Storm history › West Pacific › 2010 season
Typhoon Meranti (2010)
Meranti was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2010 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 6, 2010 to September 14, 2010, about 8 days, and covered 2,970 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 0 miles from Daegu, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,970 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Daegu, South Korea | 0 mi (1 km) |
| Shaoxing, China | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Jinshan, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Yiwu, China | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Fengxiang, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Masan, South Korea | 6 mi (10 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: 2% of the 2010 West Pacific season's ACE.