&nbsp;mph while 300&nbsp;miles east of [[Luzon Island]]. Typhoon Warren moved westward and brushed the extreme northern tip of [[Luzon Island]] in the [[Philippines]] causing $10&nbsp;million in damage. Warren then made landfall near [[Shantou|Shantou, China]], 13,000 homes were destroyed and 17&nbsp;people were killed in [[Guangdong Province]].<ref name="Joint"/>
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=== Severe Tropical Storm Agnes ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = Agnes Jul 30 1988 0551Z.png
 | Track             = Agnes 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = July 27
 | Dissipated        = August 1
 | Pressure          = 975
 | 1-min winds       = 45
 | 10-min winds      = 50
}}
Following the demise of Typhoon Warren, an area of disturbed weather formed southeast of Japan, and by July 27, this area had developed a closed surface circulation.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> At noon the same day, the JMA upgraded it into a tropical depression.<ref name="JMA" /> Initially resembling a monsoon depression, the storm's upper-level outflow and organization increased on June 28 in response to decreased winds aloft.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On June 29, both the JTWC and JMA upgraded the system into Tropical Storm Agnes.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Contrary to forecasts, Agnes accelerated northeast in response to a trough northeast of Japan.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> At 00:00 UTC on June 30, the JTWC estimated a peak intensity of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} and the JMA estimated a peak intensity of {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}, making Agnes a severe tropical storm.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Twelve hours later, the system lost all its deep convection, and the JTWC issued its last warning on it at 18:00 UTC.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Despite this, the JMA continued to follow Agnes through August 4, three days after the agency declared Agnes extratropical.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== JMA Tropical Storm Eight ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = JMA TS 08 Aug 2 1988 0600Z.png
 | Track             = JMA TS 08 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = July 30
 | Dissipated        = August 3
 | Pressure          = 998
 | 10-min winds      = 35
}}
This was not tracked by the JTWC.
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=== Tropical Storm Bill ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | name              = Tropical Storm Bill
 | Track             = Bill 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Bill Aug 7 1988 0747Z.png
 | Formed            = August 4
 | Dissipated        = August 9
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 985
 | 1-min winds       = 45
 | 10-min winds      = 45
}}
On August 1, the monsoon trough stretched from the Gulf of Tonkin to Japan, but four days later, abruptly re-aligned. This created favorable conditions aloft for tropical cyclone formation, and an area of convection in the Philippine Sea began to rapidly develop.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On the evening of August 4, the JMA upgraded the disturbance into a tropical depression,<ref name="JMA" /> and the next day, the JTWC issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert]] (TCFA). However, its development rate slowed as the system separated from the monsoon trough. Tracking northeast, the low passed just southwest of the southern tip of Okinawa at 15:00 UTC on August 6.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> That day, the JMA upgraded the depression into a tropical storm, though the JTWC did not do the same until 24 hours later.<ref name="JMA" /> Shortly thereafter, both agencies indicated that Bill attained its peak velocity of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}},<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> an intensity it would maintain until making landfall {{convert|220|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} south of [[Shanghai]]. Although the JTWC issued its final advisory at 00:00 UTC on August 8,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA doing the same 36 hours later, its remains could still be identified through August 10.<ref name="JMA" />

Tropical Storm Bill, which formed on August 5 east of [[Taiwan]], moved northwest to hit eastern China as a 45&nbsp;mph tropical storm. Torrential rains and heavy flooding resulted in 110 casualties and widespread damage to roads and dams.<ref>Joint Typhoon Warning Center. [http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1988atcr/pdf/wnp/08w.pdf Tropical Storm Bill.] Retrieved on 2007-01-19.</ref>
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=== Tropical Storm Clara ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Clara 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Clara 1988-08-11 0520Z.jpg
 | Formed            = August 5
 | Dissipated        = August 16
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 994
 | 1-min winds       = 45
 | 10-min winds      = 40
}}
An area of disorganized convection about {{convert|1000|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} north of [[Wake Island]] in early August.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The disturbance was classified on August 5 by the JMA.<ref name="JMA" /> The depression tracked westward under the influence of a subtropical ridge. Two days later, the system began to organize, although shower activity remained exposed from the center. Strong wind shear prevented further development, but by August 10, thunderstorm activity had increased in coverage. At 19:15 UTC the same day, the JTWC upgraded it to Tropical Storm Clara,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA following suit around the same time.<ref name="JMA" /> Due to a strengthening ridge, Kevin performed a counterclockwise loop, only to turn northeast on August 11.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Around this time, the JTWC and JMA estimated that Clara attained peak winds of {{convert|50|and|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Shortly afterwards, shower activity quickly became displaced from the deep convection, prompting a weakening trend. The JTWC issued its final warning on August 12,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> though the JMA did not following suit until four days later.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== JMA Tropical Storm Eleven ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = JMA TS 11 Aug 15 1988 0620Z.png
 | Track             = JMA TS 11 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = August 13
 | Dissipated        = August 18
 | Pressure          = 1000
 | 10-min winds      = 35
}}
This was not tracked by the JTWC.
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=== Typhoon Doyle ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Doyle 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Doyle 1988-08-17 0413Z.jpg
 | Formed            = August 13
 | Dissipated        = August 24
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 930
 | 1-min winds       = 115
 | 10-min winds      = 90
}}
On August 12, a westward-moving area of disturbed weather developed within the monsoon trough.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Deep convection developed near the low-level center on the next day, and the JMA classified the disturbance as a tropical depression.<ref name="JMA" /> Overnight August 13 into August 14, the depression began to organize, and after performing a counterclockwise loop, it began moving to the west-northwest.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> At 18:00 UTC the same day, the JMA upgraded the depression into a tropical storm,<ref name="JMA" /> though the JTWC did not follow suit until 18 hours later. Doyle then entered a period of rapid deepening,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA upgrading Doyle into a typhoon on the morning of August 16.<ref name="JMA" /> At 18:00 UTC, the JTWC estimated that Doyle attained peak winds of {{convert|130|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}},<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> although according to the JMA, Doyle did not reach its peak intensity of {{convert|105|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JMA" /> The typhoon then curved north as it rounded a subtropical ridge, although unlike most recurving tropical cyclones, a TUTT cell prevented. This change in forward motion led to a gradual weakening trend over cold water.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On August 20, the JMA estimated that Doyle lost typhoon intensity, and two days later, downgraded it into a tropical depression.<ref name="JMA" /> At this time, the system became devoid of deep convection prompted the JTWC to issue its final warning.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The JMA estimated that Doyle became extratropical on August 25. The agency stopped following the extratropical remnants the next day.<ref name="JMA" />

Although the typhoon passed close to [[Wake Island]] near peak intensity, wind gusts only reached {{convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} and according to the JTWC, damage was insignificant.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" />
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=== JMA Tropical Storm Thirteen ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = JMA TS 13 Aug 16 1988 0610Z.png
 | Track             = JMA TS 13 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = August 13
 | Dissipated        = August 16
 | Pressure          = 1000
 | 10-min winds      = 35
}}
This was not tracked by the JTWC.
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=== Tropical Storm Elsie ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Elsie 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Elsie 1988-08-31 0505Z.jpg
 | Formed            = August 26
 | Dissipated        = September 1
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 992
 | 1-min winds       = 35
 | 10-min winds      = 45
}}
On August 24, a persistent area of convection embedded in the monsoon trough was first detected. Despite favorable conditions aloft, the disturbance initially remained poorly organized.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The JMA declared the system a tropical depression at 00:00 UTC on August 24,<ref name="JMA" /> although the depression only started to organize on August 28. Dvorak classifications prompted the JTWC to upgrade the system into a tropical storm at midday,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA following suit early on August 29.<ref name="JMA" /> After tracking southeast, Elsie turned northeast. Interaction from newly formed Tropical Storm Fabian initially halted further intensification and the JTWC estimated that the storm was briefly no longer a classifiable tropical cyclone on August 30.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> At 00:00 UTC on August 31, the JMA estimated that Elsie reached its highest velocity of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JMA" /> The storm then accelerated to the northeast while becoming extratropical and at 18:00 the same day, the JTWC classified Elsie as extratropical,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA doing the same on September 1.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== Severe Tropical Storm Fabian ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Fabian 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Fabian 1988-09-01 2211Z.jpg
 | Formed            = August 26
 | Dissipated        = September 3
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 970
 | 1-min winds       = 75
 | 10-min winds      = 60
}}
Also on August 24, another area of disturbed weather was spotted within the monsoon trough, which was displaced from its normal position. Thunderstorm activity gradually improved in organization,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> and at 06:00 UTC on August 26, the JMA designated the system a tropical depression. The depression was upgraded into a tropical storm three days later by the JMA.<ref name="JMA" /> Interaction with Elsie – the storms at one point were within {{convert|740|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} of each other – caused the cyclone to track eastward. Dvorak estimates of T3.0/{{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} prompted the JTWC to upgrade it to a tropical storm on August 30,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA upgrading it to a severe tropical storm that evening.<ref name="JMA" /> Interaction with Elsie failed to stop Fabian from intensifying, and at 06:00 UTC on September 1, the JTWC upgraded Fabian into a typhoon, only for the storm to veer north shortly thereafter.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On September 2, the JMA and the JTWC estimated that Fabian attained peak intensities of {{convert|70|and|85|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} respectively.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Accelerating, Fabian began to encounter stronger westerly wind shear, which led to weakening. The JTWC declared Fabian an extratropical cyclone at 06:00 UTC on September 32,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA doing the same on the next day.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== Tropical Storm Gay ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Gay 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Gay 1988-09-03 0613Z.jpg
 | Formed            = September 2
 | Dissipated        = September 7
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 996
 | 1-min winds       = 45
 | 10-min winds      = 40
}}
An area of disturbed weather formed in the monsoon trough around {{convert|780|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} east of Okinawa.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The JMA upgraded the area into a tropical depression at 00:00 UTC on September 2.<ref name="JMA" /> Surface observations of {{convert|25|to|35|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} along with Dvorak estimate of T2.5/{{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} prompted a TCFA at 10:40 UTC, with the JTWC designating the system as Tropical Storm Gay the same evening.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> At 0:00 UTC on September 3 the JMA followed suit and upgraded Gay into a tropical storm.<ref name="JMA" /> Moving northeastward, Gay quickly intensified,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> and on September 3, the JTWC and JMA estimated peak intensity of {{convert|50|and|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} respectively.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Gay quickly weakened, however, due to strong wind shear. On September 4, the JTWC reported that Gay dissipated,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> although the JMA continued to track it as a weak tropical depression until September 7.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== Typhoon Uleki ===
{{main|Hurricane Uleki}}
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Uleki 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Uleki Sep 9 1988 0334Z.png
 | Formed            = September 8 <small>([[1988 Pacific hurricane season#Hurricane Uleki|entered basin]])</small>
 | Dissipated        = September 16
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 945
 | 1-min winds       = 95
 | 10-min winds      = 70
}}
Uleki had developed on August 28 well to the southeast of Hawai'i and become a hurricane in the north-central Pacific before crossing the International Date Line. At 00:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;8, the CPHC transferred warning responsibility of Uleki to the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] (JTWC) and the storm was subsequently referred to as a typhoon. Three hours later Uleki made its closest approach to [[Midway Atoll]], passing {{convert|200|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the south. Shortly thereafter the system crossed the International Date Line and the [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (JMA) also began advising on the system.<ref name="CPHC">{{cite web|work=Central Pacific Hurricane Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=2014|accessdate=August 20, 2014|title= The 1988 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season|at=August 28-September 7, 1988 (Hurricane Uleki)|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1988.php#Uleki|location=Honolulu, Hawaii}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web|work=Japan Meteorological Agency|publisher=National Institute of Informatics|year=1989|accessdate=August 20, 2014|title=Typhoon 198817 (ULEKI) – Detailed Track Information|url=http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/l/198817.html.en}}</ref> The JMA estimated Uleki to have had a pressure of {{convert|945|mbar|hPa inHg|abbr=on}} at this time; however, this value was derived from satellite estimates rather than direct measurements.<ref name="DT"/> Uleki maintained this strength through September&nbsp;10 as it continued on its west-northwest course. On that day, the typhoon again entered a region of weak steering currents between two [[anticyclone]]s within the subtropical ridge. A [[Trough (meteorology)|trough]] approaching from the west was forecast to prompt Uleki to turn east; however, the typhoon maintained a general northwest motion in a stair-stepped fashion. Increasing wind shear and cooler air soon imparted weakening,<ref name="JTWC"/> and Uleki degraded to a tropical storm by September&nbsp;12.<ref name="DT"/>

Continued effects from shear stripped the cyclone of all deep convection and by September&nbsp;14 only a band of [[cirrus cloud]]s remained in association with Uleki. The JTWC issued their final warning on the system at 00:00&nbsp;UTC that day accordingly.<ref name="JTWC">{{cite report|author=Cpt. John M. Rogers and Lt. Douglas H. Scovil Jr.|work=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=United States Navy|year=1989|accessdate=August 20, 2014|title=Annual Tropical Cyclone Report|chapter=Typhoon Uleki (01C)|pages=88–91|chapter-url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1988atcr.pdf|archive-date=April 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409121453/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/atcr/1988atcr.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The JMA maintained the system as a tropical depression as the former typhoon began turning to the east. Uleki later transitioned into an [[extratropical cyclone]] on September&nbsp;16 as it accelerated to the east. The system dissipated the following day near the International Date Line, far from any major landmasses.<ref name="DT"/>{{Clear}}

=== Typhoon Hal ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Hal 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Hal 1988-09-13 0602Z.jpg
 | Formed            = September 8
 | Dissipated        = September 17
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 945
 | 1-min winds       = 105
 | 10-min winds      = 85
}}
An area of disturbed weather developed to the west of [[Wake Island]]. Over the next two days, Hal slowly organized as it tracked westward,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with both the JTWC and JMA declaring the disturbance a tropical depression on September 8<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> well to the southeast of Japan. Moving to the northwest,<ref name="MWL" /> Hal intensified into a tropical storm on September 9, according to both the JTWC and JMA,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> and then turned to the southeast on September 10.<ref name="MWL" /> The JTWC declared Hal a typhoon that day,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA following suit the following day.<ref name="JMA" /> Midday on September 11, Hal attained peak intensity. There was significant difference between the two agencies, however, as the JTWC reported winds of {{convert|120|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> and the JMA estimated winds of {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JMA" /> Early on September 12, Hal sharply recurved, first turning to the north-northwest and eventually northeast on September 15. Accelerating northeastward, Hal became an extratropical cyclone on September 17,<ref name="MWL" /> and the JMA stopped tracking it the next day. As an extratropical cyclone, Hal restrengthened before moving through the eastern Bering Sea on September 19 and into Alaska on September 20. The weakening low moved on an anticyclonic path through southern Alaska before emerging into the Gulf of Alaska on September 23. The cyclone drifted erratically southward, dissipating in the Gulf of Alaska on September 25.<ref name="MWL">{{cite journal|title=none|journal=Mariners Weather Log|date=Winter 1989|volume=33|number=1|pages=48–49, 56|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|editor=Richard M. DeAngelis}}</ref>

During its formative stages, Hal brought winds of up to {{convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} to Guam, which caused minor property damage and scattered power outages.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" />
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=== Severe Tropical Storm Irma ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Irma 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Irma 1988-09-13 2111Z.jpg
 | Formed            = September 11
 | Dissipated        = September 17
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 990
 | 1-min winds       = 55
 | 10-min winds      = 55
}}
Part of a mid-September tropical cyclone outbreak, Tropical Storm Irma originated from an area of disturbed weather developed on September 11. The same day, an increase in convection prompted the JTWC to issue a TCFA<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> while the JMA upgraded it to a tropical depression.<ref name="JMA" /> Based on objective intensity estimates of {{convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}, the system was classified as a tropical storm by the JTWC and JMA at 00:00 UTC on September 12.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Aided by outflow from Typhoon Hal, Irma steadily deepened.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Midday on September 13, the JTWC and JMA estimated winds of {{convert|65|and|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Although data from the JTWC suggested that this was Irma's highest intensity,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> the JMA increased the intensity of Irma to {{convert|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} on September 15.<ref name="JMA" /> Following Hal northward along a subtropical ridge, Irma slowly weakened, and later on September 15, the JTWC issued its last warning.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> A little over 24 hours later, the JMA ceased keeping an eye on Irma.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== Tropical Storm Jeff (Lusing) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Jeff 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Jeff 1988-09-14 2232Z.jpg
 | Formed            = September 11
 | Dissipated        = September 17
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 994
 | 1-min winds       = 45
 | 10-min winds      = 45
}}
A TUTT developed south of a subtropical ridge, which triggered inflow that later resulted in the development in an area of disturbed weather at 00:00 UTC on September 11.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Six hours later, the JMA classified the disturbance as a tropical depression, and on September 13, the agency upgraded the depression into a tropical storm.<ref name="JMA" /> Dvorak estimates of T2.5/{{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} prompted the JTWC to follow suit the following morning. However, further organization was slow to occur due to strong wind shear caused by Jeff's proximity to Typhoon Hal; all deep convection was restricted to the southern semicircle.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On September 14, both the JTWC and JMA agree that Jeff reached its peak intensity of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Late on September 15, the JTWC dropped warnings on Jeff. Just over 24 hours later, the JMA stopped tracking it as well.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" />
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=== Severe Tropical Storm Kit (Maring) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Kit 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Kit 1988-09-21 0757Z.jpg
 | Formed            = September 19
 | Dissipated        = September 22
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 980
 | 1-min winds       = 60
 | 10-min winds      = 55
}}
An eastward extension of the monsoon trough resulted in an area of disturbed weather around {{convert|560|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} east of Manila on September 18. A combination of increased convection, enhanced outflow aloft, and a Dvorak estimate of T2.0/{{convert|35|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} resulted in the JTWc upgraded the disturbance into a tropical depression;<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> the JMA followed suit around this time.<ref name="JMA" /> Even though the depression tracked westward over Luzon, the depression gradually intensified, and at 18:00 UTC on September 19, the JTWC upgraded Kit into a tropical storm.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Eighteen hours later, the JMA did the same, making Kit the sixth out of eight tropical storm that month.<ref name="JMA" /> Tracking over the open waters of the South China Sea, an expansion of the storm's southwesterly outflow channel promoted further intensification.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On the morning of September 21, both the JTWC and JMA reported that Kit attained peak intensity of {{convert|70|and|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} respectively.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> On September 22, the storm made landfall along the {{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} northeast of Hong Kong; at the time of landfall, the JMA estimated winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Several hours later, the JMA ceased following the cyclone.<ref name="JMA" />

According to press reports, torrential rain occurred near [[Shantou]], where Kit moved ashore. Eight people were killed and over one hundred were injured. About {{convert|74,000|ha|acre|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} of farmland were inundated. More than 24,000 houses were damaged and 759 houses collapsed. Forty boats, one bridge, and several river embankments were also damaged. The total damage in the area was estimated at a little over US$35.1 million.{{#tag:ref|Some currencies are converted to Chinese Yuan to United States Dollars using [https://www.measuringworth.com/datasets/exchangeglobal/result.php?year_source=1988&year_result=1988&countryE%5B%5D=China this] with an exchange rate of the year 1988.|group=nb}} In [[Fujian Province]], heavy rain due to the remnants of Kit and Mamie resulted in nine lives lost, with an addition 51,000 losing their homes. About {{convert|26,000|ha|acre|abbr=on|round=5}} of farmland were inundated and over 1,200 houses were destroyed.<ref name="HKO" />

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=== Severe Tropical Storm Lee (Ningning) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Lee 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Lee 1988-09-23 0735Z.jpg
 | Formed            = September 19
 | Dissipated        = September 25
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 990
 | 1-min winds       = 55
 | 10-min winds      = 50
}}
On September 16, an area of disturbed weather spawned by a TUTT cell developed near the dateline. The disturbance traced westward over the next four days without organized appreciably, although the JMA did classify it as a tropical depression. Improved organization prompted the JTWC to issue a TCFA on September 20,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> and satellite intensity estimated led to the JTWC and JMA classifying the system as Tropical Storm Lee.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> The tropical storm headed west-northwest south of the subtropical ridge, and later that day, the JTWC and JMA reported that Lee attained its peak intensity of {{convert|65|and|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> On September 23, satellite images showed a partially exposed low-level center, which resulted in weakening. Although initially forecast by the JTWC to follow Kit into southern China. Instead, Lee recurved to the east of Okinawa. Lee transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on September 24 as it continued tracking northeastward.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" />
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=== Tropical Storm Mamie ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Mamie 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Mamie 1988-09-22 0600Z.jpg
 | Formed            = September 19
 | Dissipated        = September 24
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 990
 | 1-min winds       = 45
 | 10-min winds      = 45
}}
The second tropical cyclone of 1988 to develop in the South China Sea, Tropical Storm Mamie formed from the same extension of the monsoon trough that spawned Tropical Storm Kit. An area of disturbed weather developed on September 19.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On the same day, the system was upgraded into a tropical depression by the JMA<ref name="JMA" /> and due to a binary interaction with Kit, tracked southwestward. After veering east, the disturbance turned northeastward due to a trough.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Late on September 21, the JMA upgraded the depression into a tropical storm, with the JMA also estimated that Kit attained its peak intensity of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} at the same time.<ref name="JMA" /> Based on a pressure report of {{convert|991|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}} from a vessel, the JTWC reported that Tropical Storm Mamie developed on the morning of September 22. Increased wind shear took its toll, however, and September 23, the JTWC discontinued warnings on Mamie.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> However, the JMA did not downgrade Mamie into a tropical depression until 18:00 UTC that day, and did not stop tracking it altogether until September 25.<ref name="JMA" /> The remnants of the storm later dissipated near Hong Kong.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The remnants of the storm, combined with Tropical Storm Kit, later brought flooding to southern China. A total of nine people were killed by the floods.<ref name="HKO" />
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=== Typhoon Nelson (Paring) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Nelson 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Nelson Oct 4 1988 2336Z.png
 | Formed            = September 30
 | Dissipated        = October 8
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 915
 | 1-min winds       = 140
 | 10-min winds      = 100
}}
Following a series of tropical cyclone outbreaks, there was a lull in tropical cyclone activity due to the presence of cold, dry air, which caused the monsoon trough to recede south to its climatological position. Within the trough, an area of disturbed weather formed around {{convert|380|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}}. The disturbance slowly organized,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> and on September 30, the JMA upgraded the disturbance into a tropical depression.<ref name="JMA" /> A dramatic increased in convection resulted in the issuance of a TCFA at 09:00 UTC on October 1.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Later that day, both the JTWC and JMA upgraded the system into Tropical Storm Nelson.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> The newly named storm tracked westward towards the Philippine Islands, and then west-northwestward as it tracked along the periphery of the subtropical ridge. On October 2, the JTWC classified Nelson as a typhoon, and nine hours later, the typhoon began to clear out an eye.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On October 3, the JMA upgraded Nelson to a typhoon.<ref name="JMA" /> The storm subsequently entered a period of rapid deepening, and on October 4, the JTWC declared Nelson a super typhoon. Shortly thereafter, the JTWC estimated peak intensity of {{convert|160|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> while the JMA reported a peak intensity of {{convert|115|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JMA" /> Not long after its peak, Nelson rounded the western edge of a subtropical ridge and slowly weakened as it accelerated northeast, passing about approximately {{convert|155|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} southeast of Okinawa, where {{convert|212|mm|in|abbr=on|sigfig=3}} of rain fell. The typhoon quickly lost deep convection, and on October 8, the JTWC issued its last warning on the system.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The next day, the JMA declared Nelson extratropical, although its remnants were still identifiable for a couple more days.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== JMA Tropical Storm Twenty-five ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Image             = JMA TS 25 Oct 9 1988 0900Z.png
 | Track             = JMA TS 25 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = October 7
 | Dissipated        = October 10
 | Pressure          = 992
 | 10-min winds      = 45
}}
Made landfall in Vietnam and was not monitored by the JTWC,
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=== Typhoon Odessa (Seniang) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Odessa 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Odessa Oct 15 1988 0419Z.png
 | Formed            = October 8
 | Dissipated        = October 16
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 965
 | 1-min winds       = 90
 | 10-min winds      = 70
}}
As the previous storm was weakening at high latitudes, a new area of convection formed around {{convert|850|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} south-southeast of [[Minami-Tori-shima]]. Tracking west-northwest,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> the JMA upgraded the system into a tropical depression on October 9.<ref name="JMA" /> The next day, the JTWC issued a TCFA.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> On October 11, the JMA upgraded the depression into a tropical storm,<ref name="JMA" /> and twelve hours later, satellite intensity estimates prompted the JTWC to follow suit. Cool air aloft aided in intensification as Odessa tracked northwest, and midday on October 12, Odessa was upgraded into a typhoon by the JTWC.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Despite forecasts of weakening, the JMA did the same and classified Odessa as a typhoon.<ref name="JMA" /> A midget typhoon, Odessa continued to intensify,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JTWC and JMA reporting a peak velocity of {{convert|105|and|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} respectively.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Loss of organization followed a transition into an extratropical cyclone, and after the low-level circulation diverged from the deep convection, the JTWC issued the final warning on October 16.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The JMA ceased watching the typhoon on October 19.<ref name="JMA" />
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=== Severe Tropical Storm Pat (Toyang) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Pat 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Pat Oct 20 1988 0740Z.png
 | Formed            = October 16
 | Dissipated        = October 22
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 980
 | 1-min winds       = 75
 | 10-min winds      = 60
}}
Unlike most systems in 1988, Pat formed from an area of disturbed weather near [[10th parallel north]] that was first noticed by the JTWC on October 16. At 03:00 UTC on October 18, a TCFA was issued. Initially, the system remained poorly organized, with almost all the convection located along the eastern semicircle.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Thunderstorm activity associated with the system became more organized, and 15 hours later, the JMA declared it a tropical depression<ref name="JMA" /> while the JTWC classified the disturbance as Tropical Storm Pat.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> The storm tracked westward due to a ridge to its north while gradually intensifying,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> and on October 19, Pat was upgraded into a tropical storm by the JMA.<ref name="JMA" /> Following an improvement in Pat's substructure, the JTWC upgraded Pat to a typhoon on October 20. Shortly before making landfall on the island of Luzon, the JTWC estimated that the typhoon attained its peak intensity of {{convert|85|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}. According to the JTWC, Pat crossed central Luzon while remaining a typhoon. After Pat entered the South China Sea,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> the JMA estimated that it attained its maximum intensity of {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}} on October 22.<ref name="JMA" /> Shortly thereafter, Pat began to weaken as it interacted with [[Hainan]].<ref name="HKO">{{cite report|publisher=[[Hong Kong Observatory|Hong Kong Royal Observatory]]|url=http://www.hko.gov.hk/publica/tc/tc1988.pdf|year=1989|title=Meteorological Results: 1988|accessdate=August 15, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023013319/https://www.hko.gov.hk/publica/tc/tc1988.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The JTWC estimated that Pat weakened into a tropical storm over the [[Gulf of Tonkin]], and later that day, dissipated slightly onshore Vietnam.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" />

Across Hainan, transport and telephone services were disrupted. About {{convert|33,000|ha|acre|abbr=on|round=5}} of paddy fields were flooded and {{convert|16,000|ha|acre|abbr=on|round=5}} of sugar cane were damaged or destroyed. Overall, damage was estimated at US$16 million. In Hong Kong, the storm dropped heavy rainfall for four days. There, a man was killed when one of the containers crushed onto a truck. In another incident, a woman was killed after being hit by a falling flower pot. Elsewhere, a man was injured by a falling tree. Scaffoldings at a construction site collapsed, damaging two automobiles. Press reports also indicated that Pat and rainstorms associated with a low-pressure area in mid-October left at least 90 people killed and left 500.000 homeless in Vietnam.<ref name="HKO" />

=== Typhoon Ruby (Unsang) ===
{{Main|Typhoon Ruby (1988)}}
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Image             = Ruby Oct 24 1988 1200Z.png
 | Track             = Ruby 1988 track.png
 | Formed            = October 20
 | Dissipated        = October 28
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 950
 | 1-min winds       = 125
 | 10-min winds      = 75
}}
Typhoon Ruby, which developed east of the Philippines on October 20, rapidly intensified to a 145&nbsp;mph typhoon while approaching central [[Luzon]]. It hit on the 24th, and rapidly weakened to a minimal typhoon over the island. Ruby, with its disrupted circulation, remained weak over the [[South China Sea]], and land interaction with Vietnam caused it to dissipate on the 28th. Ruby caused over 300 fatalities, with widespread flooding and damage over its track. Ruby brought heavy rains and a 12-foot [[storm surge]] to [[Guam]] and the [[Marianas Islands]]. On [[Luzon]], the storm's {{convert|140|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} winds caused tremendous damage to the town of [[Siniloan]]. In the [[Polillo Islands]], east of [[Manila]], Ruby spawned rare [[tornadoes]] that leveled homes. In the northern part of the [[Philippines]], many fishing boats were wrecked by 30–40&nbsp;foot waves, and 32 more people drowned.<ref>Joint Typhoon Warning Center. [http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1988atcr/pdf/wnp/23w.pdf Typhoon Ruby.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607020403/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1988atcr/pdf/wnp/23w.pdf |date=June 7, 2011 }} Retrieved on 2007-01-19.</ref> Damage in the Philippines totaled 5.64&nbsp;billion Philippine Pesos (1989 pesos).<ref>Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. [http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/cab/dtc_10.htm Most Destructive Tropical Cyclones for Month of October (1948-2000).] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040511141523/http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/cab/dtc_10.htm |date=May 11, 2004 }} Retrieved on 2007-02-04.</ref>

The passenger ferry the ''[[MV Doña Marilyn]]'' was in the [[Visayan Sea]] when the storm struck the vessel. The storm caused the ferry to list to the starboard until one of the decks was below the water, causing the ship to fill up rapidly. The passengers and crew tried to save the ship, but to no avail. The Doña Marilyn sank stern first taking 389&nbsp;people with it. Only 147&nbsp;people survived by clinging to life rafts.
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=== Typhoon Skip (Yoning) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Skip 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Skip Nov 6 1988 0753Z.png
 | Formed            = November 3
 | Dissipated        = November 12
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 950
 | 1-min winds       = 125
 | 10-min winds      = 80
}}
{{main|Typhoon Skip}}
Just 2 weeks after Ruby hit Luzon, Skip, which formed on November 3, hit the central Philippines as a 145&nbsp;mph typhoon. Ruby reached the South China Sea on the 7th, and steadily weakened until dissipation on the 12th. Skip was responsible for killing 104&nbsp;people (with 95&nbsp;missing) and extensive damage to the coconut, rice, and sugar crops.<ref>Joint Typhoon Warning Center. [http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1988atcr/pdf/wnp/24w.pdf Typhoon Skip.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607020440/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1988atcr/pdf/wnp/24w.pdf |date=2011-06-07 }} Retrieved on 2007-01-19.</ref>
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=== Severe Tropical Storm Tess (Welpring) ===
{{main|Tropical Storm Tess (1988)}}
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Tess 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Tess Nov 5 1988 2044Z.png
 | Formed            = November 1
 | Dissipated        = November 6
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 975
 | 1-min winds       = 65
 | 10-min winds      = 60
}}
After passing through the [[Philippines]], a tropical disturbance organized in the [[South China Sea]] into a tropical depression late on the morning of November 4. Turning westward and strengthening, the cyclone became a tropical storm later that day, and then a typhoon by late November 5. It moved into [[Vietnam]] on November 6 and quickly weakened, becoming the only tropical cyclone that season to make landfall in the country. Its remains later moved across the [[Mekong River]] [[river delta|delta]].<ref>Joint Typhoon Warning Center. [http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1988atcr/pdf/wnp/25w.pdf Typhoon Tess.] Retrieved on 2007-01-19.</ref>
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=== Tropical Storm Val (Apiang) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
 | Track             = Val 1988 track.png
 | Image             = Val 1988-12-22 2310Z.jpg
 | Formed            = December 21
 | Dissipated        = December 25
 | Basin             = WPac
 | Pressure          = 992
 | 1-min winds       = 55
 | 10-min winds      = 45
}}
The final tropical cyclone to develop in 1988 and the only in December, the origins of Tropical Storm Val. Tropical Storm Val was first spawned by an outbreak of Arctic air pushed southeastward across Asia on December 18. Within five days, this cold air mass extended from the southern Philippine Islands to the northern Marianas. The cold air quickly diminished, which spawned convection and multiple surface circulations across the monsoon trough. Thunderstorm activity consolidated on December 21, and an increase in organization prompted the issuance of a TCFA the next day.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> Later on December 22, both the JTWC and JMA upgraded the disturbance into a tropical depression.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> On December 24, the JMA upgraded the depression into Tropical Storm Val.<ref name="JMA" /> Around the time, JTWC and JMA reported that Lee attained its peak intensity of {{convert|65|and|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /><ref name="JMA" /> Also on December 24, Val, which was moving westward at around {{convert|25|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}, grounded to a halt. The storm's center became less defined, which resulted in a weakening trend. After tracing northward, Val was downgraded to a tropical depression on December 27. The JTWC ceased tracking Val on December 26,<ref name="JTWC ATCR" /> with the JMA doing the same the next day.<ref name="JMA" />
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== Storm names ==
{{See also|Lists of tropical cyclone names|Tropical cyclone naming}}
During the season 26 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list which started in 1979.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Roy || Susan || Thad || Vanessa || Warren || Agnes || Bill || Clara || Doyle || Elsie || Fabian || Gay || Hal
|-
| Irma || Jeff || Kit || Lee || Mamie || Nelson || Odessa || Pat || Ruby || Skip || Tess || Val
|}

=== Philippines ===
<!--Section linked from [[List of storms named Isang]]-->
{| class="wikitable" align=right
|-
| Asiang || Biring || Konsing || Ditang || Edeng
|-
| Gloring || Huaning || Isang || Lusing || Maring
|-
| Ningning || Osang || Paring || Reming || Seniang
|-
| Toyang || Unsang || Welpring || Yoning ||
|-
! colspan=5|Auxiliary list
|-
| || || || || Apiang
|-
| {{tcname unused|Basiang}} || {{tcname unused|Kayang}} || {{tcname unused|Dorang}} || {{tcname unused|Enang}} || {{tcname unused|Grasing}}
|}
The [[Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]] uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the [[1992 Pacific typhoon season|1992 season]]. This is the same list used for the [[1984 Pacific typhoon season|1984 season]]. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the [[Filipino alphabet]], with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in {{tcname unused}}.

=== Retirement ===
Because Typhoons Unsang and Yoning made extensive damage within the Philippines, the PAGASA later retired the names ''Unsang'' and ''Yoning'' and was replaced by ''Ulpiang'' and ''Yerling'' for the [[1992 Pacific typhoon season|1992 season]].

== Season effects ==
This is a table of all of the storms that have formed in the 1987 Pacific typhoon season. It includes their duration, names, affected areas, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 1986 USD. Names listed in parentheses were assigned by PAGASA.

{{Pacific areas affected (Top)}}
|-
| Roy (Asiang) || {{Sort|880107|January 7–19}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|155|{{convert|155|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0940|{{convert|940|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands, Philippines || {{ntsp|28500000||$}} || {{nts|2}} ||
|-
| Susan (Biring) || {{Sort|880528|May 28&nbsp;– June 3}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|120|{{convert|120|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0975|{{convert|975|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands || None || {{nts|6}} ||
|-
| 03W (Konsing) || {{Sort|880603|June 3–6}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|065|{{convert|65|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1000|{{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, Taiwan || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Thad (Ditang) || {{Sort|880617|June 17–25}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|130|{{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0970|{{convert|970|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880622|June 22–26}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1004|{{convert|1004|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| Vanessa (Edeng) || {{Sort|880626|June 26–29}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|2|Severe tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|100|{{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|0990|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, South China || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Gloring || {{Sort|880706|July 6–9}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|{{convert|45|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1000|{{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Taiwan || None || None ||
|-
| Warren (Huaning) || {{Sort|880712|July 12–20}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|165|{{convert|165|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0940|{{convert|940|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, China || {{ntsp|10000000||$}} || {{nts|17}} ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880725|July 25–28}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0998|{{convert|998|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| Agnes || {{Sort|880727|July 27&nbsp;– August 1}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|2|Severe tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|095|{{convert|95|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|0975|{{convert|975|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880729|July 29–30}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1002|{{convert|1002|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| Eight || {{Sort|880801|August 1–3}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|065|{{convert|65|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0998|{{convert|998|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Isang || {{Sort|880801|August 1–3}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1002|{{convert|1002|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || South China || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880804|August 4–6}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1004|{{convert|1004|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Ryukyu Islands || None || None ||
|-
| Bill (Isang) || {{Sort|880804|August 4–9}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|085|{{convert|85|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0985|{{convert|985|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Ryukyu Islands, East China || {{ntsh|0}} None || {{nts|110}} ||
|-
| Clara || {{Sort|880805|August 5–16}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|075|{{convert|75|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0994|{{convert|994|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880806|August 6–16}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1000|{{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880809|August 9}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1000|{{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880810|August 10–13}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1002|{{convert|1002|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || South China || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880812|August 12–13}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1002|{{convert|1002|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880812|August 12–14}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1002|{{convert|1002|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || None || None ||
|-
| Eleven || {{Sort|880813|August 13–18}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|065|{{convert|65|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1000|{{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan, Soviet Union || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Doyle || {{Sort|880813|August 13–24}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|165|{{convert|165|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0930|{{convert|930|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880813|August 13}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1004|{{convert|1004|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || None || None ||
|-
| Thirteen || {{Sort|880813|August 13–16}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|065|{{convert|65|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1000|{{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880815|August 15–16}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1010|{{convert|1010|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880818|August 18}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1006|{{convert|1006|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| Fabian || {{Sort|880824|August 24&nbsp;– September 3}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|2|Severe tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|110|{{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|0970|{{convert|970|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Elsie || {{Sort|880826|August 26&nbsp;– September 1}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|085|{{convert|85|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0992|{{convert|992|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Gay || {{Sort|880902|September 2–4}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|075|{{convert|75|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0996|{{convert|996|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880903|September 3–6}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1010|{{convert|1010|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| Uleki || {{Sort|880908|September 8–16}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|130|{{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0945|{{convert|945|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Wake Island || None || None ||
|-
| Hal || {{Sort|880908|September 8–17}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|155|{{convert|155|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0945|{{convert|945|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880909|September 9–10}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1008|{{convert|1008|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Japan || None || None ||
|-
| Irma || {{Sort|880911|September 11–17}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|2|Severe tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|100|{{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|0990|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Jeff (Lusing) || {{Sort|880911|September 11–17}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|085|{{convert|85|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0994|{{convert|994|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Kit (Maring) || {{Sort|880919|September 19–22}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|2|Severe tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|100|{{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|0980|{{convert|980|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, South China || {{ntsh|0}} None || {{nts|3}} ||
|-
| Lee (Ningning) || {{Sort|880919|September 19–25}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|2|Severe tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|095|{{convert|95|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|0990|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Mamie || {{Sort|880919|September 19–24}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|085|{{convert|85|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0990|{{convert|990|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || South China, Vietnam || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880923|September 23–24}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1002|{{convert|1002|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|880928|September 28&nbsp;– October 3}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|{{convert|45|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1000|{{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, Vietnam, South China || None || None ||
|-
| Nelson (Paring) || {{Sort|880930|September 30&nbsp;– October 9}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|185|{{convert|185|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0915|{{convert|915|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, Japan || None || None ||
|-
| Osang || {{Sort|881001|October 1–2}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1004|{{convert|1004|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|881006|October 6–7}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1002|{{convert|1002|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| Twenty-five || {{Sort|881007|October 7–10}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|085|{{convert|85|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0992|{{convert|992|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Vietnam || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Reming || {{Sort|881008|October 8}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|065|{{convert|65|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1006|{{convert|1006|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Odessa (Seniang) || {{Sort|881008|October 8–19}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|130|{{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0965|{{convert|965|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|881015|October 15–17}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1004|{{convert|1004|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand || None || None ||
|-
| Pat (Toyang) || {{Sort|881017|October 17–23}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|2|Severe tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|110|{{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|0980|{{convert|980|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, China, Vietnam || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
| Ruby (Unsang) || {{Sort|881020|October 20–29}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|140|{{convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0950|{{convert|950|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, South China || {{ntsp|311000000||$}} || {{nts|288}} ||
|-
| Tess (Welpring) || {{Sort|881101|November 1–7}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|2|Severe tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|110|{{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|STS}}|{{Sort|0975|{{convert|975|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, Vietnam || {{ntsp|22380000||$}} || {{nts|123}} ||
|-
| Skip (Yoning) || {{Sort|881103|November 3–12}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|3|Typhoon}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|140|{{convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TY}}|{{Sort|0950|{{convert|950|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines, Vietnam || {{ntsp|131800000||$}} || {{nts|237}} ||
|-
| TD || {{Sort|881211|December 11–12}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|0|Tropical depression}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|045|Not specified}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|TD}}|{{Sort|1004|{{convert|1004|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || None || None || None ||
|-
| Val (Apiang) || {{Sort|881222|December 22–27}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|1|Tropical storm}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|085|{{convert|85|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}} || bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}}|{{Sort|0992|{{convert|992|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}} || Philippines || {{ntsh|0}} None || None ||
|-
{{TC Areas affected (Bottom)|TC's=52&nbsp;systems|dates=January 7&nbsp;– December 27, 1988|winds={{Sort|185|{{convert|185|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}}|pres={{Sort|0915|{{convert|915|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}}}|damage=>{{ntsp|503900000||$}}|deaths=>786|Refs=}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}
* [[1988 Pacific hurricane season]]
* [[1988 Atlantic hurricane season]]
* [[1988 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]
* South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: [[1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|1987–88]], [[1988–89 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|1988–89]]
* Australian region cyclone seasons: [[1987–88 Australian region cyclone season|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Australian region cyclone season|1988–89]]
* South Pacific cyclone seasons: [[1987–88 South Pacific cyclone season|1987–88]], [[1988–89 South Pacific cyclone season|1988–89]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN9neQqZPeY Satellite movie of 1988 Pacific typhoon season]
* [http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/ Japan Meteorological Agency]
* [http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC Joint Typhoon Warning Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301105349/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC |date=2010-03-01 }}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120516040430/http://www.typhoon.gov.cn/en/index.php?style1=0 China Meteorological Agency]
* [http://www.prh.noaa.gov/guam/cyclone.php National Weather Service Guam]
* [http://www.hko.gov.hk/contente.htm Hong Kong Observatory]
* [http://www.smg.gov.mo/www/e_index.php Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100107224630/http://web.kma.go.kr/eng/wea/wea_03_01.jsp Korea Meteorological Agency]
* [http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716150847/http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6e/typhoon/ty.htm Taiwan Central Weather Bureau]

{{TC Decades|Year=1980|basin=Pacific|type=typhoon}}
{{Tropical cyclone season|1988}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1988 Pacific Typhoon Season}}
[[Category:1988 Pacific typhoon season| ]]
[[Category:Tropical cyclones in 1988|1988 WPAC]]