Storm history › West Pacific › 2015 season
Typhoon Soudelor (2015)
Soudelor was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2015 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 29, 2015 to August 12, 2015, about 14 days, and covered 4,217 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 907 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Fuzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 180 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 907 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,217 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 33.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fuzhou, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Jeju City, South Korea | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Chizhou, China | 7 mi (10 km) |
| Wuhu, China | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Zhenjiang, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Taizhou, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Ma’anshan, China | 10 mi (15 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 38th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chanthu (2021), Typhoon Jebi (2018), Typhoon Mangkhut (2018) and 18 more.
- Lowest pressure: 109th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Jebi (2018), Typhoon Nepartak (2016) and 5 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 2015 West Pacific season's ACE.