Storm history › West Pacific › 2015 season
Typhoon Chan-Hom (2015)
Chan-Hom was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2015 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 29, 2015 to July 13, 2015, about 14 days, and covered 4,237 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Pyongyang, North Korea.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,237 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 22.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Pyongyang, North Korea | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Sunch’ŏn, North Korea | 14 mi (22 km) |
| Namp’o, North Korea | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Zhoushan, China | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Hamhŭng, North Korea | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Ningbo, China | 57 mi (92 km) |
| Jiaojiang, China | 74 mi (119 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 377th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Talim (2017), Typhoon Lionrock (2016), Typhoon Megi (2016) and 11 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2015 West Pacific season's ACE.