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2005 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 26 storms · 13 Jan 2005–21 Dec 2005

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2005 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 26 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 BengalKulap: 13 Jan–19 Jan, peak 65 kt, Category 1Roke: 13 Mar–18 Mar, peak 80 kt, Category 1Sonca: 17 Apr–27 Apr, peak 115 kt, Category 4Nesat: 29 May–11 Jun, peak 125 kt, Category 4Haitang: 11 Jul–21 Jul, peak 140 kt, Category 5Nalgae: 19 Jul–24 Jul, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormBanyan: 20 Jul–27 Jul, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormWashi: 28 Jul–31 Jul, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormMatsa: 30 Jul–8 Aug, peak 90 kt, Category 2Sanvu: 10 Aug–14 Aug, peak 65 kt, Category 1Guchol: 19 Aug–25 Aug, peak 65 kt, Category 1Mawar: 19 Aug–27 Aug, peak 125 kt, Category 4Talim: 26 Aug–3 Sep, peak 130 kt, Category 4Nabi: 29 Aug–8 Sep, peak 140 kt, Category 5Khanun: 5 Sep–12 Sep, peak 115 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 12 Sep–13 Sep, no US-agency windVicente: 16 Sep–19 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormSaola: 20 Sep–26 Sep, peak 100 kt, Category 3Damrey: 19 Sep–28 Sep, peak 90 kt, Category 2Longwang: 26 Sep–3 Oct, peak 125 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 7 Oct–8 Oct, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionKirogi: 9 Oct–19 Oct, peak 115 kt, Category 4Kai-Tak: 28 Oct–2 Nov, peak 85 kt, Category 2Tembin: 7 Nov–11 Nov, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormBolaven: 12 Nov–20 Nov, peak 70 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 18 Dec–21 Dec, peak 45 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Kulap–65Cat 19761,440
Roke–80Cat 19632,550
Sonca–115Cat 49273,860
Nesat–125Cat 49163,340
Haitang–140Cat 58982,580
Nalgae–55Tropical storm9841,680
Banyan–60Tropical storm9803,500
Washi–45Tropical storm991670
Matsa–90Cat 29542,530
Sanvu–65Cat 19761,470
Mawar–125Cat 49162,600
Guchol–65Cat 19762,480
Talim–130Cat 49102,280
Nabi–140Cat 58984,170
Khanun–115Cat 49272,480
Unnamed–—Unclassified—220
Vicente–50Tropical storm9871,690
Damrey–90Cat 29541,820
Saola–100Cat 39443,260
Longwang–125Cat 49161,880
Unnamed–25Tropical depression1002400
Kirogi–115Cat 49271,540
Kai-Tak–85Cat 2958910
Tembin–45Tropical storm9911,760
Bolaven–70Cat 19721,400
Unnamed–45Tropical storm9911,390

26 storms with an IBTrACS 2005 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 13 Jan 2005, last 21 Dec 2005.

Tropical storms24

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

Typhoons18

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)10

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 52

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormHaitang

140 kt · 161 mph / 259 km/h

Lowest pressure898 hPa

Haitang, 16 Jul 2005

Longest track record14.8 days

Nesat, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind1

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2005 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 2005 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 18 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 24 tropical storms, with 10 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season?

Haitang, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 140 kt (Category 5) on 16 Jul 2005, 12:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 898 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2005?

2 storms in the 2005 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Haitang, Nabi.

When did the 2005 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 13 Jan 2005 and the last on 21 Dec 2005, from 26 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season?

Kulap, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 17 Jan 2005, 18:00 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 2005 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