Storm history › West Pacific › 2001 season
Typhoon Lekima (2001)
Lekima was a Category 2 typhoon of the 2001 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 21, 2001 to September 30, 2001, about 9 days, and covered 1,184 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 949 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Taichung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 949 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,184 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Taichung, Taiwan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 35 mi (57 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 58 mi (93 km) |
| Fuzhou, China | 64 mi (103 km) |
| Ningde, China | 66 mi (107 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: 573rd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2002).
- Energy: 3% of the 2001 West Pacific season's ACE.