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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

2008 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 28 storms · 13 Jan 2008–18 Dec 2008

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY176.5
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2008 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 28 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: 13 Jan–16 Jan, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormNeoguri: 14 Apr–19 Apr, peak 100 kt, Category 3Rammasun: 7 May–12 May, peak 135 kt, Category 4Matmo: 14 May–17 May, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormHalong: 15 May–20 May, peak 75 kt, Category 1Nakri: 26 May–3 Jun, peak 125 kt, Category 4Fengshen: 18 Jun–26 Jun, peak 110 kt, Category 3Kalmaegi: 14 Jul–19 Jul, peak 90 kt, Category 2Fung-Wong: 24 Jul–31 Jul, peak 95 kt, Category 2Kammuri: 3 Aug–8 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormPhanfone: 9 Aug–11 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 13 Aug–14 Aug, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormVongfong: 14 Aug–17 Aug, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormNuri: 16 Aug–23 Aug, peak 100 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 26 Aug–28 Aug, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormSinlaku: 7 Sep–20 Sep, peak 125 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 9 Sep–11 Sep, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 13 Sep–14 Sep, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormHagupit: 18 Sep–25 Sep, peak 125 kt, Category 4Jangmi: 23 Sep–30 Sep, peak 140 kt, Category 5Higos: 29 Sep–4 Oct, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormMekkhala: 28 Sep–30 Sep, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 13 Oct–15 Oct, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormBavi: 18 Oct–20 Oct, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormMaysak: 5 Nov–13 Nov, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormNoul: 15 Nov–17 Nov, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormHaishen: 15 Nov–17 Nov, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormDolphin: 10 Dec–18 Dec, peak 85 kt, Category 2

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–40Tropical storm9931,380
Neoguri–100Cat 39481,680
Rammasun–135Cat 49222,360
Matmo–40Tropical storm9931,300
Halong–75Cat 19673,550
Nakri–125Cat 49293,660
Fengshen–110Cat 39411,970
Kalmaegi–90Cat 29562,800
Fung-Wong–95Cat 29521,490
Kammuri–50Tropical storm9851,010
Phanfone–—Unclassified9961,300
Unnamed–35Tropical storm9961,230
Vongfong–55Tropical storm9822,840
Nuri–100Cat 39482,130
Unnamed–35Tropical storm1000790
Sinlaku–125Cat 49293,500
Unnamed–35Tropical storm996950
Unnamed–35Tropical storm9961,230
Hagupit–125Cat 49292,370
Jangmi–140Cat 59182,810
Mekkhala–55Tropical storm982790
Higos–40Tropical storm9932,370
Unnamed–35Tropical storm996380
Bavi–45Tropical storm9892,510
Maysak–55Tropical storm9821,830
Haishen–40Tropical storm9932,020
Noul–40Tropical storm9931,000
Dolphin–85Cat 29593,290

28 storms with an IBTrACS 2008 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 13 Jan 2008, last 18 Dec 2008.

Tropical storms27

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

Typhoons12

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)8

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 51

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormJangmi

140 kt · 161 mph / 259 km/h

Lowest pressure918 hPa

Jangmi, 27 Sept 2008

Longest track record16 days

Sinlaku, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind1

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2008 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 2008 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 12 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 27 tropical storms, with 8 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season?

Jangmi, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 140 kt (Category 5) on 27 Sept 2008, 06:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 918 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2008?

1 storm in the 2008 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Jangmi.

When did the 2008 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 13 Jan 2008 and the last on 18 Dec 2008, from 28 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season?

Neoguri, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 16 Apr 2008, 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 2008 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