Storm history › West Pacific › 2015 season
Typhoon Noul (2015)
Noul was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2015 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 2, 2015 to May 16, 2015, about 14 days, and covered 5,636 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 0 miles from Saitama, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 918 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 5,636 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 28.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Saitama, Japan | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Aihara, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Sagamihara, Japan | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Hachiōji, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Kawaguchi, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Machida, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Itabashi, Japan | 9 mi (15 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 Dolphin (2015), Typhoon Atsani (2015), Typhoon Neoguri (2014) and 13 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 2015 West Pacific season's ACE.