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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2010 SEASON

Typhoon Megi (2010)

Recorded track and intensity · 11 Oct 2010–24 Oct 2010

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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MEGI: complete recorded track, 11 Oct 2010–24 Oct 2010Recorded track from 11 Oct 2010 to 24 Oct 2010. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.PHILIPPINES12 Oct, 00:00 UTC13 Oct, 00:00 UTC14 Oct, 00:00 UTC15 Oct, 00:00 UTC16 Oct, 00:00 UTC17 Oct, 00:00 UTC18 Oct, 00:00 UTC19 Oct, 00:00 UTC20 Oct, 00:00 UTC21 Oct, 00:00 UTC22 Oct, 00:00 UTC23 Oct, 00:00 UTC24 Oct, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 511 OCT24 OCT

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

17 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 160 ktPressure 903 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa11 Oct15 Oct20 Oct24 Oct

Forward speed & ACE

17 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 11 ktCumulative ACE 16.81 10⁴ kt²
001022.52045kt10⁴ kt²11 Oct15 Oct20 Oct24 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 wind160 kt

184 mph / 296 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure903 hPa

17 Oct 2010 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration12.75 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance4,380 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Megi is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2010 season. Its archived track begins on 11 Oct 2010, 12:00 UTC at 12.7°N, 145°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 17 Oct 2010, 00:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 160 knots (184 mph / 296 km/h), first recorded on 17 Oct 2010, 12:00 UTC at 18.1°N, 125.1°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 903 hPa on 17 Oct 2010, 12:00 UTC.

The full record spans 306 hours and approximately 4,380 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 26.2°N, 118.5°E on 24 Oct 2010, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 23 Oct 2010, 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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