2024 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Kong-Rey 2024
Recorded track and intensity from Oct 24, 2024 to Nov 2, 2024
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161 mph
Oct 29, 2024 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
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 Oct 24, 2024, 12:00 AM 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 Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 161 mph, first recorded on Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC at 19.1°N, 124.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 915 hPa on Oct 29, 2024, 06:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 228 hours and approximately 3,790 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 34.7°N, 140.5°E on Nov 2, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Nov 1, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC.
IMPACT
Reported impact
| Areas affected | Japan, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Taiwan |
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Facts from Wikidata.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Kong-Rey in brief
What was Typhoon Kong-Rey's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Kong-Rey?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Kong-Rey's lowest pressure?
915 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 29, 2024, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Typhoon Kong-Rey occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 24, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC to Nov 2, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 24, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC to Nov 1, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Kong-Rey form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2024 season. Its first archived position is 12.7°N, 149.8°E on Oct 24, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC.
Did Typhoon Kong-Rey make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 2 recorded positions; the strongest is 115 mph on Oct 31, 2024, 06:00 AM 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