Storm history › West Pacific › 2002 season
Typhoon Mitag (2002)
Mitag was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2002 West Pacific season. It was tracked from February 26, 2002 to March 9, 2002, about 11 days, and covered 2,755 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 898 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 898 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,755 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 31.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 50th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Saomai (2006), Typhoon Yagi (2006), Typhoon Cimaron (2006) and 6 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 2002 West Pacific season's ACE.