▁strong est ▁since ▁Ty ph oon ▁H ai yan ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁Events ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁below - normal ▁quantity ▁of ▁named ▁storm s , ▁although ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁those ▁( e ight ) ▁became ▁super ▁ty ph o ons , ▁including ▁seven ▁Category ▁ 5 ▁storm s . ▁The ▁season ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁active ▁and ▁cost ly ▁as ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁it ▁was ▁active ▁with ▁seven ▁storm s ▁forming ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁developing ▁weak ▁El ▁Ni ño , ▁however ▁this ▁failed ▁during ▁August . ▁The ▁most ▁active ▁month ▁so ▁far ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁is ▁July ; ▁with ▁four ▁storm s ▁developing ▁and ▁made ▁land fall , ▁with ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁reaching ▁super ▁ty ph oon ▁strength . ▁With ▁this , ▁the ▁season ▁became ▁quiet ▁as ▁of ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁following ▁the ▁diss ip ation ▁of ▁Gene v ieve , ▁although ▁only ▁few ▁de press ions ▁formed ▁but ▁never ▁strength ened ▁into ▁tropical ▁storm s . ▁This ▁continued ▁until ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁September , ▁as ▁the ▁trop ics ▁within ▁the ▁bas in ▁started ▁to ▁get ▁active ▁again , ▁with ▁three ▁tropical ▁de press ions ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Trop ical ▁activity ▁began ▁to ▁rise ▁again ▁during ▁mid - Se ptember , ▁although ▁the ▁season ▁became ▁quiet ▁again ▁after ▁the ▁diss ip ation ▁of ▁V ong f ong , ▁with ▁a ▁pause ▁of ▁N uri ' s ▁lif