In 1902, there were 24 tropical cyclones across the northwestern Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line.

There were at least 11 typhoons, which are tropical cyclones with sustained winds of at least 119 kilometres per hour (74 mph).

Another unnamed storm, which formed on July 16, killed 20 people in Hong Kong.

Another powerful storm formed on July 23, which caused damage to a camp and lead to three indirect fatalities.

Then the storm started moving northeast, dissipating a few days later on May 24, just south of Japan.

The storm drifted north and dissipated on July 29, after making landfall over China.

[8] The typhoon caused damage to a hospital and destroyed Camp Vicars in Mindanao.

The storm drifted west, where it made landfall on Hainan, and dissipated shortly after on August 21.

[17] It caused high waves over the region, leading to 500 missing-person reports.

The typhoon affected the battleship Shikishima, where the ship was unanchored and dragged ashore.

Another ship (the Aoi Maru) towed four other vessels, with the captain and the chief engineer drowning.

[22] Another ship, the America Maru, encountered the typhoon, specifically the eye, causing unbearable damage and one death.

During the ships' trip to Manila, it encountered the storm, experiencing rough conditions.

[26] On October 5, a storm spawned near the east of Okinawa Island, progressing northward over the following days.

[28] The same day, it hit a vessel where United States Army General Adna Chaffee was present in.