Welcome to the 2025 Pacific typhoon season Betting pools! Enjoy!
To keep it fun, don't bet on storms that have already formed!
No actual betting is going on here (that I'm aware of).
Informal betting on date of formation of first storm[]
You can add in your own date if you want to do so, but non-warning JMA depressions don't count for this section, and storms that cross over from the previous year do not count for this section either.
- January 1-10 -
- January 11-20 -
- January 21 to 30 -
- February 1 to 10 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- February 11 to 20 -
- February 21 to 28 -
- March 1-10 -
- March 11-20 -
- March 21-31 -
- April 1-15 -
- April 16-30 -
- May 1-15 -
- May 16-31 -
- June 1 to 15 -
- June 16 to 30 -
- July 1 or later (Highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on date of dissipation of last storm[]
You can add in your own date if you want to do so.
- Before September 30 (Highly unlikely) -
- October 1 to 10 -
- October 11 to 20 -
- October 21 to 31 -
- November 1 to 10 -
- November 11 to 20 -
- November 21 to 30 -
- December 1 to 10 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- December 11 to 20 -
- December 21 to 31 -
- Storm active at start of 2026 -
Informal betting on strongest storm name[]
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.
- Wutip -
- Sepat -
- Mun -
- Danas -
- Nari -
- Wipha -
- Francisco -
- Co-May -
- Krosa - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- Bailu -
- Podul -
- Lingling -
- Kajiki -
- Nongfa -
- Peipah -
- Tapah -
- Mitag -
- Ragasa -
- Neoguri -
- Bualoi -
- Matmo -
- Halong -
- Nakri -
- Fengshen -
- Kalmaegi -
- Fung-wong -
- Koto -
- Nokaen -
- Penha -
- Nuri -
- Sinlaku -
- Hagupit -
- Jangmi -
- Mekkhala -
- Higos -
- Bavi -
- Maysak -
- Haishen -
- Noul -
- Dolphin -
- Kujira -
- Chan-hom -
- Peilou -
- Crossover storms -
Informal betting on weakest storm name[]
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.
- Wutip -
- Sepat - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- Mun -
- Danas -
- Nari -
- Wipha -
- Francisco -
- Co-May -
- Krosa -
- Bailu -
- Podul -
- Lingling -
- Kajiki -
- Nongfa -
- Peipah -
- Tapah -
- Mitag -
- Ragasa -
- Neoguri -
- Bualoi -
- Matmo -
- Halong -
- Nakri -
- Fengshen -
- Kalmaegi -
- Fung-wong -
- Koto -
- Nokaen -
- Penha -
- Nuri -
- Sinlaku -
- Hagupit -
- Jangmi -
- Mekkhala -
- Higos -
- Bavi -
- Maysak -
- Haishen -
- Noul -
- Dolphin -
- Kujira -
- Chan-hom -
- Peilou -
- Crossover storms -
Informal betting on longest-lasting storm[]
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.
- Wutip -
- Sepat -
- Mun -
- Danas -
- Nari -
- Wipha -
- Francisco -
- Co-May -
- Krosa -
- Bailu -
- Podul -
- Lingling - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- Kajiki -
- Nongfa -
- Peipah -
- Tapah -
- Mitag -
- Ragasa -
- Neoguri -
- Bualoi -
- Matmo -
- Halong -
- Nakri -
- Fengshen -
- Kalmaegi -
- Fung-wong -
- Koto -
- Nokaen -
- Penha -
- Nuri -
- Sinlaku -
- Hagupit -
- Jangmi -
- Mekkhala -
- Higos -
- Bavi -
- Maysak -
- Haishen -
- Noul -
- Dolphin -
- Kujira -
- Chan-hom -
- Peilou -
- Crossover storms -
Informal betting on the highest winds[]
Winds are in miles per hour, and are 10-minute sustained. No betting on winds from storms that have already formed.
- Less than 100 -
- 105 -
- 110 -
- 115 -
- 120 -
- 125 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 130 -
- 135 -
- 140 -
- 145 -
- 150 -
- 155 -
- 160 (record, Typhoon Tip in 1979) -
- More than 160 (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on the lowest pressure[]
Pressures are per 5 mbars without ranges, since the JMA rounds pressure to the nearest 5 mbars. Still, no betting on pressures from storms that have already formed.
- Above 940 -
- 940 -
- 935 -
- 930 -
- 925 -
- 920 -
- 915 -
- 910 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 905 -
- 900 -
- 895 -
- 890 -
- 885 -
- 880 -
- 875 -
- 870 (record, Typhoon Tip in 1979) -
- Less than 870 (world wide record, highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on final JMA storm name[]
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.
- Wutip -
- Sepat -
- Mun -
- Danas -
- Nari -
- Wipha -
- Francisco -
- Co-May -
- Krosa -
- Bailu -
- Podul -
- Lingling -
- Kajiki -
- Nongfa -
- Peipah -
- Tapah -
- Mitag -
- Ragasa -
- Neoguri -
- Bualoi -
- Matmo -
- Halong -
- Nakri -
- Fengshen -
- Kalmaegi - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- Fung-wong -
- Koto -
- Nokaen -
- Penha -
- Nuri -
- Sinlaku -
- Hagupit -
- Jangmi -
- Mekkhala -
- Higos -
- Bavi -
- Maysak -
- Haishen -
- Noul -
- Dolphin -
- Kujira -
- Chan-hom -
- Peilou -
Informal betting on final PAGASA storm name[]
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.
- Auring -
- Bising -
- Crising -
- Dante -
- Emong -
- Fabian -
- Gorio
- Huaning -
- Isang -
- Jacinto -
- Kiko -
- Lannie -
- Mirasol -
- Nando -
- Opong -
- Paolo -
- Quedan -
- Ramil -
- Salome - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- Tino -
- Uwan -
- Verbena -
- Wilma -
- Yasmin -
- Zoraida -
- Auxiliary list -
Informal betting on number of JMA named storms[]
No betting on numbers from storms that have already formed. Sorry.
- 14 or less (record low, 2010) -
- 15 -
- 16 -
- 17 -
- 18 -
- 19 -
- 20 -
- 21 -
- 22 -
- 23 -
- 24 -
- 25 -
- 26 -
- 27 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 28 -
- 29 -
- 30 -
- 31 -
- 32 -
- 33 -
- 34 -
- 35 -
- 36 -
- 37 -
- 38 -
- 39 (record high, 1964) -
- More than 39 (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on number of typhoons[]
No betting on numbers from storms that have already formed. Sorry. Also, this list only includes typhoons that were classified as such by the JMA, NOT the JTWC.
- 5 or less (record low, 1999) -
- 6 -
- 7 -
- 8 -
- 9 -
- 10 -
- 11 -
- 12 -
- 13 -
- 14 -
- 15 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 16 -
- 17 -
- 18 -
- 19 -
- 20 -
- 21 -
- 22 -
- 23 -
- 24 -
- 25 -
- 26 (record high, 1964) -
- More than 26 (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on number of super typhoons[]
How many typhoons do you think will become super (150 mph or higher 1-minute sustained winds) typhoons? No betting on storms that have already formed.
- There will be no super typhoons this year (record low, 1974) -
- 1 -
- 2 -
- 3 -
- 4 -
- 5 -
- 6 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 7 -
- 8 -
- 9 -
- 10 -
- 11 (record, 1997 and 1965) -
- 12 or more (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on number of deaths[]
No betting on death tolls that currently exist. Sorry.
- Less than 100 -
- 101-200 -
- 201-300 -
- 301-400 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 401-500 -
- 501-600 -
- 601-700 -
- 701-800 -
- 801-900 -
- 901-1,000 -
- 1,001-2,000 -
- 2,001-3,000 -
- 3,001-4,000 -
- 4,001-5,000 -
- 5,001-10,000 -
- 10,001-50,000 -
- 50,001-100,000 -
- 100,001-229,000 (record, Typhoon Nina of 1975) -
- More than 229,000 (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on damage totals[]
No betting on damage totals that currently exist. Sorry.
- Less than 1 billion -
- 1-2 billion -
- 2-3 billion -
- 3-4 billion -
- 4-5 billion -
- 5-10 billion -
- 10-15 billion - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 15-20 billion -
- 20-34 billion (record, 2019) -
- More than 34 billion (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on ACE totals[]
No betting on ACE totals that currently exist. Sorry.
- Less than 100 -
- 100-125 -
- 125-150 -
- 150-175 -
- 175-200 -
- 200-225 -
- 225-250 -
- 250-275 -
- 275-300 - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 300-325 -
- 325-350 -
- 350-400 -
- 400-450 -
- 450-500 -
- 500-550 -
- 550-594 (record, 1997) -
- More than 594 (world-wide record - exceptionally unlikely) -
Informal betting on number of JMA retired names[]
No betting on obvious numbers from storms that have already formed. Sorry.
- No names (record low set most recently in 2008) -
- 1 name -
- 2 names -
- 3 names - Ryan1000 15:48, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- 4 names -
- 5 names -
- 6 names (record, 2022) -
- 7 or more names (highly unlikely) -
Informal betting on number of PAGASA retired names[]
No betting on obvious numbers from storms that have already formed. Sorry.