These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line.

Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

This depression was not recognized by the JMA, but the CMA.Tropical Storm Polly dropped heavy rains on the southern islands of Japan.

Tropical Storm Wendy, which formed on August 28 in the open Western Pacific, quickly intensified to a peak of 160 mph winds on the 31st.

It continued to the northwest, and after hitting southeastern China as a minimal tropical storm Elaine dissipated on October 1.

This table will list all the storms that developed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line and north of the equator during 1968.

It will include their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, missing persons (in parentheses), and damage totals.

Classification and intensity values will be based on estimations conducted by the JMA, however due to lack of information around this time sustained winds were recorded by the JTWC.