2006 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Cimaron 2006
Cimaron struck northern Luzon near its greatest strength before spending several days over the South China Sea. Its later offshore loop prolonged the storm's life without bringing another landfall.
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161 mph
Oct 29, 2006 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Rapid growth before Luzon
The cyclone developed east of the Philippines on October 25 and intensified rapidly on October 28. Known locally as Paeng, it approached the mountainous northern part of Luzon with a compact, powerful circulation. The archive records peak sustained winds of 140 knots on October 29.
Cimaron came ashore near Casiguran in Aurora province on October 29. Flooding and landslides cut off communities, while high winds damaged homes and agriculture. The storm affected about 365,000 people in the Philippines and caused 34 deaths, most associated with flooding.
A slow loop offshore
After crossing Luzon, Cimaron reorganized over the South China Sea. It became nearly stationary on November 1 and traced a tight clockwise loop before weakening. Vietnam prepared large evacuations as the storm lingered offshore, then suspended them as the threat diminished. Cimaron weakened to a depression on November 4 and dissipated on November 7.
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QUICK ANSWERS
Cimaron in brief
What was Typhoon Cimaron's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 29, 2006, 06:00 AM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Cimaron?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 29, 2006, 06:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Cimaron's lowest pressure?
898 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 29, 2006, 06:00 AM UTC.
When did Typhoon Cimaron occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 25, 2006, 12:00 AM UTC to Nov 7, 2006, 12:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 26, 2006, 06:00 PM UTC to Nov 7, 2006, 12:00 PM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Cimaron form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2006 season. Its first archived position is 11.5°N, 142.6°E on Oct 25, 2006, 12:00 AM UTC.
Did Typhoon Cimaron make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 2 recorded positions; the strongest is 147 mph on Oct 29, 2006, 03:00 PM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology