Typhoons in the Philippines

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These typhoons entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and affected the Philippines. ^†Bagyo is the name of any tropical cyclone in the Philippine Islands. Around 20 bagyos hit the Philippines per year.

Bagyo is categorized into four types according to its wind speed by the PAGASA. It is only a tropical depression when it has attained wind speed of between 35 km/h and 64 km/h near its center. It is named a tropical storm for a wind speed of between 65 km/h and 119 km/h. It officially is designated as a typhoon only when it attains wind speed of 120 to 185 km/h; morphing into a super typhoon when maximum winds is greater than 185 km/h.

[edit] ^†Baguio

The term baguio can be found in glossary of the American Metereological Society. This is however not accepted by mainstream Filipinos and should be considered depracated.

Baguio, as a term, is not equivalent to typhoon for two reasons: One, the latter is defined as a tropical cyclone in the Northwest Pacific west of the dateline; and two, a typhoon (in the case of the Philippines) is a categorical name for any baguio/bagyo inside the Philippines' area of responsibility.