This article encompasses the 1890s Pacific typhoon seasons.

1890 season

There were at least 14 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1890. Not included in the above number, a typhoon offshore

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, Japan sank the

Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul ''Ertuğrul'', launched in 1863, was a sailing frigate of the Ottoman Navy. While returning from a goodwill voyage to Japan in 1890, she encountered a typhoon off the Kushimoto coast of Wakayama Prefecture. It subsequently drifted into a reef a ...

in the night of 16 September, leaving only 69 survivors among the 650 people onboard. Successful rescue efforts and subsequent care for the survivors by the locals facilitated a lasting positive reception of Japan within Turkey.

1891 season

There were 18 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1891.

1892 season

There were 20 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1892.

1893 season

There were 20 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1893. Three successive typhoons struck

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on 29 September, 2 October, and 8 October respectively.

1894 season

There were 14 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1894. An unusually early typhoon made landfall in eastern

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on May 30. A typhoon in September killed 2,000 people in China. A tropical storm was first reported on October 1, which quickly moved westward across the Philippine archipelago. It moved northwestward through the

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and slowed its forward motion. Over 27 hours, the system brought gale-force winds to Hong Kong, the longest duration as of 1955, due to the storm's slow movement and landfall on southern China on October 5. The storm also dropped of rainfall over 24 hours, making it the wettest storm in Hong Kong as of 1955. On the next day, the storm dissipated after turning to the northeast.

1895 season

There were 16 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1895.

1896 season

There were 18 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1896. A tropical cyclone was observed on July 26 to the east of the Philippines. The system moved quickly to the northwest, crossing the extreme northern

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island on July 28. Next day, the storm struck southeastern China near

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, dissipating on July 30. At Hong Kong, where the storm produced winds of 128 km/h (79 mph) continuously for one hour, which was the highest hourly wind speed there as of 1955.

1897 season

There were 13 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1897. Among these were a typhoon that struck the Philippines on October 7, which killed 1,500 people.

1898 season

There were 19 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific in 1898.

1899 season

There were 19 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1899. ;April + May On April 23 a tropical storm was reported southeast of

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. It moved northwest and passed very close to Guam before moving to the north. It dissipated on April 28. On May 18 a typhoon appeared to the east of

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and moved inland on May 21. After crossing over into the

the storm moved northward. It passed through the

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between the 26 and 27 of May. On May 28 the storm was pushed out to sea by an advancing cold front and absorbed on May 29. ;June + July On June 27 a typhoon was detected to the southeast of

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. It passed to the south through central

island during June 28. It continued northwest and made landfall on the island of

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(China) on July 1. The storm later dissipated inland near the borders of

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and China on July 3. There is some indication of damage at Sambonya, with a passing of a steamer noting all the buildings being nearly destroyed with few people seen. On July 2 a typhoon was spotted to the south of

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. It moved north over the following days, reaching violent intensities, it brushed past the islands to the east on July 6 and 7. It continued north reaching Japan by July 8, briefly moved into the

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, and dissipated on the Korean Peninsula on July 10. A minimal pressure of 956 hPa (28.23 inHg) was recorded at Oshima.

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