Storm history › West Pacific › 2017 season
Typhoon Hato (2017)
Hato was a Category 3 typhoon of the 2017 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 19, 2017 to August 25, 2017, about 6 days, and covered 2,003 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Changsha, China.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 2,003 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Changsha, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Guigang, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Macau, Macao SAR China | 16 mi (25 km) |
| Yulin, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Baise, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Zhuhai, China | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Xinyi, China | 21 mi (34 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Lowest pressure: 560th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Namtheun (2016), Typhoon Krovanh (2015) and 9 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2017 West Pacific season's ACE.