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2013 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 38 storms · 3 Jan 2013–4 Dec 2013

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY281.3
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2013 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 38 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 BengalSonamu: 3 Jan–10 Jan, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormShanshan: 18 Feb–22 Feb, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionYagi: 6 Jun–12 Jun, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormLeepi: 17 Jun–20 Jun, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormBebinca: 20 Jun–24 Jun, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormRumbia: 27 Jun–2 Jul, peak 70 kt, Category 1Soulik: 7 Jul–14 Jul, peak 125 kt, Category 4Cimaron: 15 Jul–18 Jul, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormJebi: 28 Jul–3 Aug, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormMangkhut: 5 Aug–8 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormUtor: 9 Aug–18 Aug, peak 130 kt, Category 4Trami: 17 Aug–24 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 16 Aug–18 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionPewa: 18 Aug–26 Aug, peak 65 kt, Category 1Unala: 19 Aug–19 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 20 Aug–21 Aug, no US-agency windKong-Rey: 26 Aug–30 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormYutu: 29 Aug–4 Sep, no US-agency windToraji: 31 Aug–3 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormMan-Yi: 11 Sep–16 Sep, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormUsagi: 16 Sep–23 Sep, peak 135 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 17 Sep–19 Sep, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionPabuk: 19 Sep–26 Sep, peak 90 kt, Category 2Wutip: 25 Sep–1 Oct, peak 100 kt, Category 3Fitow: 29 Sep–7 Oct, peak 90 kt, Category 2Sepat: 29 Sep–2 Oct, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormDanas: 1 Oct–8 Oct, peak 120 kt, Category 4Nari: 9 Oct–16 Oct, peak 100 kt, Category 3Wipha: 9 Oct–15 Oct, peak 120 kt, Category 4Francisco: 16 Oct–26 Oct, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 18 Oct–22 Oct, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionLekima: 19 Oct–26 Oct, peak 140 kt, Category 5Krosa: 27 Oct–4 Nov, peak 105 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 2 Nov–19 Nov, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormHaiyan: 3 Nov–11 Nov, peak 170 kt, Category 5Podul: 13 Nov–15 Nov, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionLehar: 22 Nov–28 Nov, peak 75 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 3 Dec–4 Dec, peak 30 kt, Tropical depression

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Sonamu–40Tropical storm9932,360
Shanshan–25Tropical depression10021,480
Yagi–55Tropical storm9821,740
Leepi–35Tropical storm9963,920
Bebinca–35Tropical storm996940
Rumbia–70Cat 19701,820
Soulik–125Cat 49292,510
Cimaron–40Tropical storm9931,000
Jebi–60Tropical storm9781,180
Mangkhut–45Tropical storm9891,060
Utor–130Cat 49262,070
Unnamed–30Tropical depression997590
Trami–75Cat 19671,870
Pewa–65Cat 19871,780
Unala–—Unclassified100420
Unnamed–—Unclassified—90
Kong-Rey–50Tropical storm9851,760
Yutu–—Unclassified10021,020
Toraji–50Tropical storm9851,110
Man-Yi–60Tropical storm9783,690
Usagi–135Cat 49221,520
Unnamed–25Tropical depression1004340
Pabuk–90Cat 29563,490
Wutip–100Cat 39481,090
Fitow–90Cat 29561,580
Sepat–40Tropical storm9932,310
Danas–120Cat 49332,500
Nari–100Cat 39481,750
Wipha–120Cat 49333,960
Francisco–140Cat 59182,870
Unnamed–30Tropical depression10001,520
Lekima–140Cat 59183,730
Krosa–105Cat 39442,110
Unnamed–35Tropical storm9965,250
Haiyan–170Cat 58953,640
Podul–30Tropical depression10001,410
Lehar–75Cat 19671,720
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1000140

38 storms with an IBTrACS 2013 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 3 Jan 2013, last 4 Dec 2013.

Tropical storms29

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

Typhoons17

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)11

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 53

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormHaiyan

170 kt · 196 mph / 315 km/h

Lowest pressure895 hPa

Haiyan, 7 Nov 2013

Longest track record19.8 days

Unnamed, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind3

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2013 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 2013 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 17 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 2013 Pacific typhoon season?

Haiyan, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 170 kt (Category 5) on 7 Nov 2013, 12:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 895 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2013?

3 storms in the 2013 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Francisco, Lekima, Haiyan.

When did the 2013 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 3 Jan 2013 and the last on 4 Dec 2013, from 38 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season?

Rumbia, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 1 Jul 2013, 09:00 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 2013 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