Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Typhoon Molave (2009)
Molave was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 15, 2009 to July 19, 2009, about 5 days, and covered 1,450 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Zhaoqing, China.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,450 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Zhaoqing, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Luohu District, China | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Shenzhen, China | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Bao'an, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Yunfu, China | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Nanhai, China | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Foshan, China | 13 mi (21 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: 1013th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Nakri (2025), Typhoon Kujira (2020) and 17 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.