Storm history › West Pacific › 2008 season
Typhoon Kalmaegi (2008)
Kalmaegi was a Category 2 typhoon of the 2008 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 11, 2008 to July 24, 2008, about 13 days, and covered 3,177 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 956 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,177 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 0 mi (1 km) |
| Shaoxing, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Taicang, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Kunshan, China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Jiaxing, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Qingpu, China | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 9 mi (15 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 706th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2017), Typhoon Khanun (2017) and 6 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2008 West Pacific season's ACE.