Storm history › West Pacific › 2018 season
Tropical Storm Gaemi (2018)
Gaemi was a tropical storm of the 2018 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 13, 2018 to June 21, 2018, about 8 days, and covered 2,690 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,690 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 85 mi (138 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 110 mi (177 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 110 mi (177 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 113 mi (182 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 115 mi (185 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1666th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Storm Krovanh (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025) and 136 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1487th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Depression Maliksi (2024), Tropical Storm Jangmi (2020) and 91 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 2018 West Pacific season's ACE.