Eye of the Storm

Storm history › West Pacific

2009 West Pacific typhoon season

The 2009 West Pacific season had 23 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 15 of them typhoons and 7 major (Category 3 or stronger). 4 reached Category 5: Choi-Wan, Melor, Lupit, Nida.

The first storm was tracked from April 30, 2009 and the last ended on December 5, 2009. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Nida (2009), at 180 mph (285 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 275.2.

Storms
23
Typhoons
15
Major
7
Category 5
4
ACE
275.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Typhoon KujiraApr 30 – May 13130 mph937 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon Chan-HomMay 2 – May 13105 mph956 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon LinfaJun 13 – Jun 3085 mph967 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm NangkaJun 22 – Jun 2750 mph988 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm SoudelorJul 8 – Jul 1240 mph996 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 2009 West PacificJul 11 – Jul 1435 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Typhoon MolaveJul 15 – Jul 1975 mph974 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm GoniJul 31 – Aug 1050 mph988 mbTropical storm
Typhoon MorakotAug 2 – Aug 1390 mph954 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm EtauAug 6 – Aug 1645 mph992 mbTropical storm
Typhoon VamcoAug 15 – Aug 26140 mph933 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon KrovanhAug 26 – Sep 275 mph974 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm DujuanSep 2 – Sep 1160 mph980 mbTropical storm
Tropical Depression MujigaeSep 8 – Sep 1235 mph998 mbTropical depression
Typhoon KoppuSep 11 – Sep 1585 mph967 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon Choi-WanSep 11 – Sep 20160 mph918 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon KetsanaSep 25 – Sep 30105 mph955 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 18, 2009 West PacificSep 26 – Sep 3035 mph999 mbTropical depression
Typhoon ParmaSep 27 – Oct 14155 mph922 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon MelorSep 28 – Oct 11175 mph911 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Tropical Storm NepartakOct 8 – Oct 1565 mph982 mbTropical storm
Typhoon LupitOct 13 – Oct 30160 mph918 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 23, 2009 West PacificOct 18 – Oct 20——Storm
Typhoon MirinaeOct 25 – Nov 2105 mph956 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 25, 2009 West PacificOct 31 – Nov 330 mph1004 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical storm 26, 2009 West PacificNov 6 – Nov 1050 mph989 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical depression 27, 2009 West PacificNov 20 – Nov 2535 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Typhoon NidaNov 21 – Dec 3180 mph907 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 29, 2009 West PacificNov 24 – Nov 25——Storm
Unnamed tropical storm 30, 2009 West PacificDec 2 – Dec 540 mph996 mbTropical storm