2021 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Mindulle 2021
Recorded track and intensity from Sep 22, 2021 to Oct 6, 2021
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161 mph
Sep 26, 2021 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Mindulle is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2021 season. Its archived track begins on Sep 22, 2021, 06:00 AM UTC at 10.8°N, 150°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 23 mph. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The first Category 5 observation appears on Sep 26, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 161 mph, first recorded on Sep 26, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC at 18.6°N, 136.8°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 916 hPa on Sep 26, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC.
The full record spans 348 hours and approximately 5,080 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 62.3°N, 173.6°W on Oct 6, 2021, 06:00 PM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Oct 1, 2021, 03:00 PM UTC.
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QUICK ANSWERS
Mindulle in brief
What was Typhoon Mindulle's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Sep 26, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Mindulle?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Sep 26, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Mindulle's lowest pressure?
916 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Sep 26, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC.
When did Typhoon Mindulle occur?
The archived track runs from Sep 22, 2021, 06:00 AM UTC to Oct 6, 2021, 06:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Sep 22, 2021, 06:00 PM UTC to Oct 1, 2021, 03:00 PM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Mindulle form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2021 season. Its first archived position is 10.8°N, 150°E on Sep 22, 2021, 06:00 AM UTC.
Did Typhoon Mindulle make landfall?
No archived position places Typhoon Mindulle's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
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