2016 Pacific typhoon season
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.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Seasonal forecasts
During the year several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many tropical cyclones, tropical storms, and typhoons will form during a season and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country. These agencies included the Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) Consortium of University College London, PAGASA and Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau. Some of the forecasts took into consideration what happened in previous seasons and the El Niño conditions that were observed during the previous year.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Seasonal forecasts
The first forecast of the year was released by PAGASA during January 2016, within its seasonal climate outlook for the period January – June. The outlook noted that one to two tropical cyclones were expected between January and March, while one to three were expected to develop or enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility between April and June.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Seasonal forecasts
During March the Hong Kong Observatory predicted that the typhoon season in Hong Kong would be near-normal, with four to seven tropical cyclones passing within 500 km (310 mi) of the territory compared to an average of six, which was revised to five to eight tropical cyclones in August. On May 7, Tropical Storm Risk issued its first forecast for the season and predicted that it will be a quiet season, with 22 tropical storms, 13 typhoons, and 6 intense typhoons developing during the year, while an ACE Index of 217 was also forecast.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Seasonal forecasts
Ahead of the Thailand rainy season starting during May, the Thai Meteorological Department predicted that two tropical cyclones would move near Thailand during 2016. They predicted that there was a high chance that the first tropical cyclone would move past northern and north-eastern Thailand during August or September. The second tropical cyclone was predicted to move past Southern Thailand during October and November. On June 28, Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau predicted that between 19 and 23 tropical storms would develop over the basin, while two — four systems were expected to affect Taiwan itself.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Seasonal forecasts
On July 6, TSR released their second forecast for the season. They predicted mostly the same numbers as the previous forecast, but raised the number of intense typhoons to 7. PAGASA issued their second and final forecast for the year on July 15, within its seasonal climate outlook for the period July – December. The outlook noted that between five and eleven tropical cyclones were expected between July and September, while four to nine were expected to develop or enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility between October and December. TSR issued their final forecast for the season on August 8, sustaining the tropical cyclone numbers, however its ACE was slightly lowered than the previous forecast.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Season summary
Despite the season's late start, the 2016 season was a normal and active season with a total of 53 tropical depressions, of which 26 became tropical storms. After five months of inactivity, the first tropical depression developed on May 26, making it the fifth-latest season for a system to form. According to existing records only four other seasons started later—the 1973, 1983, 1984, and 1998 seasons. Tropical activity throughout the basin became marginally favorable for development, and two tropical depressions developed during June.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Season summary
On July 3, Nepartak became the first named tropical storm, making it the second-latest first named storm on record. Nepartak's naming ended a 199-day period (from December 17, 2015, to July 2, 2016) during which no named storm was active within the basin; this period tied the 199-day period from December 22, 1997, to July 8, 1998. Nepartak reached Category 5 super typhoon intensity before making landfall in Taiwan and East China, causing a total of US$1.52 billion of damage. In late July, Tropical Storm Mirinae reached its peak intensity while making landfall over Red River Delta in Northern Vietnam.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Season summary
The storm caused a total of US$334 million of damage in Hainan and Vietnam. Later, Nida reached near typhoon strength; it affected the Philippines, South China and Vietnam, but its damage was lower than that of Mirinae. The season became more active in August, with 7 named storms. Except Dianmu, which affected South China, Indochina, all of the tropical cyclones in August affected Japan and the Russian Far East. By the end of August, three storms (Chanthu, Lionrock and Kompasu) had hit the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, the most since 1951. Lionrock was a large, powerful, long-lived and erratic tropical cyclone which caused significant flooding and casualties in North Korea and Japan in late August.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Season summary
In September, Typhoon Meranti became the strongest typhoon in terms of pressure since Typhoon Megi in 2010, as well as the strongest typhoon in terms of sustained winds since Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, and the second-strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016, only behind Cyclone Winston, in terms of pressure. Typhoon Megi reached its peak intensity as a Category 3 typhoon while making landfall over Taiwan. Both Meranti and Megi made landfall in  Fujian, China, and they caused a total of US$3.6 billion of damage.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Season summary
Rai became a weak tropical storm before it made landfall in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in mid-September, causing flooding and moderate damage. Typhoon Malakas impacted Japan with a total of nearly $740 million of damage as a Category 4 typhoon. In late September and early October, Typhoon Chaba reached Category 5 super typhoon intensity and became the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in South Korea since Sanba in 2012. Chaba also caused 7 deaths in the country. A tropical depression formed east of the International Date Line on October 3, and entered the basin before developing into Typhoon Songda.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Season summary
Songda struck the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada as a powerful extratropical cyclone. Severe Tropical Storm Aere affected parts of Southeast Asia in mid-October, including the worst flooding in Vietnam since 2010, causing a total of US$209 million of damage. Later, Typhoon Sarika became a powerful typhoon, and affected the Philippines, China and Vietnam, causing severe damage as well as severe flooding in southern China. After Sarika, Typhoon Haima reached Category 5 super typhoon strength before impacting the Philippines and China, causing a total of US$1.93 billion in damages.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Season summary
Haima was the most severe tropical cyclone to affect Hong Kong in October since 1995. In early November, a tropical depression made landfall in Southern Vietnam and caused heavy flooding throughout central and southern Vietnam, causing moderate damage. In late December, Nock-ten became the strongest Christmas tropical cyclone on record anywhere in the world since at least 1960 in terms of 1-minute sustained winds, before impacting the Philippines.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 01W
During May 25, Tropical Depression 01W developed over the northern South China Sea, about 600 km (375 mi) to the south of Hong Kong, China. The system subsequently moved north-westwards and slightly developed further, before it made landfall near Yangjiang in Guangdong, China during the next day. The system subsequently quickly weakened and degenerated into an area of low pressure during May 27.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 01W
The system brought squally and heavy rain to the Pearl River Delta, including parts of Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province, where a bridge was destroyed by flooding and two people were injured. At the Macau Ferry Terminal, two passengers were injured as a vessel collided with the terminal, while there was no significant damage reported within Hong Kong. Damage in China were at CN¥60 million (US$9.14 million).


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Ambo
Early on June 26, the JMA and PAGASA reported that Tropical Depression Ambo had developed over the Philippine Sea, about 555 km (345 mi) to the east of Manila on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The system was located within an environment that was thought to be favourable for further development, with low vertical wind shear and a fair outflow. However, the depression's broad low level circulation centre was moving north-westwards quickly, which meant that the circulation's southern edge could not close off and was exposed.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Ambo
The system subsequently made landfall on Luzon in Philippines later that day, where according to PAGASA it quickly weakened into a low-pressure area. However, the JMA continued to monitor the system as a tropical depression throughout June 27, as it emerged into an unfavourable environment for further development in the South China Sea. The depression subsequently made landfall on China's Guangdong Province, before it was last noted during June 28, as it dissipated over land.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Ambo
Several sea-trips in the Philippine island province of Catanduanes were cancelled with a total of seven passengers, three rolling cargoes and a sea vessel stranded at the port of Virac.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Nepartak (Butchoy)
On July 2, a tropical depression formed 780 km (485 mi) to the southeast of Yap State. The following day, the depression became a tropical storm, receiving the name Nepartak. By July 4, organization increased and Nepartak intensified into a severe tropical storm. At that time, PAGASA assigned the local name Butchoy as it entered their area of responsibility. Early on July 5, Nepartak started to undergo rapid intensification, reaching typhoon strength. Nepartak soon reached Category 5 super typhoon intensity.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Nepartak (Butchoy)
During the course of July 6, Nepartak reached its peak intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 900 mbar. Nepartak started weakening during the next day, before making landfall in Taitung City on July 8. Nepartak weakened to a tropical storm as it made its second landfall in Shishi, Fujian. Nepartak rapidly deteriorated over land and fully dissipated on July 10.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Nepartak (Butchoy)
Two people drowned on July 7 after being washed out to sea by strong winds in Taiwan. A total of seven major highways were damaged in Taiwan, too. At least 10 people were killed and 11 others were reported missing across Fujian and Jiangxi. At least 3,144 homes were destroyed and 15,800 hectares (39,000 acres) of crops were damaged; total economic losses reached ¥2.2 billion (US$320 million). Overall, Nepartak killed a total of 86 people, mostly from Fujian Province, and caused a total of ¥9.99 billion (US$1.49 billion) of damage.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 03W
During July 14, a tropical disturbance developed about 400 km (250 mi) to the west-northwest of Guam. At this time atmospheric convection surrounding the system was flaring, over the system's weak but developing low level circulation center. However, as a subtropical ridge of high pressure extended a significant amount of dry air over the disturbance, conditions were assessed to be marginally favorable for further development of the system. Over the next couple of days the system gradually developed further as it moved north-westwards and was classified as a tropical depression by the JMA during July 15.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 03W
After the system had consolidated further, it was classified as Tropical Depression 03W by the JTWC during July 17. However, the system weakened during that day as it moved polewards, along the western edge of the subtropical ridge of high pressure, into an area of increasing vertical wind shear. As a result, the JTWC expected the system to quickly dissipate and issued their final advisory later that day. However, over the next couple of days the system continued to move northwards and impacted the Ryukyu Islands, before it was last noted by the JMA during July 20.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Lupit
During July 21, a subtropical disturbance developed at the tailend of a mid-latitude trough of low pressure, about 775 km (480 mi) to the east of Iwo-To. Over the next day, deep atmospheric convection developed over the system's elongated low level circulation center, before it was classified as a tropical depression by the JMA during July 22. Over the next day, as the storm moved north-northeastwards around a subtropical ridge of high pressure, its structure improved as it developed a warm core and consolidated.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Lupit
The hybrid system was subsequently classified as Tropical Storm 04W by the JTWC during July 23, before the JMA named it Lupit later that day. Over the next day, Lupit peaked with sustained winds of 75 km/h (47 mph), as it went through an extratropical transition and took on frontal characteristics. Lupit subsequently became extratropical during July 24, before it dissipated during July 26, as it moved into the Sea of Okhotsk.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Mirinae
Mirinae was first noted as a tropical depression during July 25, as it moved off the west coast of Luzon into the South China Sea, about 300 km (185 mi) to the east of the Paracel Islands. The next day, it was named Mirinae after it became a tropical storm. Mirinae subsequently weakened slightly as it made landfall later that day, near Wanning and crossed Hainan Island. It re-intensified on moving into the Gulf of Tonkin. The system reached its peak intensity as a severe tropical storm on July 27, with 10-minute sustained winds of 95 km/h (59 mph). The system made landfall about 110 km (70 mi) to the south of Hanoi in northern Vietnam later that day. Mirinae subsequently weakened gradually over northern Vietnam, before it dissipated to the north of Hanoi.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Mirinae
In Hainan, economic losses caused by the storm reached 300 million yuan (US$45 million). By July 29, the storm had left five people dead and five others missing in Vietnam. Severe damage to infrastructure was reported in Northern Vietnam, with damage to power lines causing blackouts and power cuts in some areas. Mirinae also sank 12 boats, destroyed the roofs of 1,425 houses and uprooted about 5,000 trees. Damages in Vietnam amounted to ₫7.229 trillion ($323.9 million).


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Nida (Carina)
During July 28, a tropical depression developed about 1,020 km (635 mi) to the east-southeast of Manila in the Philippines. Over the next day as the system moved north-northwestwards under the influence of a subtropical ridge of high pressure, deep convection started wrapping into the system's low level circulation center. During that day PAGASA assigned the local name Carina.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Nida (Carina)
On July 31, Nida made landfall over the area between Baggao and Gattaran of the Cagayan province in the Philippines at 13:20 PST (05:20 UTC) as a severe tropical storm. At 03:35 CST on August 2 (19:35 UTC on August 1), Nida made landfall over Dapeng Peninsula of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China as a severe tropical storm.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Omais
During August 2, the JMA started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed within a favourable environment for further development, about 565 km (350 mi) to the northeast of Hagåtña, Guam. The system had a broad and weak low level circulation centre, which had atmospheric convection flaring around the system's outer edge. Over the next couple of days the system slowly moved north-eastwards, before it was classified as Tropical Storm 07W by the JTWC and named Omais by the JMA during August 4.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Omais
A high-pressure system kept Omais to the east of Japan producing hot and steamy conditions across Japan approximately about 1000 people were taken to hospital due to heat stroke as the heat index climbed well into the 40s.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Omais
On August 9, Omais transitioned to an extratropical cyclone as it moved over cooler waters of the northwestern Pacific Ocean, Omais fully dissipated on August 10.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Conson
On August 7, the JMA started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed about 390 km (240 mi) to the west of Wake Island. Over the next day the system gradually developed further as it moved south-westwards, before the JTWC classified it as Tropical Depression 08W during August 8. Later that day, the JMA upgraded 08W to a tropical storm, naming it Conson. Despite some moderate wind shear, Conson slowly intensified and later reached severe tropical storm strength on August 10. The JTWC later stated that deep convection was forming near the center of Conson, however shortly thereafter, convection became disorganized.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Conson
By August 11, convection once re-intensified again, however its LLCC became exposed, causing the JTWC to lower its intensity to lower-end of tropical storm strength. The JMA also downgraded Conson to a tropical storm. During the next day, satellite image showed that the convective structure of Conson was beginning to deteriorate as it started to interact with drier air, suppressing convection. The center of Conson became much broader and exposed early on August 13.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Conson
While moving northwestward, Conson became better defined than before, however its convection was more shallow as it started to interact will cooler sea-surface temperatures and drier air. By August 14, the JTWC issued their final warning on Conson as it started to undergo its extratropical transition with a result of a strong wind shear and the interaction of the mid-latitude baroclinic zone. The JMA tracked Conson until it fully transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on August 15 and made landfall near Nemuro Peninsula. Its remnants were tracked until midday of August 16.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Chanthu
During August 11, the JMA started to track a tropical depression, whereas the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, as it was located about 695 km (432 mi) west-northwest of Guam. After meandering eastwards, the JTWC designated the system as 09W, while the JMA immediately upgraded 09W to a tropical storm and assigned it the name Chanthu on August 13. The JTWC followed suit early on August 14. With an improving LLCC, Chanthu rapidly developed into a severe tropical storm from the JMA, as it was later located over in an area of favorable environments of strengthening. Despite a high chance of strengthening and a well-defined LLCC, Chanthu stopped generating convection as the JMA downgraded it to a tropical storm.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Chanthu
Later that day, flaring convection was associated with its LLCC as it was beginning its extratropical transition while interacting with mid-latitude flow. Therefore, early on August 17, Chanthu once again reached severe tropical storm strength as it attained its peak intensity with a minimal pressure of 980 millibars (28.94 inHg), while east of the Japanese archipelago of Honshu. Shortly thereafter, the JTWC issued its final warning on Chanthu. The JMA issued its final warning a few hours later as it made landfall over Cape Erimo of Hokkaido, Japan, at peak intensity.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Chanthu
Agricultural damage in Japan were at ¥9.49 billion (US$94.7 million).


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Dianmu
On August 15, a tropical depression developed about 305 km (190 mi) to the southeast of Hong Kong. During the course of August 17, enhanced satellite imagery showed that Dianmu was rapidly organizing with deep flaring convection surrounding its LLCC. Dianmu made landfall in Haiphong and Thái Bình Province in northern Vietnam. While overland, the system gradually weakened into a tropical depression, before it degenerated into an area of low pressure during August 20 while over Myanmar.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Dianmu
In the province of Hainan, China, Dianmu's heavy rains brought the water level at the Longtang Dam on the Nandu River to a ten-year high of 13.35 metres. Hainan's capital, Haikou, experienced flooding in some areas. Over in Quảng Ninh, a total of 11 houses were collapsed and total damages in the city amounted to 3.5 billion VND (US$157,000).


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Mindulle
A tropical depression formed northwest of Guam on August 17. On August 19, the system became a tropical storm and was named Mindulle early on August 19. However, an upper-level low to the north and the predecessor of Tropical Storm Kompasu to the northeast were stifling the development of poleward outflow.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Mindulle
Moving on the eastern edge of a relatively high-latitude monsoon gyre and being steered by the southern extension of the subtropical ridge anchored east of Japan, the intensification of Mindulle was limited on August 20, owing to modest dry air entrainment resulting in flaring convection near and surrounding the LLCC.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Mindulle
Although Mindulle became a severe tropical storm when it was approximately 380 km (240 mi) northwest of Chichi-jima at around 15:00 JST (06:00 UTC) on August 21, outflow from Tropical Storm Lionrock to the west was inhibiting further development, as the distance between their centers was only about 600 km (370 mi) at that time.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Mindulle
With warm sea surface temperatures of between 30 to 31 °C (86 to 88 °F), good equatorward and poleward outflow channels, as well as low vertical wind shear, Mindulle became a typhoon at around 03:00 JST on August 22 (18:00 UTC on August 21), when the center was located about 40 km (25 mi) east of Hachijō-jima. At around 12:30 JST (03:30 UTC), Mindulle made landfall over the area near Tateyama, Chiba.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Lionrock (Dindo)
The system that was to become Typhoon Lionrock was first noted as a hybrid disturbance on August 15, while it was located about 585 km (365 mi) to the west of Wake Island. It developed into a tropical depression about 690 km (430 mi) northwest of Wake Island on August 16. At this time the disturbance had a broad and poorly organized low level circulation centre, which had some shallow bands of atmospheric convection wrapping loosely around it. Over the next day, the system moved northwards, while a TUTT cell created subsidence and high vertical windshear over the system.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Lionrock (Dindo)
The JTWC considered the system to be subtropical at this time, as its structure was asymmetric, with deep convection displaced to the north and east of the system's low level circulation centre. From late August 20 to early August 22, the system had at least somewhat an interaction with Mindulle, taking an erratic and slow path for a bit. Restrengthening begun again quickly, with the system already starting to develop an eye in mid-August 23. In the middle of the 24th of August the system reached an initial peak as a Category 3-equivalent storm.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Lionrock (Dindo)
Lionrock entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on August 25, 2016, and PAGASA assigned Dindo  as the local name, while Lionrock had begun an eyewall replacement cycle early that day, weakening to a Category 2-equivalent storm. After two days, early on August 26, it finally completed the eyewall replacement cycle, but slow restrengthening occurred. Another two days passed until it reached its full peak as a Category 4-equivalent storm, which rapid weakening ensued after.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Lionrock (Dindo)
On August 29, Lionrock turned towards the northwest due to a high-pressure system located east of Japan, putting it on an towards the northeastern region of the country. Lionrock made landfall near Ōfunato, a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. This made Lionrock the first tropical cyclone to make landfall over the Pacific coast of the Tōhoku region of Japan since the Japan Meteorological Agency began record-keeping in 1951.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kompasu
On August 18, the JMA started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed, about 1,300 km (810 mi) to the northeast of Guam. The JTWC started issuing advisories by the next day as it was immediately classified as a tropical storm and the identifier of 13W. The JMA followed suit early on August 20, and was named Kompasu. Despite wind shear and an exposed LLCC, tightly curved banding was reported embedded within the northern extent of a very broad "monsoon gyre" circulation.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kompasu
Both agencies reported that Kompasu had reached its peak strength as a minimal tropical storm with a minimum barometric pressure of about 994 mbar. Later that day, deep convection of Kompasu had rapidly decreased as it was located in marginally favorable environments with low wind shear and sea-surface temperatures of about 26 degrees Celsius. On August 21, the JTWC downgraded Kompasu to a tropical depression and issued their final bulletin on the system. The JMA did the same and issued its final advisory on Kompasu as it transitioned into an extratropical system.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kompasu
Floods in Hokkaidō killed one person when a driver was stranded in his flooded car.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 14W
During August 23, Tropical Depression 14W developed about 75 km (45 mi) to the east of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Moving northward on the next day, the LLCC of 14W became exposed with a deteriorating convective signature. Flaring deep convection became disorganized into a weakly-defined center due to strong northerly wind shear; the JTWC assessed 14W's winds only at 25 knots. Due to a rapidly decaying LLCC with minor bursts of convection, both the JMA and the JTWC issued its final warning on 14W later that same day.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Namtheun (Enteng)
A low-pressure area developed into a tropical depression southeast of Taiwan early on August 31. Later that day, the JTWC began issuing advisories on the system, assigning the designation of 15W. Early the next day, 15W had intensified into a tropical storm by both agencies, with the JMA prompting the name Namtheun. The PAGASA however started issuing advisories on Namtheun and considered it as a tropical depression and gave the local name Enteng.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Namtheun (Enteng)
Despite the overall structure of the storm being described to be "midget" with a very small but compact LLCC, Namtheun had begun a phase of rapid intensification and a pinhole eye developed; therefore, the JTWC upgraded Namtheun to a Category 1 typhoon. The JMA, though, upgraded Namtheun only to a severe tropical storm at that time. Later that day, PAGASA had declared that the storm had exited its area of responsibility as a severe tropical storm.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Namtheun (Enteng)
By September 2, rapid intensification ensued as it was reported that Namtheun was located over a region of warm sea surface temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius with high ocean heat content, therefore prompting the JMA to classify it to a typhoon. Namtheun developed a pinhole eye 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) across and reached its peak strength as a Category 3 typhoon with 1-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph); the JMA though declared its 10-minute peak strength early on September 3 with a minimum barometric pressure of 955 millibars.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Namtheun (Enteng)
By that time, Namtheun was depicted with significantly weakened structure and a dissipation of its eye, therefore the JTWC downgraded Namtheun rapidly to a strong Category 1. On September 4, Namtheun had weakened to a tropical storm due to diminishing convection, caused by high southwesterly wind shear. After making landfall over in Nagasaki, Kyushu, both the JMA and JTWC issued its final advisory as a tropical depression early on September 5.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Malou
On September 5, the JMA started to monitor a tropical depression, that had developed over the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. The depression was located within a favourable environment for further development, with very warm sea surface temperatures and low vertical wind shear. Over the next day the system moved north-eastwards towards the Japanese Mainland, before it was classified as a tropical storm and named Malou by the JMA during September 6. However, the JTWC classified Malou as a hybrid system, with both subtropical and tropical characteristics.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Malou
They also noted that the convective development around the system's low level circulation centre was being hindered, as the subtropical westerlies were located over the system. During September 7, the system started to accelerate northwards, before the JMA issued their final advisory on the system as Malou became an extratropical cyclone.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Meranti (Ferdie)
On September 8, a tropical depression formed in a region of low wind shear, steered by ridges to the north and southwest, with warm water temperatures and outflow from the south. The system reached tropical storm strength by 06:00 UTC on September 10, receiving the name Meranti.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Meranti (Ferdie)
Rainbands and a central dense overcast continued to evolve as the wind shear decreased. By early on September 12, Meranti reached typhoon status. A small eye 9 km (5.6 mi) across developed within the spiraling thunderstorms, and Meranti started rapidly intensifying. Meranti quickly attained estimated 1-minute sustained winds of 285 km/h (175 mph), equivalent to Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale. Meranti gradually reached its peak intensity on September 13 while passing through the Luzon Strait.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Meranti (Ferdie)
The JMA estimated peak 10-minute sustained winds of 220 km/h (135 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 890 hPa (mbar; 26.28 inHg), while the JTWC  estimated peak 1-minute sustained winds of 315 km/h (195 mph). Based on the JMA pressure estimate, Meranti was among the most intense tropical cyclones. The JTWC wind estimate made Meranti the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016, surpassing Cyclone Winston, which had winds of 285 km/h (175 mph) when it struck Fiji in February.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Meranti (Ferdie)
Late on September 13, the storm made landfall on the 83 km2 (32 sq mi) island of Itbayat in the Philippine province of Batanes while near its peak intensity. At around 03:05 CST on September 15 (19:05 UTC on September 14), Meranti made landfall over Xiang'an District, Xiamen in Fujian, China with measured 2-minute sustained winds of 173 km/h (108 mph), making it the strongest typhoon to ever make landfall in China's Fujian Province.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 17W
During September 8, the JTWC started to monitor a tropical disturbance that had developed about 1,210 km (750 mi) to the west of Iwo To. Moving northward in a few days, the JTWC assessed that the system had strengthened into Tropical Depression 17W. Despite its LLCC remaining small, satellite imagery showed that 17W produced persistent convection and some spiral banding. Later, drier air surrounded the depression as it was now firmly embedded with the west-southwesterly flow ahead of the mid-latitude frontal zone. The JTWC issued their final advisory on 17W on September 12, as the system was rapidly deteriorating due to vertical wind shear, and weakened into a remnant low. Its remnants was later absorbed by a front near the International Date Line, late on September 14.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 17W
In the JMA's post-analysis, 17W was recognized as a tropical depression, and the system was first noted on September 10.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Rai
On September 11, a tropical depression formed within an unfavourable environment for further development, about 860 km (535 mi) to the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Satellite imagery then showed that the LLCC of 19W was broad and defined with some deep convective banding. Its LLCC became exposed, though its deep convection remained in place. Although the JMA declared that 19W had strengthened into a tropical storm, the JTWC deemed the system to not have reached tropical storm intensity. Rai made landfall over Central Vietnam, about 94 km (59 mi) southeast of the city of Da Nang. Rai degraded to a tropical depression six hours later.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Rai
Heavy rains in Central Vietnam and Northern Thailand caused flooding and the bursting of the Bung River 2 hydroelectricity plant in Quảng Nam province of Vietnam, which released 28 million cubic meters of water and washed away 2 workers. Four ships were sunk along central Vietnam's coastline and 2 others were left stranded, while 5 houses were completely destroyed and 275 others had their roofs torn off. Most of the damage occurred in Nghệ An Province due to flooding, amounting to about ₫748 billion (US$33.6 million). In total, Rai caused 12 deaths and damages amounting to ₫825 billion (US$37 million).


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Malakas (Gener)
On September 11, a tropical depression formed approximately 58 km (36 mi) south of Hagåtña, Guam. On becoming a tropical storm, it was named Malakas. By September 13, Malakas had improved in its organization and became a severe tropical storm thereafter. At the same time, Malakas had entered the Philippine area of Responsibility, with PAGASA assigning the local name Gener. Despite hindrance by the outflow of nearby Typhoon Meranti, Malakas intensified into a typhoon.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Malakas (Gener)
On September 16, Malakas rapidly intensified into a Category 4 typhoon. Malakas reached its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mph), 10-minute sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph), and a pressure of 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) by the following day. Shortly thereafter, its eye became cloud-filled and ragged, signalling the onset of weakening. After weakening to a Category 2 typhoon, Malakas reintensified to a Category 3 typhoon by September 19. Malakas then resumed weakening due to land interaction with Japan. By the following day, Malakas weakened below typhoon intensity, and became extratropical.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Malakas (Gener)
At around 00:00 JST on September 20 (15:00 UTC on September 19), Malakas made landfall over the Ōsumi Peninsula in Japan. It subsequently crossed Cape Muroto at around 11:00 JST (02:00 UTC) and made landfall over Tanabe at around 13:30 JST (04:30 UTC).


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Megi (Helen)
Megi originated as a tropical depression about 722 km (449 mi) east-southeast of Guam on September 21. The depression became a tropical storm by on September 23. On the following day, Megi intensified to a severe tropical storm. On developing an eye, Megi reached typhoon intensity. Shortly thereafter, Megi entered PAGASA's area of responsibility, and the local name Helen was assigned.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Megi (Helen)
After a day of slight intensification, Megi started to undergo an eyewall replacement cycle. From then on, Megi rapidly intensified as it neared the coast of Taiwan. Megi reached peak intensity as a Category 3 typhoon over Taiwan with 1-minute sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph), 10-minute sustained winds of 155 km/h (95 mph), and a minimum barometric pressure of 945 mbar late on September 26. Early on September 27, Megi made landfall over Hualien City, weakening due to land interaction. Megi made landfall over in Hui'an County of Quanzhou the next day. Megi continued deteriorating as it moved inland.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Chaba (Igme)
On September 24, a weak tropical depression had developed approximately 1,445 km (898 mi) east-northeast of Guam. The system reached tropical storm status and was assigned the name Chaba late the next day. By September 30, Chaba had intensified into a severe tropical storm after deep convection had evolved into a banding feature, under very favorable conditions. During October 1, Chaba entered the Philippine area of responsibility, with PAGASA giving the local name Igme, as it started to move in a northwestward direction. Chaba became a typhoon after its organization and structure vastly improved.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Chaba (Igme)
During the next day, Chaba began explosive intensification, reaching Category 5 super typhoon intensity with a sharp 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide eye. Chaba reached its peak intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mph), while 1-minute sustained winds were at 280 km/h (175 mph), and the minimum central pressure was 905 mbar. Thereafter, Chaba began to weaken as its core became asymmetric, due to strong wind shear. As it neared the coast of Busan, South Korea, Chaba transitioned into an extratropical cyclone.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Chaba (Igme)
The storm left widespread damage across the southern regions of South Korea, killing at least 7 and leaving 4 others missing. Transportation was disrupted, with hundreds of flights canceled, while more than 200,000 households lost electricity. Chaba was the strongest typhoon to strike the country since Typhoon Sanba in 2012.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Songda
A tropical disturbance entered the basin from the Central Pacific late on October 3 and on the following day, became a tropical depression approximately 1,333 km (829 mi) east-southeast of Wake Island. After moving westward for several days, 23W intensified into a tropical storm, with the JMA giving the name Songda. By October 9, an eye feature became apparent in microwave imagery, and Songda reached severe tropical storm intensity. Six hours later, Songda intensified into a typhoon. Songda started to undergo rapid deepening, while forming a ragged eye.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Songda
Songda eventually reached its peak intensity as a Category 4 super typhoon, despite 25-30 kt vertical wind shear, with 10-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and a minimum pressure of 925 mbar. Shortly thereafter, Songda rapidly weakened as the wind shear increased further, and its eye became cloud-filled. The JTWC issued its final advisory, classifying Songda as a rapidly-weakening Category 3-equivalent typhoon. The storm was embedded within the deep mid-latitude westerlies and located over waters cooler than 26 °C (79 °F). The JMA downgraded Songda to a severe tropical storm in its final advisory on October 13, and Songda subsequently transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. The extratropical remnant of Songda went on to affect the west coast of North America with heavy rain and winds.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Aere (Julian)
Shortly after Songda's formation, another tropical depression developed well east to the Babuyan Group of Islands. Later that day, PAGASA named the system Julian. Despite Julian's disorganised structure, conditions were favourable for development, with light to moderate wind shear and very warm sea surface temperatures. After a significant increase of convection, the system became a tropical storm, receiving the name Aere. Aere became a severe tropical storm the following day. Shortly thereafter, Aere reached itspeak intensity with 10-minute winds of 110 km/h (70 mph), just shy of typhoon strength. Upwelling induced weakening, and Aere weakened to a tropical storm. By October 10, Aere's LLCC became exposed due to southwesterly wind shear, and Aere degenerated to a tropical depression. The JMA tracked its remnants as it moved southwestward until it weakened to a low-pressure area late on October 11.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Aere (Julian)
On October 13, the well-marked low-pressure area of Aere re-generated into a tropical depression, and was tracked by the JMA until it fully dissipated on October 14.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Aere (Julian)
Most of the damage was reported mainly in Vietnam, especially in the central region, where estimated damages for transport works were at 130 billion ₫ (US$5.83 million). A total of 25 houses were destroyed while 949 were damaged. In agriculture, 3.14 ha of rice and 11.5 ha of crops were damaged. In total, flooding by the storm caused ₫ 4.6 trillion (US$209 million) of damage.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Sarika (Karen)
Sarika was first noted as a tropical depression located about 1,200 km (750 mi) east-southeast of Manila, Philippines. When 24W entered their area of responsibility, PAGASA assigned it the local name Karen. By October 13, images depicted a broad LLCC; sea surface temperatures were high, at 31 °C (88 °F). Hours later, the system became a tropical storm, with the JMA naming it as Sarika. Sarika continued organizing and reached severe tropical storm intensity. Several hours later, Sarika started to form an eye feature as it became a typhoon.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Sarika (Karen)
The storm eventually reached its peak intensity as a Category 4 typhoon with 1-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 935 mbar. Early on October 16, Sarika made landfall over in Baler, Aurora. Dramatic weakening occurred as Sarika traversed the islands. After moving westward rapidly for two days, Sarika weakened to a severe tropical storm as it made landfall over in Hainan. Sarika continued weakening as it made its final landfall over the border of Vietnam and China, and dissipated later that day.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Haima (Lawin)
During October 14, the JMA and JTWC reported that a tropical depression had developed about 700 km (435 mi) within the Caroline Islands to the south of Guam. During that day the depressions low level circulation center rapidly consolidated, while bands of atmospheric convection built and wrapped into the center. As a result, both warning centers reported that the depression had developed into a tropical storm, early the next day with the JMA naming it as Haima.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Haima (Lawin)
Early on October 15, the depression intensified into a tropical storm and was assigned the name Haima. At this point of time, Haima was located in a very favorable environment with very high ocean heat content, very low wind shear and warm SSTs. Three hours later, Haima intensified into a severe tropical storm. With very good radial outflow, and still being situated in an extremely favorable environment, Haima rapidly intensified into a Category 4 super typhoon. By the end of the time, PAGASA announced the Haima had entered their area of responsibility, assigning it the name Lawin.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Haima (Lawin)
Haima continued to intensify, reaching Category 5 super typhoon status by late on October 18. Super Typhoon Haima (Lawin) intensified further, and PAGASA used the term "super typhoon" on Haima for the first time ever since it was introduced in May 2015 due to Typhoon Haiyan's ravage during 2013. PAGASA also raised Signal #5 on the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela, which made it a very dangerous storm. Due to land interaction, Typhoon Haima weakened into a Category 4 storm, and made landfall in Luzon. Typhoon Haima weakened after making landfall in the Philippines, and made landfall in Hong Kong as a weakened Category 1 storm, in which Signal no. 8 was raised. By October 22, Haima became extratropical, and dissipated on October 26.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Haima (Lawin)
Total damages in the Philippines were at ₱3.74 billion (US$77.6 million).


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Meari
On October 31, the JMA started to track a tropical depression about 287 km (178 mi) south of Guam. Late on November 2, organization had increased as the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical depression with the identifier of 26W. The JMA, however, had upgraded 26W to a tropical storm, giving the name Meari early on the next day. With a rapidly consolidating LLCC, the JTWC followed suit of upgrading to a tropical storm. By November 4, now moving northward, feeder bands were covering its very broad and compact LLCC and therefore Meari intensified into a severe tropical storm.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Meari
Hours later, deep convective banding with a central dense overcast (CDO) seen from satellite imagery prompted the JTWC and the JMA to upgrade Meari to a typhoon. On the next day, organization ensued with deep convection wrapping into its center and its CDO feature becoming more symmetric. Meari intensified into a Category 2 typhoon. During the course of November 6, Meari reached peak intensity only as a Category 2 with 10-minute sustained winds of 155 km/h (95 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 955 mbar.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Meari
Later that day, Meari started to move northeastward rapidly with a strong poleward outflow as it started to interact with high vertical wind shear. The JTWC downgraded Meari to a Category 1. On November 7, the JTWC issued its final advisory on Meari due to the fact that its convective structure had become frontal, therefore it had already transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. The JMA followed suit three hours later. Meari's extratropical remnants was later absorbed by another but larger extratropical cyclone early on November 10.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression
On November 2, a tropical depression formed west of Sabah, Malaysia. On November 5, it made landfall in southern Vietnam, and moved westwards until it dissipated on November 6.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression
The depression exacerbated the torrential rains and heavy flooding that had impacted central and southern Vietnam since mid October, damaging more than 20,000 homes. A total of 15 people were killed and total damage reached ₫1.073 trillion (US$48.1 million) in Vietnam from November 1, though a total of 35 have been killed since the flooding from October. Residents say that the country had their worst flooding since 2011.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ma-on
On November 8, the JMA started to track a tropical depression that had formed several nautical miles to the east of the Mariana Islands. Later that day, the JTWC had started initiating advisories giving it the designation 27W. During the next day, the JMA upgraded 27W to a tropical storm, naming it Ma-on, due to deep curved convection despite the system's LLCC being exposed. The JTWC followed suit, upgrading it to a tropical storm after the system became more symmetrical with deep convection over in an area of low wind shear.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ma-on
Later that day, Ma-on reached its maximum intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mbar. Despite additional strengthening being forecast, its LLCC became exposed as favorable conditions started to deteriorate. Both agencies downgraded Ma-on to a tropical depression and issued their final advisories, although, the JMA tracked Ma-on until November 13.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 28W
During November 9, the JMA reported that a tropical depression had developed, about 455 km (285 mi) to the east-northeast of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Over the next couple of days, the system moved westwards through the Marshall Islands, where it gradually consolidated further within a favourable environment for further development. During November 11, the JTWC initiated advisories and designated the system as Tropical Depression 28W, after atmospheric convection had started to wrap into the weekly defined low level circulation centre. However, as the system was located within an area of low to moderate vertical wind shear, atmospheric convection associated with the system quickly dissipated. The system subsequently degenerated into a tropical wave, before it was last noted by both warning centers during November 12.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Tokage (Marce)
During November 23, PAGASA started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed about 420 km (260 mi) to the east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. The JMA, however, tracked the depression on November 24. The JTWC would shortly follow suit, designating it as "29W". Over the rest of the day, the depression was gradually organizing under favorable conditions, before the PAGASA reported that Tropical Depression "Marce" had made landfall over Siargao Island around 12:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. PST) of the same day. The JTWC would also follow suit shortly.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Tokage (Marce)
On 12:00 UTC of November 25, the JMA reported that "Marce" became a tropical storm while traversing the Visayan Sea, naming it as "Tokage". Around 21:00 UTC of the same day, the PAGASA reported that "Marce" became a tropical storm while nearing Panay Island. Tokage would emerge into the Mindoro Strait while making its second landfall and traverse on the Calamian Islands. Shortly after emerging into the South China Sea on November 26, JMA reported that Tokage briefly reached its peak intensity of 95 km/h (50 knots) and a pressure of 992 hpa.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Tokage (Marce)
The JTWC would follow suit, upgrading Tokage to a category 1 typhoon, reaching its peak intensity of 135 km/h (75 knots) and a pressure of 967 hPa, while weakening to a tropical storm at 12:00 UTC the same day. Around 03:00 UTC (11:00 a.m PST) of November 26, PAGASA reported that Tokage slightly intensified while the storm is re-intensifying in the South China Sea. On the next day, the JTWC reported that Tokage has regained its category 1 status, and had made its secondary peak intensity with 145 km/h (80 knots) and a pressure of 963 hPa. Afterwards, Tokage rapidly weakened below typhoon intensity on 12:00 UTC the same day, below tropical storm intensity at 18:00 UTC, and both agencies discontinued advisories on 00:00 UTC of November 28. The PAGASA, however, discontinued advisories for Tropical Depression "Marce" 3 hours later, around 11 a.m. PST.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Tokage (Marce)
A total of 2,980 families were affected during Tokage's passing, and only 712 families evacuated to their designated evacuation centers and 67 families were served outside. A total of 46 municipalities and 9 cities on the regions Mimaropa, 6, 7, 8, 10, NIR and CAR suspended their classes during the storm, a total of 32 flights were cancelled, a total of 6 transmission lines were affected in Visayas, 2 landslides were reported on Sogod, Southern Leyte and Baybay, Leyte, 8 flooding incidents were reported around Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, and Negros Occidental.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Tokage (Marce)
A total of 16 houses were destroyed during the storm (totally or partially), 40 hectares of palay to tillering stage and 15 hectares in ripening stage were damaged on some parts of Iloilo, and a total of ₱1,500,000 (US$28,788) as reported damages to infrastructure. In response, the DSWD provided a total of ₱24,9049.57 ($47,79.58 USD) to the affected families on Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Nock-ten (Nina)
Nock-ten was first noted as a tropical depression on December 21, and quickly organized into a tropical storm. The system reached severe tropical storm intensity the following day, and then typhoon intensity the day after. Around this time, a well-defined eye formed, and the storm began rapidly intensifying. Nock-ten reached its peak intensity as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon with 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) on December 25, becoming the strongest tropical cyclone recorded on Christmas Day anywhere in the world since at least 1960 in terms of 1-minute sustained winds.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Nock-ten (Nina)
Shortly thereafter, land interaction imparted weakening, with warming cloud tops, and the typhoon made its first landfall over Catanduanes as a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon with 1-minute sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 mph). Nock-ten emerged into the South China Sea as a minimal typhoon, where strong vertical wind shear associated with a cold surge event led to continued weakening, with the low-level circulation center becoming exposed. The JMA issued its final advisory on the system late on December 27, and the JTWC followed suit early on December 28.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Other systems
On June 23, the JMA started to monitor a broad tropical depression that had developed, about 420 km (260 mi) to the southwest of Manila in the Philippines. The system was located within a favourable environment for further development, but was not expected to significantly develop any further, as an upper-level low was expected to move over the system. Over the next couple of days the system moved north-westwards, before the system dissipated and became a remnant area of low pressure during June 25. However, the system's remnants were tracked until they made landfall on central Vietnam during June 27. The system was responsible for some heavy rainfall in Central and Southern Vietnam. The JMA upgraded a low-pressure area east of Taiwan to a tropical depression on August 6. The system made landfall over eastern China on August 9.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Other systems
On August 10, the JMA reported that a tropical depression had developed, about 300 km (185 mi) to the southeast of Ishigaki Island. Over the next day the system moved north-westwards, within a marginal environment for further development, before it passed over northern Taiwan and moved into the East China Sea. The system subsequently continued moved westwards, before it was last noted as it made landfall on southern China later that day. During August 12 a tropical depression developed near the coast of Taiwan, about 160 km (100 mi) to the southeast of Taipei.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Other systems
The system subsequently made landfall on the island, before it was last noted during the next day as it dissipated over Taiwan. A tropical depression briefly appeared over the Gulf of Tonkin early on August 16. A tropical depression persisted east of the Northern Mariana Islands in the afternoon of August 17. The system was last noted early on the next day and led to the formation of Tropical Storm Kompasu. During August 24, two tropical depressions briefly developed; one in the South China Sea, and one over to the northeast of the Mariana Islands. However, the system over the South China Sea briefly developed into a tropical depression twice on August 25 and 27. A tropical depression formed north of Wake Island early on August 30, and it became extratropical on the next day.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Other systems
On September 10, the JMA had briefly monitored a tropical depression to the east of Okinawa. On October 15, the JMA reported that a tropical depression had entered the basin from the Central Pacific. The system moved in a westward direction until dissipating several hours later on the same day. On November 1, the JMA started to track a tropical depression about 704 km (437 mi) east of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Other systems
Later that same day, the JMA started issuing advisories on the depression whilst the JTWC had issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, though they canceled it early on November 2. The system moved northward until the JMA issued its final advisory as it interacted with the outer rainbands of the nearby Typhoon Meari and became extratropical on November 5. During December 10, the JMA started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed about 415 km (260 mi) to the southeast of Ho-Chi-Minh City in Southern Vietnam.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Other systems
Over the next couple of days, the system moved slowly westwards without developing any further, before it made landfall on and dissipated over Southern Vietnam during December 13. The depression had caused torrential rains and heavy flooding since mid December in Central and Southern Vietnam, where at least 24 people were killed and total damages had reached to at least ₫1.21 trillion (US$53.4 million) in Vietnam. On December 27, the JMA briefly monitored on a tropical depression located near Chuuk, which dissipated later on the same day.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names
Within the Northwest Pacific Ocean, both the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assign names to tropical cyclones that develop in the Western Pacific, which can result in a tropical cyclone having two names. The Japan Meteorological Agency's RSMC Tokyo — Typhoon Center assigns international names to tropical cyclones on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization's Typhoon Committee, should they be judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph).


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names
PAGASA names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N and 25°N even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it. The names of significant tropical cyclones are retired, by both PAGASA and the Typhoon Committee. Should the list of names for the Philippine region be exhausted then names will be taken from an auxiliary list of which the first ten are published each season. Unused names are marked in gray.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names, International names
During the season 26 tropical storms developed in the Western Pacific and each one was named by the JMA, when the system was judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph). The JMA selected the names from a list of 140 names, that had been developed by the 14 members nations and territories of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee. During the season, the name Rai was used for the first time after it replaced the name Fanapi in the 2010 season.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names, International names
After the season the Typhoon Committee retired the names Meranti, Sarika, Haima and Nock-ten from the naming lists, and in February 2018, the names were subsequently replaced with Nyatoh, Trases, Mulan, and Hinnamnor for future seasons, respectively.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names, Philippines
During the season PAGASA used its own naming scheme for the 14 tropical cyclones, that either developed within or moved into their self-defined area of responsibility. The names were taken from a list of names, that was last used during 2012 and are scheduled to be used again during 2020. All of the names are the same except for Pepito, which replaced the name Pablo after it was retired. The name Gardo was replaced by Gomer after Gardo was added to PAGASA's main list replacing Glenda, which was retired after the 2014 season. After the season the names Karen, Lawin and Nina were retired by PAGASA, as they had caused over ₱1 billion in damages. They were subsequently replaced on the list with the names Kristine, Leon and Nika. for the 2020 Pacific typhoon season.


2016 Pacific typhoon season, Season effects
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 2016. 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. All damage figures will be in 2016 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical cyclone.


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
The 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships were held from November 5 to 12 at the Gyeongbuk Uiseong Curling Training Center in Uiseong-eup, Uiseong County, South Korea. The top two teams from the men's tournament will qualify for the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship and the top finisher will join China at the  2017 World Women's Curling Championship.


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Men, Teams
Skip : Liu RuiThird: Xu XiaomingSecond: Zou QiangLead: Zang JialiangAlternate: Zhang Tianyu


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Men, Teams
Skip : Randolph ShenThird: Nicholas HsuSecond: Brendon LiuLead: Ting-Li LinAlternate: Steve Koo


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Men, Teams
Skip : Jason ChangThird: Derek LeungSecond: John LiLead: Teddie LeungAlternate: Martin Yan


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Men, Teams
Skip : Yusuke MorozumiThird: Tetsuro ShimizuSecond: Tsuyoshi YamaguchiLead: Kosuke MorozumiAlternate: Kohsuke Hirata


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Men, Teams
Skip : Viktor KimThird: Abylaikhan ZhuzbaySecond: Muzdybay KudaibergenovLead: Dimitriy GaragulAlternate: Renas Akhmad


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Men, Teams
Skip : Kim Soo-hyukThird: Kim Tae-hwanSecond: Park Jong-dukLead: Nam Yoon-hoAlternate: Yoo Min-hyeon


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Men, Teams
Skip : Peter de BoerThird: Sean BeckerSecond: Scott BeckerLead: Warren DobsonAlternate: Anton Hood


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Men, Teams
Skip : Abdulrahman NabilThird: Sadd Alfahd AhmedSecond: Abdulaziz AlmajedLead: Jaber Al-OthaliAlternate: Abdulrahman Mohamed Zain


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Women, Teams
Skip : Jennifer WesthagenThird: Lauren WagnerSecond: Kristen TsourlenesLead: Stephanie BarrAlternate: Anne Powell


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Women, Teams
Skip : Wang BingyuThird: Zhou YanSecond: Liu JinliLead: Yang YingAlternate: Mei Jie


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Women, Teams
Skip : Satsuki FujisawaThird: Chinami YoshidaSecond: Yumi SuzukiLead: Yurika YoshidaAlternate: Mari Motohashi


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Women, Teams
Skip : Ramina YunichevaThird: Anastassiya SurgaySecond: Kamila BakanovaLead: Diana TorkinaAlternate: Sitora Alliyarova


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Women, Teams
Skip : Kim Eun-jungThird: Kim Kyeong-aeSecond: Kim Seon-yeongLead: Kim Yeong-miAlternate: Kim Cho-hi


2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Women, Teams
Skip : Chelsea FarleyThird: Thivya JeyaranjanSecond: Emma SutherlandLead: Holly ThompsonAlternate: Elizabeth Matthews


2016 Pahang FC season
The 2016 season was Pahang Football Club's first season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Pahang FA. The club's first league match was played on 13 February 2016.


2016 Pajot Hills Classic
The 2016 Pajot Hills Classic was the first edition of the Pajot Hills Classic, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was held on 30 March 2016 over a distance of 122.4 kilometres (76.1 miles) starting and finishing in Gooik. It was rated by the UCI as a 1.2 category race.


2016 Pajot Hills Classic, Race
In the first part of the race the American Alison Tetrick (Cylance) went solo in the breakaway. She was caught and between the Muur van Geraardsbergen and the Bosberg the peloton split in several parts with a front group of about forty riders. With less than 20 km to go the Polish Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Rabo Liv) escaped and a bit later Ellen van Dijk (Boels-Dolmans), Anna van der Breggen (Rabo Liv), Megan Guarnier (Boels-Dolmans) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5) joined her. They got a gap but on the last cobble stones section, with about 5 km to go the group was caught. In a sprint uphill Vos was the fastest ahead of Guarnier and the Finnish champion Lotta Lepisto (Cervelo Bigla).


2016 Pakatan Harapan alternative federal budget
The Malaysian alternative federal budget for the 2016 fiscal year was launched by Pakatan Harapan on 21 October 2015, two days before the Malaysian Budget Day, as a response to the government's federal budget.


2016 Pakatan Harapan alternative federal budget, Areas of direction
Some of the key items in the alternative budget were:


2016 Pakatan Harapan alternative federal budget, Total revenues and spending, Revenues
Revenue estimates for 2016 Alternative Budget, excluding 2016 tax measures


2016 Pakistan Cup
The 2016 Pakistan Cup was a five-team limited overs (one-day) cricket tournament that took place in Faisalabad, Punjab, from 19 April to 1 May 2016. It was contested by teams representing Pakistan's four provinces and the capital. Squads for the tournament were selected based on a draft system.


2016 Pakistan Cup
Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali and Misbah-Ul-Haq led the sides from Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Islamabad. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the tournament after defeating Punjab in the final by 151 runs.


2016 Pakistan Cup, Squads
The teams were selected by the captain and the coach through a draft which consisted of 150 players. Each team was able to select a squad of 15 players. The following players were selected in the draft:


2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup
The 2016 National Football Challenge Cup or 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup was 26th season of domestic cup tournament in Pakistani football. 24 teams took part in this competition from 28 January 2016 — 22 February 2016.


2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup
Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions and defended their title after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the finals.


2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup, Renaming
The National Challenge Cup was renamed to Pakistan Football Federation Cup or PFF for unknown reasons. After eight months of lacking football action, the tournament was announced for 28 January 2016 to 23 February 2016.


2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup, Format, Qualifying round
For qualification, 15 teams from B Division and 1 team from the Pakistan Premier League played a one-legged group stage matches, winners and runners-up from each group qualified for final round.


2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup, Format, Final round
Eight teams from the qualifying round and eight teams from Pakistan Premier League played in a group stage matches, and group winners and runners-up qualifying advanced in knock-out stages.


2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup, Teams
^ A: PPFL Champions K Electric couldn't play in the tournament due to 2016 AFC Cup play-offs match vs Bahraini side Al Hidd


2016 Pakistan Hockey League
The 2016 Pakistan Hockey League season, abbreviated to PHL 2016, is the first season of the Pakistan Hockey League. Six teams will be participating.


2016 Pakistan Hockey League, Rules and regulations
Six teams took part in the tournament and each team played two matches against each team, one at their home venue and one at the venue of the opposition team.


2016 Pakistan Hockey League, Rules and regulations
The points in the league phase of the tournament were awarded as follows:


2016 Pakistan Hockey League, Rules and regulations
If at the end of the League two or more teams had the same number of points for any place, these teams would be ranked according to the following order:


2016 Pakistan Hockey League, Teams
Six teams participates in debut edition of Pakistan Hockey League, which will represents following cities/states, Lahore, Karachi, Kashmir, Peshawar, Quetta & Islamabad. Divulging details he said that there would be six teams of every province and each of these would have five foreign players. “We’re optimistic to get attention of a reasonable number of international players,” he said adding that the owners of the franchises would themselves decide the names of their teams.


2016 Pakistan Hockey League, Venues
The inaugural edition of Pakistan Hockey League will be held in three different cities of Pakistan. Faisalabad, Gojra and Lahore will be host this event. The league matches will be played in Faisalabad Hockey Stadium from Faisalabad, Gojra Hockey Stadium from Gojra and the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore. The final of this tournament will also be held in National Hockey Stadium, Lahore.


2016 Pakistan Hockey League, Venues
PHF Secretary Shahbaz Senior revealed that the PHF is expecting a lot of international players for the league and added that while the federation is doing its best to host the league in Pakistan.


2016 Pakistan Hockey League, Broadcasting
Pakistan Hockey Federation said that they were in talks were also in progress for the official broadcasters of the league. The following Pakistani channels will be broadcasting of this league. The foreign channels who will be broadcast this league very soon announced.


2016 Pakistan Super League
The 2016 Pakistan Super League (or for sponsorship reasons HBL PSL 2016) was the debut season of the Pakistan Super League which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 February 2016 to 23 February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament were held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 February 2016.


2016 Pakistan Super League
The final was held in Dubai on 23 February and saw Islamabad United defeating Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets to win the first title. Dwayne Smith of Islamabad United was awarded the man of the match award for his innings of 73 runs from 51 balls. Ravi Bopara of the Karachi Kings was named player of the tournament.


2016 Pakistan Super League
Around half of the TV viewing audience in Pakistan watched matches in the competition at peak times.


2016 Pakistan Super League, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 4 February 2016, and was hosted by Yasir Hussain and Sri Lankan model Stephanie Siriwardhana. It featured live performances by singer Ali Zafar, Jamaican rapper and singer Sean Paul, Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed and such other artists and ended with a firework display. A large crowd attended the ceremony at the stadium.


2016 Pakistan Super League, Player acquisition and salaries
The player draft for the 2016 season was held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 21–22 December 2015. 308 players, including both Pakistani and international players, were divided into five different categories. Each franchise was allowed to pick a maximum of six foreign players in their squads which could have a maximum of 20 members.


2016 Pakistan Super League, Officials
Seven umpires and two match referees made up the match officials panel for the tournament. Pakistan's top ICC umpire Aleem Dar stood in matches during the tournament as did West Indian ICC umpire Joel Wilson. Also a part of the panel were other Pakistani umpires Ahsan Raza, Shozab Raza, Ahmed Shahab, Rashid Riaz and Khalid Mahmood. The match referees panel consisted of former Sri Lankan ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama and Pakistani match referee Mohammad Anees.


2016 Pakistan Super League, Promotion and media coverage
The official anthem of PSL season I, "Ab Khel Ke Dikha" was released on 30 September 2015. It was written, composed and sung by Ali Zafar.


2016 Pakistan Super League, Venues
The venue for the tournament was originally planned to be a single stadium in Doha, Qatar. In September 2015 the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the shifting of the tournament to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.


2016 Pakistan Super League, Format
Each team played each other twice in the league stage of the tournament in a round robin format. As matches were played in the UAE, all games were effectively at a neutral venue. Following the group stage the top four teams qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.


2016 Pakistan Super League, Format
The 2016 season of the PSL followed rules and regulations laid down by the International Cricket Council. In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, one for a no result and none for a loss. In the event of tied scores after both teams faced their quota of overs, a super over would have been used to determine the match winner. In the group stage teams were ranked on the following criteria:


2016 Pakistan Super League, Format
If any play-off match had finished with a no result, a super over would have been used to determine the winner. If the super over had not have been possible or the result of the over was a tie, the team which finished in the highest league position at the end of the regular season would have been deemed the winner of the match.


2016 Pakistan Super League, Awards and statistics
The player of the tournament was Ravi Bopara of the Karachi Kings. Bopara scored 329 runs and took 11 wickets in the tournament. Andre Russell of Islamabad United took 16 wickets at an average of 17.25 to be the leading wicket-taker ahead of Wahab Riaz of Peshawar Zalmi with 15. Umar Akmal of Lahore Qalandars was the leading run scorer with 335 runs at an average of 83.75 and also took the most catches in the tournament with 7. Winners of the Spirit of Cricket award was Lahore Qalandars.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final
The 2016 Pakistan Super League Final was a Twenty20 cricket match played on 23 February 2016, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United to determine the winner of the 2016 season of the Pakistan Super League.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final
Islamabad defeated Quetta by six wickets to win the first title of the Pakistan Super League. Islamabad won the toss at elected to field first. Dwayne Smith of Islamabad United was the man of the match, scoring 73 runs from 51 balls. The final was sold out with a final attendance of around 25,000. The final marked a successful culmination of PSL's first season.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final, Route to the final, Group stage
Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United finished the group stage in second and third positions respectively on the league's points table. Quetta won six out of eight games in the group stage and finished second on the table with 12 points. Quetta batted second in seven of their matches and chased the tournament's highest total, 201 against Lahore Qalandars in their last group match. Islamabad began the tournament with four defeats in their first six matches, but won their last two group stage matches to qualify for the playoffs in third place with eight points.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final, Match, Background
The match was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium – the same venue at which the opening match of the league was also played between the two teams. Two days before the final all tickets were sold out.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final, Match, Report
The toss was won by Islamabad who chose to bowl first. Their captain Misbah-ul-Haq explained the decision by stating that dew could develop later in the second innings of the game, making it harder to field last. Both teams were unchanged from their respective previous matches.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final, Match, Report
Quetta's innings began with opener Bismillah Khan being dismissed caught behind for 0 in the first over off Mohammad Irfan. Kevin Pietersen then joined the opener Ahmed Shehzad and was dismissed by Andre Russell after scoring a run-a-ball 18. Kumar Sangakkara and Ahmed Shehzad scored fifties to help the total to 174/7 in 20 overs. Andre Russell took three wickets and became the leading wicket taker of the tournament.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final, Match, Report
Islamabad started the chase with Dwayne Smith and Sharjeel Khan hitting consecutive boundaries off Anwar Ali. Sharjeel was dismissed by Nathan McCullum after scoring 12 runs from 11 balls. Brad Haddin joined the Smith and both scored fifties with Misbah ul Haq scoring the winning runs in the 19th over.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final, Scorecard
Toss: Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bowl.


2016 Pakistan Super League Final, Scorecard
Fall of wickets: 0–1 (Bismillah Khan, 0.3 ov), 33–2 (Pietersen, 5.1 ov), 120–3 (Sangakkara, 14.3 ov), 135–4 (Mohammad Nawaz, 15.4 ov), 147–5 (Ahmed Shehzad, 16.3 ov), 153–6 (Sarfraz Ahmed, 17.4 ov), 168–7 (Anwar Ali, 19.4 ov)


2016 Pakistan Super League Final, Scorecard
Fall of wickets: 54–1 (Sharjeel Khan, 5.4 ov), 139–2 (Smith, 15.3 ov), 147–3 (Russell, 16.1 ov), 173–4 (Khalid Latif, 18.2 ov)


2016 Pakistan Super League players draft
The Player Draft for the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League was held at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 21–22 December 2015. A total of 308 players and 30 coaches, including Pakistani and Foreigners were divided into 5 different categories Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging. Each franchise had a salary-spending cap of $1.2 million, including the signing of players, coaches and support staff. There were five icon players and each team was allowed to pick one icon and six foreigners in a 20-man squad (16 active and 4 supplementary).


2016 Pakistan Super League players draft, Players picked
Following is the list of players picked by different teams.


2016 Pakistan Super League players draft, Players picked
Shahid Afridi was the first player to be picked in draft. Shane Watson was the first foreign player to be picked in draft.


2016 Pakistan Super League players draft, Players picked, Supplementary
Supplementary players are those who picked by their team as extra players and their contracts will start only after they join their teams.


2016 Pakistan Super League players draft, Management and staff
This is the list of coaches and other supportive staff hired by 5 franchises.


2016 Pakistan Super League squads
This is a list of squads for the five franchises which will competed in the 2016 Pakistan Super League. Initial squads were finalised after the 2016 Pakistan Super League players draft in December 2015.


2016 Pakistan Super League squads, PSL 2016 Squads, Islamabad United
The Islamabad United squad for the competition was as follows:


2016 Pakistan Super League squads, PSL 2016 Squads, Karachi Kings
The Karachi Kings squad for the competition was as follows:


2016 Pakistan Super League squads, PSL 2016 Squads, Lahore Qalandars
The Lahore Qalandars squad for the competition was as follows:


2016 Pakistan Super League squads, PSL 2016 Squads, Peshawar Zalmi
The Peshawar Zalmi squad for the competition was as follows:


2016 Pakistan Super League squads, PSL 2016 Squads, Quetta Gladiators
The Quetta Gladiators squad for the competition was as follows:


2016 Pakistan flood
After heavy rains and flash floods in Pakistan, at least 71 people were killed and another 34 hospitalized. Rain started at night of Saturday, April 3, rainfall began to spur floods in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region in the northwest. Heavy rainfall is common in Southern Asia during the pre-monsoon season.


2016 Pakistan flood
In response to floods, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government began to administer relief for those affected. Rural areas with poor infrastructure were highly susceptible, and, consequently, some 150 homes were destroyed in the event. The floods also caused deadly landslides that killed another 23 people. However, 5 survived and were rescued. Furthermore, the rain washed away bridges and roads in the area, as well as causing crop loss.


2016 Pakistan flood
Another flood began in August. At least 82 people were killed during the floods, including a disaster involving a bus which resulted in the deaths of 27 people and the disappearance of four.


2016 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners for 2016. The awarding ceremonies were held on September 21, 2016, at the Peninsula Hotel Manila in Makati. Multi-awarded actor, director, and theater artist Antonio "Tony" Mabesa was conferred the Gawad Dangal ng Lahi for his career spanning 6 decades. He is a professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines Diliman and the founder of Dulaang UP.


2016 Palanca Awards, Regional Languages Division
Judges: Beulah P. Taguiwalo (Chairperson), Genevieve L. Asenjo, John E. Barrios


2016 Palanca Awards, Regional Languages Division
Judges: Adelaida F. Lucero (Chairperson), Maria L.M. Frez-Felix, Arthur P. Urata Sr.


2016 Palanca Awards, Kabataan Division
Judges: Ligaya Tiamson Rubin (Chairperson), Maria Louella M. Tampinco-Lunas, Josefina A. Agravante


2016 Palarong Pambansa
The 2016 Palarong Pambansa was the 59th edition of the annual multi-sporting event for Filipino student-athletes. Athletic associations from the country's 18 regions were competed in different sporting events and discipline. The games were held at the Bicol University Sports Complex, in Albay Province, from April 10–16, 2016.


2016 Palarong Pambansa
Negros Island Region which was created in 2015, participated for the first time in the Palarong Pambansa as a region.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Bidding
As of May 6, 2015, Only Albay has formally submitted a bid to host the games. The hosts of the games were originally set to be announced in June 2015 but the Department of Education announced that the Palarong Pambansa board will convene in August 2016 regarding the hosts of the 2016 edition.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Bidding
In October 2015, the DepED, together with the Philippine Sports Commission formally awarded the hosting rights of the 2016 Palarong Pambansa to Albay province. Albay won the bidding, against Cagayan province. On January 25, 2016, the Albay government and the Department of Education signed a memorandum of agreement for the formal staging of the games.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Bidding, Other bids
Aside from Albay and Cagayan, other provinces also expressed or considered to bid for the hosting rights of the games.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Bidding, Other bids
After losing their bid to host the 2014 Palarong Pambansa, Baguio and Benguet made a joint bid for the 2016 edition of the games. The Baguio Athletic Bowl and the Benguet Sports Complex in Wangal, La Trinidad were touted as one of the venues of the games.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games
Albay's bid includes plans to make a new sports facility, the Albay Sports Complex to be constructed in Guinobatan as the main venue of the games. Two newly constructed swimming pools and a tennis court will be used, while several indoor sporting events will be held in St. Agnes Academy, Aquinas University and Divine Word College in Legazpi.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games
The games will also be promoted as a sports tourism event, the first time in the history of the sporting tournament. Aside from the Palarong Pambansa, Albay will also host the Albay Xterra Off-Road Triathlon and Le Tour de Filipinas on February and the Mayon 360° Ultra Marathon on April. Sports venues will be spread out throughout the province of Albay to promote local tourism.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games
Governor Joey Salceda, said that the province will be spending 450 million pesos budget for the construction of the playing venues before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Palaro.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games
Milo has also committed for the sponsorship in the 2016 Palarong Pambansa.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games, Media and television coverage
The live television coverage of the 2016 Palarong Pambansa were broadcast on ABS-CBN Sports and Action. ABS-CBN forged an historical partnership agreement with the Local Government of Albay and the DepEd for the live coverage of the Palarong Pambansa on April 5, 2016 at the ELJ Communications Center in the network's compound in Quezon City.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games, Media and television coverage
As part of the signed agreement, the network committed to air the games and events of the 9-day athletic meet (except during the gamedays of the UAAP, on which will be aired on a primetime slot), particularly in Basketball and Volleyball, on both ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 and ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD Channel 166 (on SkyCable), including the Opening Ceremonies on April 10. They will also produce a documentary, featurettes and interviews with the past athletes who started their athletic career in the Palarong Pambansa as part of the network's continuous mission on sports development.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games, Media and television coverage
PBN Broadcasting Network, Inc.'s Legazpi-based AM radio station DZGB 729 kHz has  also provided the live and blow-by-blow coverage of the proceedings of the Palarong Pambansa 2016. Myx is also aired coverage of the Palarong Pambansa 2016 via Channel 66 Naga and Channel 56 Legazpi.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games, Sports
In this year's Palaro, there will be 1,095 medals to be given away to the winners and the runners-up in the following sporting disciplines to be contested in the competition. These are 151 golds, 151 silvers and 183 golds in the elementary division, while 187 golds, 187 silvers and 236 golds in the secondary division.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games, Sports, Demonstration Games
These are the demonstration sports for this year's Palarong Pambansa. Deped Assistant Secretary Tonisito Umali, as stated in an interview that the organizing committee will evaluate all 5 demo sports whether they will elevated their status into a regular sport or it will scrapped instead.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Plan for the games, Participating regions
With the inclusion of the Negros Island Region, a total of 18 regions will be participating in the 7-day athletic meet.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Playing Venues
27 sporting venues for 21 sports disciplines will be used for the entire duration of the 2016 Palarong Pambansa in Albay. Those venues are located in Legazpi, the province's capital and four municipalities, Camalig, Daraga Guinobatan and Sto. Domingo. Aside from the venues, 18 billeting centers for the athletes and technical officials scattered along Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Sto. Domingo, Ligao, Bacacay, and Legazpi will be used.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Competition proper, Opening ceremonies
Before the opening ceremonies, a torch relay was conducted from April 8, 2016 until the opening day.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Competition proper, Opening ceremonies
The opening ceremony was held on April 10, 2016 at the Albay Sports and Tourism Complex, that was lasted for two hours. The program was hosted by ABS-CBN Sports and Action anchor TJ Manotoc. One of the main parts of the afternoon program was the grand parade of more than 14,000 student-athletes from 18 regions competing in the Palarong Pambansa. The athletes, then sang "Sulong Sa Tagumpay Atletang Pinoy" (Onward to the Victories of Filipino Athletes), the 2016 Palarong Pambansa Hymn, composed by Francisco Bulalacao, Jr.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Competition proper, Opening ceremonies
Among those who have given the welcoming remarks during the event are Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal, Daraga Mayor Gerry Jaucian and Deped Region 5 Director Ramon Fiel Abcede. Former Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima and Manila vice mayor Isko Moreno, who both senatorial candidates were present in the opening ceremonies. The Palarong Pambansa banner was turn-over from the officials of the 2015 host province Davao del Norte to Albay governor Joey Salceda and Abcede. Education secretary Armin Luistro formally opens the affair. During the event, a skydiver from the Philippine Air Force was injured and rushed to the hospital after the accidental landing of his parachute into a swimming pool.


2016 Palarong Pambansa, Competition proper, Opening ceremonies
GlobalPort Batang Pier basketball player Terrence Romeo and Francis Everesto, the first person-with-disability (PWD) torchbearer in the competition's history, formally lit the cauldron with a friendship urn, signifying the start of the 2016 Palarong Pambansa in Albay. The ceremony ended with a fireworks display.


2016 Palauan general election
General elections were held in Palau on 1 November 2016 to elect a President and the National Congress. Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau was challenged by his brother-in-law, Surangel Whipps Jr. for the predidency, emerging as the top two in the primary elections on 27 September. Remengesau was subsequently re-elected with 51% of the vote.


2016 Palauan general election, Electoral system
The President and Vice President were elected using the two-round system. The 16 members of the House of Delegates were elected in single-member constituencies based on the states using first-past-the-post voting. The 13 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting, with each voter having 13 votes to cast. The number of Senators elected to the Palau National Congress was planned to be reduced to 11 from the previous 13 for the 2016 general election, but this decision was reversed.


2016 Palauan general election, Presidential candidates
Four candidates had declared their intention to seek the presidency in 2016, including Remengesau, who was seeking re-election.


2016 Palauan general election, Campaign
The deadline to file nominating petitions for a presidential run was 3 August.


2016 Palauan general election, Campaign
President Tommy Remengesau declared his candidacy for re-election on 1 March at a campaign kick-off held at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center. Senator Surangel Whipps Jr., who began campaigning for president in 2015 and announced his candidacy earlier in the year, became the first candidate to file his candidacy with the Palau Elections Commission Office on 20 July 2016. Sandra Pierantozzi, the former Vice President under Remengesau, was the only woman to enter the race.


2016 Palauan general election, Campaign
A presidential debate with all four candidates was held on 17 August 2016, at the Palau Community College (PCC). The debate was jointly sponsored by the Palau Media Council and the Palau Community College.


2016 Palauan general election, Results, President
The presidential primaries were held on 27 September, with Remengesau and Whipps Jr. finishing as the top two to advance to the general election on 1 November. Following their losses in the primaries, Sandra Pierantozzi and Antonio Bells both endorsed Whipps Jr.


2016 Palauan general election, Results, President
Early results released on 2 November initially showed Whipps leading with 1,832 votes, with incumbent President Remengesau trailing with 1,667 votes. However, by 4 November, Remengesau had regained a slim lead with 4,108 votes, while Whipps trailed by just 78 votes, or 4,030 votes. The was decided by the absentee ballots, which the Palau Election Commission said would be counted after 8 November.


2016 Palauan general election, Results, President
Elenita Bennie Brel, the administrator of the national Election Service, announced that final results for the presidential would not be known until later in November, since absentee and provisional ballots would be sorted and counted in the presence of representatives of both presidential campaigns. Bennie Brel explained, "We want to make this election very fair and transparent for everyone who has concern and wants to come in. So after November 8 the counting of the absentee ballots and then it takes another 15 days for the board [of the electoral commission] to certify them." On 10 November it was announced that Remengesau had been re-elected.


2016 Pampanga local elections
Local elections was held in the Province of Pampanga on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the four districts of Pampanga.


2016 Pampanga local elections, Gubernatorial election
Incumbent Governor Lilia Pineda ran for her final term unopposed.


2016 Pampanga local elections, Congressional election, 1st District
Yeng Guiao was the incumbent. He faced Jon Lazatin, son of former Representative Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin, Sr., and the one emerging from the  grass roots; a former Clark Development Corporation's multi-awarded employee Edwin "Win" Bacay who uniquely focus his platforms on urban poor and poverty solutions.


2016 Pampanga local elections, Congressional election, 2nd District
Incumbent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ran for her last term unopposed.


2016 Pampanga local elections, Congressional election, 3rd District
Oscar Rodriguez was the incumbent. He faced-off against former congressman Aurelio Gonzales Jr.


2016 Pampanga local elections, City and Municipal Election, 1st District, Angeles
Edgardo Pamintuan Sr. was the incumbent, and was running for his final term. He was pitted against former Senator and former Pampanga Governor Lito Lapid and incumbent Vice Mayor Maria Vicenta Vega-Cabigting (who was on her final term, thus unable to seek re-election for that post).


2016 Pampore attack
The 2016 Pampore attack was an attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants on 25 June 2016, near Frestabal area of Pampore on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir.


2016 Pampore attack, Attack
At around 16:40 on 25 June 2016, a Central Reserve Police Force convoy, consisting of six vehicles, was ambushed by three or four militants while en route from Pantha Chowk to  Pampore. The convoy came under attack as it was slowing down at a bend in the highway in order to make a turn. Carrying AK-47s and grenades, the militants attacked a bus carrying over 40 CRPF officers, killing eight officers and injuring over 20 others, several critically. In the ensuing gun battle, two of the militants were killed. It was reported that one or two militants might have escaped.


2016 Pampore attack, Investigation
Senior CRPF commanders who investigated the attack and examined the corpses of the two killed militants said the dead militants had shaved their bodies, a characteristic of fidayeen attackers. As the militants had 11 AK-47 magazines with them, they had clearly prepared for intensive fighting. According to CRPF officers, unexploded grenades recovered from the scene appeared similar to those used by the Pakistan Army. Investigators believed the militants had possibly infiltrated the area up to 10 days previously, possibly with assistance from other terrorist units or from locals.


2016 Pampore attack, Responsibility
The terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba subsequently claimed responsibility, with a spokesman threatening more attacks in the future.


2016 Pampore attack, Reactions
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti condemned the attack, saying, “The elements inimical to interests of J&K have always tried to derail the peace efforts and the latest militant strike at Pampore is again aimed at subverting the peace and development initiatives launched by the government."


2016 Pampore attack, Reactions
Home Minister Rajnath Singh condemned the attack, “An attempt is being made by these terrorists and our neighbouring country to destabilise India. I want to praise the bravery of our security men. I salute their courage. Terrorists attacked them deceitfully. But our security men killed those two terrorists successfully.”


2016 Pampore stand-off
On 20 February 2016, 4 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists armed with AK-47 Assault rifles, UBGL, hand grenades and explosives attacked a CRPF convoy on the main road linking Srinagar to Jammu, killing two police men and a civilian. The militants then took refuge in the government-run  multi-storey "Entrepreneurship Development Institute" in Pampore. Units of the Indian Army and Central Reserve Police Force cordoned off the building and launched a joint operation to evacuate civilians from the building. For Security forces their main focus was to evacuate civilians to safety.


2016 Pampore stand-off
Army and CRPF launched a joint operation with armored vehicles to evacuate 120 civilians from the building. The militants responded with automatic gunfire and hand grenades. During the ensuing battle, one soldiers (Capt. Pawan Kumar) from Army 10 para Special Forces unit lost his life. A militant was also killed. Part of the EDI building caught on fire.


2016 Pampore stand-off
The next day, Special Forces operatives launched a final assault against the militants held up in the EDI building. Reconnaissance drones were used in preparation for the assault. The 48 hour stand-off ended with the deaths of all three of the remaining militants. Two soldiers (Capt. Tushar Mahajan and Lance Naik Om Prakash) from 9 PARA lost their life on the same day.


2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships
The XX 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Campinas, Brazil, between 28 April and 1 May 2016.