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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2018 SEASON

Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018)

Recorded track and intensity · 27 Sept 2018–7 Oct 2018

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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KONG-REY: complete recorded track, 27 Sept 2018–7 Oct 2018Recorded track from 27 Sept 2018 to 7 Oct 2018. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.ASIAPHILIPPINES28 Sep, 00:00 UTC29 Sep, 00:00 UTC30 Sep, 00:00 UTC1 Oct, 00:00 UTC2 Oct, 00:00 UTC3 Oct, 00:00 UTC4 Oct, 00:00 UTC5 Oct, 00:00 UTC6 Oct, 00:00 UTC7 Oct, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 527 SEP7 OCT

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

1 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 150 ktPressure 906 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa27 Sep30 Sep4 Oct7 Oct

Forward speed & ACE

1 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 9 ktCumulative ACE 10.49 10⁴ kt²
002512.55025kt10⁴ kt²27 Sep30 Sep4 Oct7 Oct

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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 wind150 kt

173 mph / 278 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure906 hPa

1 Oct 2018 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration10 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance7,160 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Kong-Rey is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2018 season. Its archived track begins on 27 Sept 2018, 12:00 UTC at 6.3°N, 153.5°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 1 Oct 2018, 15:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 150 knots (173 mph / 278 km/h), first recorded on 1 Oct 2018, 18:00 UTC at 17.3°N, 133.6°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 906 hPa on 1 Oct 2018, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 240 hours and approximately 7,160 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 41.4°N, 151.8°E on 7 Oct 2018, 12:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 6 Oct 2018, 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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