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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

2019 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 32 storms · 4 Jan 2019–28 Dec 2019

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2019 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 32 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: 4 Jan–21 Jan, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionWutip: 19 Feb–2 Mar, peak 145 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 15 Mar–18 Mar, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormSepat: 24 Jun–28 Jun, no US-agency windUnnamed: 28 Jun–30 Jun, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormMun: 3 Jul–4 Jul, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormDanas: 14 Jul–21 Jul, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormNari: 24 Jul–27 Jul, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormWipha: 30 Jul–4 Aug, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormFrancisco: 1 Aug–8 Aug, peak 80 kt, Category 1Lekima: 2 Aug–13 Aug, peak 135 kt, Category 4Krosa: 5 Aug–16 Aug, peak 100 kt, Category 3Bailu: 21 Aug–25 Aug, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormPodul: 24 Aug–29 Aug, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormKajiki: 30 Aug–7 Sep, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormFaxai: 1 Sep–9 Sep, peak 115 kt, Category 4Lingling: 1 Sep–7 Sep, peak 120 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 7 Sep–10 Sep, no US-agency windPeipah: 14 Sep–16 Sep, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormTapah: 18 Sep–22 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Mitag: 24 Sep–3 Oct, peak 90 kt, Category 2Hagibis: 5 Oct–12 Oct, peak 160 kt, Category 5Neoguri: 15 Oct–21 Oct, peak 95 kt, Category 2Bualoi: 18 Oct–25 Oct, peak 140 kt, Category 5Bulbul:Matmo: 29 Oct–10 Nov, peak 105 kt, Category 3Halong: 2 Nov–8 Nov, peak 165 kt, Category 5Nakri: 4 Nov–11 Nov, peak 65 kt, Category 1Fengshen: 11 Nov–17 Nov, peak 115 kt, Category 4Kalmaegi: 9 Nov–20 Nov, peak 90 kt, Category 2Fung-Wong: 17 Nov–23 Nov, peak 65 kt, Category 1Kammuri: 24 Nov–6 Dec, peak 120 kt, Category 4Phanfone: 21 Dec–28 Dec, peak 105 kt, Category 3

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–30Tropical depression10023,670
Wutip–145Cat 58952,190
Unnamed–35Tropical storm10012,340
Sepat–—Unclassified9943,780
Unnamed–35Tropical storm9981,140
Mun–35Tropical storm992720
Danas–45Tropical storm9842,680
Nari–35Tropical storm9911,630
Wipha–55Tropical storm9831,060
Francisco–80Cat 19664,110
Lekima–135Cat 49042,030
Krosa–100Cat 39452,470
Bailu–60Tropical storm9791,620
Podul–40Tropical storm9932,590
Kajiki–35Tropical storm9931,870
Faxai–115Cat 49404,620
Lingling–120Cat 49284,770
Unnamed–—Unclassified—930
Peipah–35Tropical storm9991,900
Tapah–65Cat 19671,700
Mitag–90Cat 29614,270
Hagibis–160Cat 58904,650
Neoguri–95Cat 29641,540
Bualoi–140Cat 59223,010
Bulbul:Matmo–105Cat 39552,490
Halong–165Cat 58882,340
Nakri–65Cat 1982840
Kalmaegi–90Cat 29632,040
Fengshen–115Cat 49463,270
Fung-Wong–65Cat 19882,500
Kammuri–120Cat 49383,210
Phanfone–105Cat 39582,540

32 storms with an IBTrACS 2019 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 4 Jan 2019, last 28 Dec 2019.

Tropical storms29

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

Typhoons19

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)12

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 54

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormHalong

165 kt · 190 mph / 306 km/h

Lowest pressure888 hPa

Halong, 5 Nov 2019

Longest track record18.5 days

Unnamed, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind2

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2019 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 2019 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 19 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 29 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 2019 Pacific typhoon season?

Halong, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 165 kt (Category 5) on 5 Nov 2019, 15:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 888 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2019?

4 storms in the 2019 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Wutip, Hagibis, Bualoi, Halong.

When did the 2019 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 4 Jan 2019 and the last on 28 Dec 2019, from 32 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season?

Wutip, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 21 Feb 2019, 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 2019 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