2005 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Nabi 2005
Typhoon Nabi brought extreme rain to southwestern Japan in September 2005 after damaging homes in the Northern Marianas. Its northward turn carried a weakened but rain-laden storm across Kyushu and toward Hokkaido.
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161 mph
Sep 1, 2005 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
From Saipan toward the western Pacific
Nabi developed east of the Northern Marianas on August 29 and moved west. It passed about 55 kilometers north of Saipan on August 31 while strengthening. The storm damaged or destroyed 114 homes in the islands, with losses of about US$2.5 million in 2005 currency.
Maximum one-minute winds reached 140 kt on September 1, equivalent to Category 5. Nabi later weakened while turning north toward Japan, passing Okinawa before reaching Kyushu on September 6.
Record rain across Japan
About 250,000 people evacuated on Kyushu ahead of Nabi. Rainfall reached 1,322 millimeters over three days, and observers recorded 61 daily rainfall records during the storm. Floods and landslides forced residents from homes and disrupted businesses and transport.
Nabi killed 29 people in Japan and caused ¥94.9 billion in damage in 2005 currency. Six more people died in South Korea. The storm continued northeast past Hokkaido and became extratropical on September 8; its later circulation also affected Russia's Kuril Islands.
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QUICK ANSWERS
Nabi in brief
What was Typhoon Nabi's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Sep 1, 2005, 06:00 PM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Nabi?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Sep 1, 2005, 06:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Nabi's lowest pressure?
898 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Sep 1, 2005, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Typhoon Nabi occur?
The archived track runs from Aug 28, 2005, 06:00 PM UTC to Sep 9, 2005, 06:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Aug 29, 2005, 06:00 AM UTC to Sep 8, 2005, 03:00 AM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Nabi form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2005 season. Its first archived position is 15.1°N, 154.8°E on Aug 28, 2005, 06:00 PM UTC.
Did Typhoon Nabi make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 2 recorded positions; the strongest is 94 mph on Sep 6, 2005, 05:00 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