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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2000 SEASON

Typhoon Damrey (2000)

Recorded track and intensity · 3 May 2000–16 May 2000

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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DAMREY: complete recorded track, 3 May 2000–16 May 2000Recorded track from 3 May 2000 to 16 May 2000. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINESTAIWAN4 May, 00:00 UTC5 May, 00:00 UTC6 May, 00:00 UTC7 May, 00:00 UTC8 May, 00:00 UTC9 May, 00:00 UTC10 May, 00:00 UTC11 May, 00:00 UTC12 May, 00:00 UTC13 May, 00:00 UTC14 May, 00:00 UTC15 May, 00:00 UTC16 May, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 53 MAY16 MAY

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

9 May, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 155 ktPressure 930 hPa
0920809701601020kthPa3 May8 May12 May16 May

Forward speed & ACE

9 May, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 13 ktCumulative ACE 13.04 10⁴ kt²
0015103020kt10⁴ kt²3 May8 May12 May16 May

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind155 kt

178 mph / 287 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure930 hPa

9 May 2000 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration13 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance5,910 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Damrey is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2000 season. Its archived track begins on 3 May 2000, 18:00 UTC at 6.2°N, 135.7°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 25 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 9 May 2000, 09:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 155 knots (178 mph / 287 km/h), first recorded on 9 May 2000, 18:00 UTC at 18.6°N, 136°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 930 hPa on 9 May 2000, 12:00 UTC.

The full record spans 312 hours and approximately 5,910 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 33.2°N, 169.7°E on 16 May 2000, 18:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 12 May 2000, 09:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

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 · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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