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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2024 SEASON

Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024)

Recorded track and intensity · 24 Oct 2024–2 Nov 2024

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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KONG-REY: complete recorded track, 24 Oct 2024–2 Nov 2024Recorded track from 24 Oct 2024 to 2 Nov 2024. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINES24 Oct, 00:00 UTC25 Oct, 00:00 UTC26 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 UTCPeak · Category 524 OCT2 NOV

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Wind speed & pressure

30 Oct, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 917 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa24 Oct27 Oct30 Oct2 Nov

Forward speed & ACE

30 Oct, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 7 ktCumulative ACE 9.52 10⁴ kt²
0030106020kt10⁴ kt²24 Oct27 Oct30 Oct2 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 observations make ACE partial. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure915 hPa

29 Oct 2024 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration9.5 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance6,100 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Kong-Rey is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2024 season. Its archived track begins on 24 Oct 2024, 00:00 UTC at 12.7°N, 149.8°E. US-agency wind is not available for this first observation. 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 2024, 00:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 30 Oct 2024, 00:00 UTC at 19.1°N, 124.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 915 hPa on 29 Oct 2024, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 228 hours and approximately 6,100 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 34.7°N, 140.5°E on 2 Nov 2024, 12:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 1 Nov 2024, 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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