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2002 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 34 storms · 8 Jan 2002–11 Dec 2002

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY389.1
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2002 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 34 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 BengalTapah: 8 Jan–14 Jan, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormMitag: 26 Feb–9 Mar, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 18 Mar–25 Mar, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionUnnamed: 5 Apr–7 Apr, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionHagibis: 13 May–21 May, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 26 May–30 May, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionNoguri: 3 Jun–11 Jun, peak 85 kt, Category 2Rammasun: 26 Jun–6 Jul, peak 110 kt, Category 3Chataan: 27 Jun–11 Jul, peak 130 kt, Category 4Halong: 5 Jul–16 Jul, peak 135 kt, Category 4Nakri: 7 Jul–13 Jul, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormFengshen: 13 Jul–28 Jul, peak 145 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 17 Jul–22 Jul, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormFung-Wong: 18 Jul–27 Jul, peak 65 kt, Category 1Kalmaegi: 20 Jul–21 Jul, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionKammuri: 1 Aug–7 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 2 Aug–6 Aug, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionPhanfone: 10 Aug–20 Aug, peak 135 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 10 Aug–14 Aug, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormVongfong: 14 Aug–20 Aug, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormRusa: 22 Aug–1 Sep, peak 115 kt, Category 4Sinlaku: 27 Aug–9 Sep, peak 110 kt, Category 3Ele: 30 Aug–10 Sep, peak 115 kt, Category 4Hagupit: 8 Sep–13 Sep, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormChangmi: 20 Sep–22 Sep, no US-agency windMekkhala: 21 Sep–28 Sep, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormHigos: 25 Sep–2 Oct, peak 135 kt, Category 4Bavi: 8 Oct–13 Oct, peak 70 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 16 Oct–20 Oct, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionUnnamed: 17 Oct–19 Oct, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionMaysak: 25 Oct–30 Oct, peak 75 kt, Category 1Huko: 3 Nov–6 Nov, peak 75 kt, Category 1Haishen: 19 Nov–24 Nov, peak 95 kt, Category 2Pongsona: 1 Dec–11 Dec, peak 130 kt, Category 4

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Tapah–50Tropical storm9871,410
Mitag–140Cat 58982,410
Unnamed–30Tropical depression10001,690
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1000500
Hagibis–140Cat 58983,680
Unnamed–25Tropical depression1002590
Noguri–85Cat 29581,770
Rammasun–110Cat 39332,490
Chataan–130Cat 49103,750
Halong–135Cat 49045,400
Nakri–40Tropical storm9901,050
Fengshen–145Cat 58923,580
Unnamed–35Tropical storm997850
Fung-Wong–65Cat 19762,410
Kalmaegi–30Tropical depression1000210
Kammuri–50Tropical storm987930
Unnamed–25Tropical depression999730
Phanfone–135Cat 49044,660
Unnamed–35Tropical storm997990
Vongfong–55Tropical storm984910
Rusa–115Cat 49274,300
Sinlaku–110Cat 39332,920
Ele–115Cat 49273,240
Hagupit–45Tropical storm991990
Changmi–—Unclassified9852,920
Mekkhala–55Tropical storm984770
Higos–135Cat 49043,870
Bavi–70Cat 19723,290
Unnamed–30Tropical depression10001,050
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1000370
Maysak–75Cat 19672,110
Huko–75Cat 19672,140
Haishen–95Cat 29493,450
Pongsona–130Cat 49103,390

34 storms with an IBTrACS 2002 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 8 Jan 2002, last 11 Dec 2002.

Tropical storms26

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

Typhoons18

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)12

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 53

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormFengshen

145 kt · 167 mph / 269 km/h

Lowest pressure892 hPa

Fengshen, 21 Jul 2002

Longest track record15.8 days

Chataan, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind1

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2002 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 2002 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 18 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 26 tropical storms, with 12 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season?

Fengshen, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 145 kt (Category 5) on 21 Jul 2002, 12:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 892 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2002?

3 storms in the 2002 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Mitag, Hagibis, Fengshen.

When did the 2002 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 8 Jan 2002 and the last on 11 Dec 2002, from 34 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season?

Mitag, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 1 Mar 2002, 06:00 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 2002 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