2016 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Meranti 2016
Meranti passed directly over Itbayat near its greatest strength, then skirted southern Taiwan and struck Fujian. The small Philippine island lost communications for several days after the typhoon.
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196 mph
Sep 13, 2016 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Extreme winds near Itbayat
Meranti developed near Guam in September and moved west-northwestward. Rapid intensification began on September 11, taking the cyclone to Category 5 strength the following day. The archive records peak sustained winds of 170 knots on September 13.
Known in the Philippines as Ferdie, Meranti passed directly over Itbayat shortly after its peak. The island suffered extensive damage and lost communications for several days, but no deaths were reported there. Damage on Itbayat was estimated at 244.99 million Philippine pesos.
South of Taiwan and into Fujian
Meranti passed south of Taiwan and weakened as land interaction disrupted the circulation. It reached Fujian on September 15 at much lower intensity, then weakened rapidly inland. Flooding in eastern China caused the largest share of the storm's economic losses, estimated at 31.78 billion yuan. The remaining system continued eastward, with the archive ending on September 17.
IMPACT
Reported impact
| Deaths | 30 |
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Facts from Wikidata.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Meranti in brief
What was Typhoon Meranti's highest wind speed?
196 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Sep 13, 2016, 12:00 PM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Meranti?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Sep 12, 2016, 09:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Meranti's lowest pressure?
895 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Sep 13, 2016, 12:00 PM UTC.
When did Typhoon Meranti occur?
The archived track runs from Sep 8, 2016, 06:00 PM UTC to Sep 17, 2016, 12:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Sep 9, 2016, 12:00 AM UTC to Sep 16, 2016, 03:00 AM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Meranti form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2016 season. Its first archived position is 13.2°N, 143.8°E on Sep 8, 2016, 06:00 PM UTC.
Did Typhoon Meranti make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 1 recorded position; the strongest is 90 mph on Sep 14, 2016, 09:00 PM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
How many people died in Typhoon Meranti?
30 deaths are recorded by Wikidata.
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