Storm history › West Pacific › 2005 season
Typhoon Sonca (2005)
Sonca was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2005 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 16, 2005 to April 29, 2005, about 13 days, and covered 4,415 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 927 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 927 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,415 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 469th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Saudel (2026), Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Fung-Wong (2025) and 51 more.
- Lowest pressure: 312th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Khanun (2005), Typhoon Kirogi (2005), Typhoon Namtheun (2004) and 5 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2005 West Pacific season's ACE.