2020 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Goni 2020
Recorded track and intensity from Oct 25, 2020 to Nov 6, 2020
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196 mph
Oct 31, 2020 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Goni is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2020 season. Its archived track begins on Oct 25, 2020, 06:00 AM UTC at 10.6°N, 143.9°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 17 mph. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The first Category 5 observation appears on Oct 30, 2020, 06:00 AM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 196 mph, first recorded on Oct 31, 2020, 06:00 PM UTC at 13.7°N, 125°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 884 hPa on Oct 31, 2020, 06:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 288 hours and approximately 2,770 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 14.5°N, 107.9°E on Nov 6, 2020, 06:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Nov 6, 2020, 03:00 AM UTC.
IMPACT
Reported impact
| Areas affected | Philippines |
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Facts from Wikidata.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Goni in brief
What was Typhoon Goni's highest wind speed?
196 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 31, 2020, 06:00 PM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Goni?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 30, 2020, 06:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Goni's lowest pressure?
884 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 31, 2020, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Typhoon Goni occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 25, 2020, 06:00 AM UTC to Nov 6, 2020, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 AM UTC to Nov 6, 2020, 03:00 AM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Goni form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2020 season. Its first archived position is 10.6°N, 143.9°E on Oct 25, 2020, 06:00 AM UTC.
Did Typhoon Goni make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 3 recorded positions; the strongest is 173 mph on Oct 31, 2020, 09:00 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