In 1900, 23 tropical cyclones were observed in the western Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line.

[1] Activity occurred from January to December, although the majority of the storms formed from June to November.

On August 19, a typhoon moving through western Japan killed 51 people when it wrecked a fishing fleet.

A late-season storm hit Hong Kong on November 10, catching residents off guard, capsizing 270 boats, and killing over 200 people.

The powerful winds wrecked nearly all of the island's crops and decimated several small towns, resulting in over 100 deaths.

The cyclone brought 53 mm (2.1 in) of rainfall to Kyushu, spreading as far east as Tokyo, which caused flooding and disrupted railway service.

The winds knocked down telegraph lines west of Hiroshima, and caused the price of tobacco to rise because of damage to the crop.

In Ehime Prefecture, the cyclone struck a fleet of fishing boats, killing 51 people, leaving 13 missing, and with 20 others rescued.

[8] Another new cyclone existed from August 25–29, originating west of Luzon and moving northward until its dissipation over southern China.

It moved through the Visayas and crossed Palawan into the South China Sea on a northwest trajectory.

Curving to the west, the storm dissipated after moving making landfall southeast of Danang (then known as Tourane), Vietnam, on September 29.

[4][11] Another tropical cyclone developed over the Philippines on September 29, moving west-northwestward across Palawan into the South China Sea.

Moving westward through the archipelago, the storm crossed the South China Sea and dissipated over Vietnam on October 9, having struck Quảng Ngãi.

The system also moved westward across the South China Sea, striking eastern Vietnam near Sông Cầu on October 17.

[14] Along the Vietnam coast, the storm left heavy damage several miles inland, decimating coffee and tea plantations.

The typhoon had a diameter up to 1,000 km (620 mi) wide, prompting the Hong Kong Observatory to issue a warning signal on November 8.

[16] A rare November typhoon, the storm produced severe waves that damaged and sank 270 boats in Hong Kong's harbor, including a British gunboat and a dredge.

[7] On November 13, a typhoon struck Guam, accompanied by a 3.7 m (12 ft) storm surge, inundating Hagåtña and Inarajan.

The crew evacuated after drifting for 36 hours, salvaging any valuables before deliberately sinking the damaged Yosemite.

On September 11, the typhoon made landfall in southern China southeast of Maoming, dissipating the next day.

It moved westward through the Ryukyu Islands, where a pressure of 985 mbar (29.1 inHg) was recorded, and many houses were damaged.

[25] On September 27, the typhoon passed near Ōshima and continued quickly northward, striking mainland Japan near Shizuoka.