Even so, the season was overly active, with 32 tropical storms and 16 typhoons being developed this year.

It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1974, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December.

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.

It began to weaken under intensifying shear after that, becoming a tropical storm again very late that day.

It continued northwestward, hit Hainan Island, crossed the Gulf of Tonkin, and dissipated over North Vietnam.

Dinah caused 73 casualties (with 33 missing), with $3 million in crop damage (1974 USD).

When Tropical Storm Gilda, having weakened from a peak of 100 mph winds, crossed between Japan and South Korea in early July, it brought torrential rains and mudslides, killing 128 people (with 26 missing) and causing damage estimated at $1.5 billion (1974 USD).

66 people were killed when Typhoon Ivy hit Luzon on July 20, the day before the 1974 Miss Universe was held in Manila.

A tug pulling RMS Caronia to Taiwan was overcome by the weather as it sought shelter at Guam, and cut loose Caronia, which was driven against the breakwater at the entrance to Apra Harbor on August 12, blocking all ship traffic.

Conditions were favorable enough for Mary to reach typhoon strength on the 18th, but it weakened to a tropical storm before hitting northeastern China on the 19th.

The storm dumped heavy rains on its path, causing 26 deaths (with 3 missing) and $9.2 million (1974 USD) in damage.

It continued northwestward, made landfall on southeastern China, turned south, and dissipated on the 20th.

Typhoon Carmen caused sustained storm force winds in Hong Kong and 25 fatalities, with damage estimated at $13 million (1974 USD).

23 casualties and $21 million in damage can be attributed to 110 mph Typhoon Elaine hitting northern Luzon on October 27.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility.

Due to an extreme impact in the Philippines, PAGASA later retired the name Wening and was replaced by Weling for the 1978 season.

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 1974.

It will include their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, and damage totals.

Classification and intensity values will be based on estimations conducted by the JMA, the JTWC, and/or PAGASA.