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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2020 SEASON

Typhoon Goni (2020)

Recorded track and intensity · 25 Oct 2020–6 Nov 2020

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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GONI: complete recorded track, 25 Oct 2020–6 Nov 2020Recorded track from 25 Oct 2020 to 6 Nov 2020. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.TAIWAN26 Oct, 00:00 UTC27 Oct, 00:00 UTC28 Oct, 00:00 UTC29 Oct, 00:00 UTC30 Oct, 00:00 UTC31 Oct, 00:00 UTC1 Nov, 00:00 UTC2 Nov, 00:00 UTC3 Nov, 00:00 UTC4 Nov, 00:00 UTC5 Nov, 00:00 UTC6 Nov, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 525 OCT6 NOV

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

31 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 170 ktPressure 884 hPa
0880909501801020kthPa25 Oct29 Oct2 Nov6 Nov

Forward speed & ACE

31 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 15 ktCumulative ACE 22.20 10⁴ kt²
0010152030kt10⁴ kt²25 Oct29 Oct2 Nov6 Nov

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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 wind170 kt

196 mph / 315 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure884 hPa

31 Oct 2020 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration12 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance4,470 km

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 25 Oct 2020, 06:00 UTC at 10.6°N, 143.9°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 15 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 30 Oct 2020, 06:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 170 knots (196 mph / 315 km/h), first recorded on 31 Oct 2020, 18:00 UTC at 13.7°N, 125°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 884 hPa on 31 Oct 2020, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 288 hours and approximately 4,470 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 14.5°N, 107.9°E on 6 Nov 2020, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 6 Nov 2020, 03:00 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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