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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2009 SEASON

Typhoon Nida (2009)

Recorded track and intensity · 21 Nov 2009–3 Dec 2009

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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NIDA: complete recorded track, 21 Nov 2009–3 Dec 2009Recorded track from 21 Nov 2009 to 3 Dec 2009. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.PHILIPPINESTAIWAN22 Nov, 00:00 UTC23 Nov, 00:00 UTC24 Nov, 00:00 UTC25 Nov, 00:00 UTC26 Nov, 00:00 UTC27 Nov, 00:00 UTC28 Nov, 00:00 UTC29 Nov, 00:00 UTC30 Nov, 00:00 UTC1 Dec, 00:00 UTC2 Dec, 00:00 UTC3 Dec, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 521 NOV3 DEC

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

25 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 155 ktPressure 907 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa21 Nov25 Nov29 Nov3 Dec

Forward speed & ACE

25 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 13 ktCumulative ACE 7.33 10⁴ kt²
001022.52045kt10⁴ kt²21 Nov25 Nov29 Nov3 Dec

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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 wind155 kt

178 mph / 287 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure907 hPa

25 Nov 2009 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration12.25 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance2,910 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Nida is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2009 season. Its archived track begins on 21 Nov 2009, 06:00 UTC at 5.6°N, 147.9°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 25 Nov 2009, 09:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 155 knots (178 mph / 287 km/h), first recorded on 25 Nov 2009, 12:00 UTC at 12.6°N, 142.2°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 907 hPa on 25 Nov 2009, 12:00 UTC.

The full record spans 294 hours and approximately 2,910 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 22.5°N, 135.4°E on 3 Dec 2009, 12:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 3 Dec 2009, 03:00 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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