Storm history › West Pacific › 2011 season
Typhoon Songda (2011)
Songda was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2011 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 19, 2011 to June 2, 2011, about 13 days, and covered 5,285 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 918 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 13 miles from Hamamatsu, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 918 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,285 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 26.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 13 mi (20 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 41 mi (65 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 43 mi (68 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 51 mi (81 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 214th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Noul (2015), Typhoon Dolphin (2015), Typhoon Atsani (2015) and 13 more.
- Energy: 14% of the 2011 West Pacific season's ACE.