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2006 West Pacific typhoon season

The 2006 West Pacific season had 21 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 13 of them typhoons and 10 major (Category 3 or stronger). 3 reached Category 5: Saomai, Yagi, Cimaron.

The first storm was tracked from March 1, 2006 and the last ended on December 20, 2006. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Saomai (2006), at 160 mph (260 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 270.0.

Storms
21
Typhoons
13
Major
10
Category 5
3
ACE
270.0
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 2006 West PacificMar 1 – Mar 740 mph997 mbTropical storm
Typhoon ChanchuMay 7 – May 19145 mph916 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm JelawatJun 22 – Jun 2950 mph991 mbTropical storm
Typhoon EwiniarJun 29 – Jul 12150 mph910 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 5, 2006 West PacificJul 2 – Jul 4——Storm
Tropical Storm BilisJul 7 – Jul 1760 mph985 mbTropical storm
Typhoon KaemiJul 17 – Jul 2985 mph967 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon PrapiroonJul 28 – Aug 580 mph972 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm MariaAug 3 – Aug 1470 mph980 mbTropical storm
Typhoon SaomaiAug 4 – Aug 12160 mph898 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Tropical Storm BophaAug 5 – Aug 1165 mph984 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm WukongAug 12 – Aug 2165 mph984 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm SonamuAug 13 – Aug 1650 mph991 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical depression 14, 2006 West PacificAug 22 – Aug 2535 mph1002 mbTropical depression
Typhoon ShanshanSep 9 – Sep 19140 mph922 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 16, 2006 West PacificSep 10 – Sep 1335 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Typhoon YagiSep 16 – Sep 27160 mph898 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 18, 2006 West PacificSep 21 – Sep 2535 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Typhoon XangsaneSep 25 – Oct 2145 mph916 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm BebincaSep 28 – Oct 640 mph992 mbTropical storm
Tropical Depression RumbiaOct 2 – Oct 635 mph996 mbTropical depression
Typhoon SoulikOct 8 – Oct 17105 mph954 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon CimaronOct 25 – Nov 7160 mph898 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon ChebiNov 7 – Nov 15145 mph916 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon DurianNov 24 – Dec 9155 mph904 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon UtorDec 6 – Dec 15115 mph944 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Tropical Depression TramiDec 15 – Dec 2035 mph1000 mbTropical depression