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2001 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 35 storms · 16 Feb 2001–1 Jan 2002

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2001 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 35 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESCANADAMEXICOAFRICAEUROPECHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalUnnamed: 16 Feb–22 Feb, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionUnnamed: 16 Apr–22 Apr, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionCimaron: 5 May–14 May, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormChebi: 19 Jun–24 Jun, peak 100 kt, Category 3Durian: 29 Jun–3 Jul, peak 75 kt, Category 1Utor: 30 Jun–7 Jul, peak 80 kt, Category 1Trami: 7 Jul–12 Jul, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 10 Jul–11 Jul, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionKong-Rey: 21 Jul–28 Jul, peak 85 kt, Category 2Yutu: 22 Jul–26 Jul, peak 85 kt, Category 2Toraji: 25 Jul–1 Aug, peak 100 kt, Category 3Man-Yi: 31 Jul–9 Aug, peak 120 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 1 Aug–8 Aug, no US-agency windUsagi: 8 Aug–11 Aug, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormPabuk: 13 Aug–23 Aug, peak 90 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 16 Aug–20 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 24 Aug–25 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionWutip: 26 Aug–2 Sep, peak 130 kt, Category 4Sepat: 26 Aug–30 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormFitow: 28 Aug–11 Sep, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormDanas: 3 Sep–12 Sep, peak 105 kt, Category 3Nari: 5 Sep–20 Sep, peak 100 kt, Category 3Vipa: 16 Sep–21 Sep, peak 75 kt, Category 1Francisco: 17 Sep–25 Sep, peak 100 kt, Category 3Lekima: 21 Sep–30 Sep, peak 95 kt, Category 2Krosa: 3 Oct–9 Oct, peak 105 kt, Category 3Haiyan: 11 Oct–18 Oct, peak 90 kt, Category 2Podul: 17 Oct–27 Oct, peak 140 kt, Category 5Lingling: 5 Nov–12 Nov, peak 115 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 16 Nov–25 Nov, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 18 Nov–23 Nov, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormKajiki: 4 Dec–9 Dec, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 10 Dec–13 Dec, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormFaxai: 13 Dec–25 Dec, peak 155 kt, Category 5Vamei: 26 Dec–1 Jan, peak 65 kt, Category 1

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–25Tropical depression10041,030
Unnamed–25Tropical depression10041,040
Cimaron–60Tropical storm9842,210
Chebi–100Cat 39442,670
Durian–75Cat 1967930
Utor–80Cat 19632,330
Trami–40Tropical storm997960
Unnamed–25Tropical depression1002130
Kong-Rey–85Cat 29583,470
Yutu–85Cat 29581,080
Toraji–100Cat 39442,060
Man-Yi–120Cat 49223,170
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,280
Usagi–40Tropical storm994880
Pabuk–90Cat 29542,140
Unnamed–—Unclassified—400
Unnamed–30Tropical depression998320
Wutip–130Cat 49102,710
Sepat–45Tropical storm9911,780
Fitow–45Tropical storm9911,660
Danas–105Cat 39382,600
Nari–100Cat 39441,850
Vipa–75Cat 19672,610
Francisco–100Cat 39443,620
Lekima–95Cat 29491,050
Krosa–105Cat 39383,440
Haiyan–90Cat 29542,010
Podul–140Cat 58983,170
Lingling–115Cat 49271,460
Unnamed–35Tropical storm9972,350
Unnamed–35Tropical storm997900
Kajiki–35Tropical storm9971,170
Unnamed–35Tropical storm997460
Faxai–155Cat 58793,080
Vamei–65Cat 19761,090

35 storms with an IBTrACS 2001 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 16 Feb 2001, last 1 Jan 2002.

Tropical storms29

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Typhoons20

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)11

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 52

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormFaxai

155 kt · 178 mph / 287 km/h

Lowest pressure879 hPa

Faxai, 23 Dec 2001

Longest track record16 days

Nari, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind2

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2001 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 2001 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 20 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 29 tropical storms, with 11 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season?

Faxai, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 155 kt (Category 5) on 23 Dec 2001, 00:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 879 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2001?

2 storms in the 2001 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Podul, Faxai.

When did the 2001 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 16 Feb 2001 and the last on 1 Jan 2002, from 35 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season?

Chebi, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 22 Jun 2001, 00:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Western Pacific basin for the 2001 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for typhoon strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Western Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology