Storm history › West Pacific › 2016 season
Tropical Storm Chanthu (2016)
Chanthu was a tropical storm of the 2016 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 11, 2016 to August 18, 2016, about 7 days, and covered 3,360 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 978 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 51 miles from Sendai, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,360 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Sendai, Japan | 51 mi (83 km) |
| Suginami, Japan | 54 mi (88 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 58 mi (94 km) |
| Honchō, Japan | 66 mi (106 km) |
| Kashiwa, Japan | 68 mi (109 km) |
| Ichikawa, Japan | 71 mi (114 km) |
| Matsudo, Japan | 72 mi (115 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1125th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Rumbia (2018), Tropical Storm Nalgae (2017), Tropical Storm Etau (2015) and 6 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2016 West Pacific season's ACE.