Storm history › West Pacific › 2000 season
Typhoon Wukong (2000)
Wukong was a Category 2 typhoon of the 2000 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 4, 2000 to September 10, 2000, about 7 days, and covered 1,218 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Sanya, China.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,218 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Sanya, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Vientiane, Laos | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Wanning, China | 30 mi (49 km) |
| Vinh, Vietnam | 40 mi (64 km) |
| Basuo, China | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 59 mi (95 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 78 mi (125 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Soulik (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2000 West Pacific season's ACE.