The name Nina has been used for twenty
tropical cyclone
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s worldwide: eighteen in the northwest Pacific Ocean (thirteen by the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
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and five by
PAGASA
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (, abbreviated as PAGASA , which means "hope" as in the Tagalog language, Tagalog word ''pag-asa'') is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS ...
), and one each in the South Pacific, in the Australian region, and in the northeast central Pacific Ocean.
In the South Pacific:
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Cyclone Nina (1979) - Brushed Vanuatu before curving eastwards
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone Nina
Severe Tropical Cyclone Nina was a significant tropical cyclone which impacted six island nations from December 1992 to January 1993. The system was first noted as a tropical low over the Cape York Peninsula on 21 December. Over the next few day ...
(1992), a Category 4 cyclone that affected Queensland and several islands in Oceania.
In the Central Pacific:
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Hurricane Nina (1957) – a Category 1 hurricane in the Central Pacific; named as such because of the policy to use typhoon names for systems that would form in the Central Pacific Ocean.
In the Western Pacific Ocean:
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Typhoon Nina (1953) (T5307) – made landfall in China.
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Typhoon Nina (1960) (T6025, 51W) – a strong typhoon that never made landfall.
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Tropical Depression Nina (1963) – a tropical cyclone which was considered by JMA as a tropical depression.
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Typhoon Nina (1966) (T6607, 07W) – a Category 1-equivalent typhoon
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Typhoon Nina (1968) (T6826, 31W, Seniang) – a typhoon that later crossed the Philippines as a weaker system.
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Tropical Storm Nina (1972) (T7204, 05W) – a minor storm which stayed at sea.
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Typhoon Nina (1975)
Typhoon Nina, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Bebeng, was an extremely deadly tropical cyclone in the summer of 1975. It formed on July 30 and gradually intensified as it moved generally to the west. On August 2, Nina reached ...
(T7503, 04W, Bebeng) – struck Taiwan and China, eventually contributing to the collapse of the
Banqiao Dam
The Banqiao Reservoir Dam () is a dam on the River Ru (), a tributary of the Hong River in Zhumadian City, Henan province, China. The Banqiao dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam () are among 62 dams in Zhumadian that failed catastrophically in 1975 ...
in central China, killing around 26,000–100,000 people.
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Tropical Storm Nina (1978) (T7823, 24W, Yaning) – a tropical storm which crossed the Philippines, killing 59.
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Tropical Storm Nina (1981) (T8109, 09W, Ibiang) – a weak and short-lived tropical storm that made landfall in eastern China.
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Tropical Storm Nina (1984) (T8415, 18W) – a relatively strong tropical storm that formed from a monsoon trough, but did not affect any land areas.
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Typhoon Nina (1987) (T8722, 22W, Sisang) – crossed the Philippines as a major typhoon, claiming 979 lives.
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Tropical Storm Nina (1992) (T9213, 14W) – another minor storm that stayed in the open ocean.
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Tropical Storm Nina (1995) (T9511, 15W, Helming) – a moderate storm that hit the Philippines and China.
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Typhoon Krovanh (2003) (T0312, 12W, Niña) – struck the Philippines and China, causing moderate damage.
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Typhoon Songda (2004)
Typhoon Songda, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nina, was the sixth-costliest typhoon on record. The 18th named storm of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season, Songda developed on August 26 near the Marshall Islands. Following a path that Typh ...
(T0418, 22W, Nina) – struck Japan and became one of its costliest typhoons.
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Typhoon Hagupit (2008)
Typhoon Hagupit, (, ) known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nina, was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused widespread destruction along its path in mid September 2008. The 21st depression, 14 tropical storm and 10th typhoon of the 2008 Pacific ...
(T0814, 18W, Nina) – struck China, killing 67 and causing $1 billion in damage.
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Typhoon Prapiroon (2012) (T1221, 22W, Nina) – a strong and erratic typhoon which eventually curved to sea, not affecting any landmass.
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Typhoon Nock-ten (2016)
Typhoon Nock-ten, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Nina, was the strongest Christmas Day tropical cyclone worldwide in terms of 1-minute sustained winds. Forming as a tropical depression southeast of Yap and strengthening into the twen ...
(T1626, 30W, Nina) – a powerful late-season storm that affected the
Philippines
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Note: In 2003, Typhoon Krovanh was named Niña, but as the name also appeared in the succeeding year’s list (albeit spelled Nina and not Niña), it was instead replaced by ''Nonoy'', which went unused in 2007 and had its sole usage
in 2011, before being replaced by ''
Nona'' for 2015 due to similarities with the nickname of the
Philippine president
The president of the Philippines (, sometimes referred to as ) is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in- ...
at that time,
Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino.
The name Nina was eventually retired by PAGASA after the 2016 season, and was replaced with ''
Nika'', which was
first used during the
2020 season.
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