Overview of Tropical Cyclones

Overview of Tropical Cyclones in January 2017

        One tropical cyclone occurred over the western North Pacific in January 2017.

        A tropical depression formed over the sea areas in the southern part of the Philippines about 810 km southeast of Manila on the afternoon of 8 January. It moved west-northwestwards at first with an estimated wind of 45 km/h near its centre. The tropical depression turned west-southwestwards the next day and finally weakened into an area of low pressure over Sulu Sea in the small hours of 10 January.