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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2021 SEASON

Typhoon Surigae (2021)

Recorded track and intensity · 11 Apr 2021–30 Apr 2021

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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SURIGAE: complete recorded track, 11 Apr 2021–30 Apr 2021Recorded track from 11 Apr 2021 to 30 Apr 2021. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.ASIAJAPANPacific Ocean12 Apr, 00:00 UTC13 Apr, 00:00 UTC14 Apr, 00:00 UTC15 Apr, 00:00 UTC16 Apr, 00:00 UTC17 Apr, 00:00 UTC18 Apr, 00:00 UTC19 Apr, 00:00 UTC20 Apr, 00:00 UTC21 Apr, 00:00 UTC22 Apr, 00:00 UTC23 Apr, 00:00 UTC24 Apr, 00:00 UTC25 Apr, 00:00 UTC26 Apr, 00:00 UTC27 Apr, 00:00 UTC28 Apr, 00:00 UTC29 Apr, 00:00 UTC30 Apr, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 511 APR30 APR

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Wind speed & pressure

17 Apr, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 170 ktPressure 882 hPa
0880909501801020kthPa11 Apr17 Apr24 Apr30 Apr

Forward speed & ACE

17 Apr, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 10 ktCumulative ACE 12.34 10⁴ kt²
003522.57045kt10⁴ kt²11 Apr17 Apr24 Apr30 Apr

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind170 kt

196 mph / 315 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure882 hPa

17 Apr 2021 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration18.88 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance9,340 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Surigae is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2021 season. Its archived track begins on 11 Apr 2021, 12:00 UTC at 5.5°N, 143.8°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 20 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 17 Apr 2021, 03:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 170 knots (196 mph / 315 km/h), first recorded on 17 Apr 2021, 12:00 UTC at 12°N, 129.2°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 882 hPa on 17 Apr 2021, 12:00 UTC.

The full record spans 453 hours and approximately 9,340 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 44.6°N, 177.9°E on 30 Apr 2021, 09:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 23 Apr 2021, 15:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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