2000 Pacific typhoon season

2000 Pacific typhoon season
2000 Pacific typhoon season
	Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	February 7, 2000
Last system dissipated	January 4, 2001
Strongest storm
Name	Bilis
• Maximum winds	205 km/h (125 mph); (10-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	920 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions	51
Total storms	23
Typhoons	13
Super typhoons	4 (unofficial)
Total fatalities	465 total
Total damage	> $13.12 billion (2000 USD)
Related articles
	2000 Atlantic hurricane season; 2000 Pacific hurricane season; 2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season;
	Pacific typhoon seasons; 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

The 2000 Pacific typhoon season marked the first year using names contributed by the World Meteorological Organization. It was a rather below-average season, producing a total of 23 tropical storms, 13 typhoons and 4 intense typhoons. The season ran throughout 2000, though typically most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. The season's first named storm, Damrey, developed on May 7, while the season's last named storm, Soulik, dissipated on January 4 of the next year.

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator between 100°E and the 180th meridian. Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, there are two separate agencies that assign names to tropical cyclones, which often results in a storm having two names. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) will name a tropical cyclone should it be judged to have 10-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph) anywhere in the basin, whilst the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as tropical depressions in their area of responsibility, located between 115°E and 135°E and between 5°N and 25°N, regardless of whether or not the tropical cyclone has already been given a name by the JMA. Tropical depressions monitored by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) are given a number with a "W" suffix.