Storm history › West Pacific › 2003 season
Typhoon Morakot (2003)
Morakot was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2003 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 30, 2003 to August 5, 2003, about 5 days, and covered 1,361 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 6 miles from Tainan, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,361 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Tainan, Taiwan | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Xiamen, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Jinjiang, China | 28 mi (46 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Quanzhou, China | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Sanming, China | 39 mi (62 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1108th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Chan-Hom (2026), Tropical Storm Barijat (2024), Typhoon Toraji (2024) and 11 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2003 West Pacific season's ACE.