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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2023 SEASON

Typhoon Mawar (2023)

Recorded track and intensity · 18 May 2023–3 Jun 2023

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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MAWAR: complete recorded track, 18 May 2023–3 Jun 2023Recorded track from 18 May 2023 to 3 Jun 2023. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINES18 May, 00:00 UTC19 May, 00:00 UTC20 May, 00:00 UTC21 May, 00:00 UTC22 May, 00:00 UTC23 May, 00:00 UTC24 May, 00:00 UTC25 May, 00:00 UTC26 May, 00:00 UTC27 May, 00:00 UTC28 May, 00:00 UTC29 May, 00:00 UTC30 May, 00:00 UTC31 May, 00:00 UTC1 Jun, 00:00 UTC2 Jun, 00:00 UTC3 Jun, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 518 MAY3 JUN

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Wind speed & pressure

26 May, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 165 ktPressure 891 hPa
0880909501801020kthPa18 May23 May29 May3 Jun

Forward speed & ACE

26 May, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 12 ktCumulative ACE 28.69 10⁴ kt²
002027.54055kt10⁴ kt²18 May23 May29 May3 Jun

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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 wind165 kt

190 mph / 306 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure891 hPa

26 May 2023 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration16.5 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance6,380 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Mawar is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2023 season. Its archived track begins on 18 May 2023, 00:00 UTC at 5.4°N, 150.9°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 20 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 25 May 2023, 00:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 165 knots (190 mph / 306 km/h), first recorded on 26 May 2023, 00:00 UTC at 15.1°N, 139.2°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 891 hPa on 26 May 2023, 00:00 UTC.

The full record spans 396 hours and approximately 6,380 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 34.1°N, 144.4°E on 3 Jun 2023, 12:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 2 Jun 2023, 21:00 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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