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2020 West Pacific typhoon season

The 2020 West Pacific season had 23 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 12 of them typhoons and 7 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: Goni.

The first storm was tracked from May 8, 2020 and the last ended on December 25, 2020. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Goni (2020), at 195 mph (315 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 152.7.

Storms
23
Typhoons
12
Major
7
Category 5
1
ACE
152.7
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Typhoon VongfongMay 8 – May 18115 mph961 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm NuriJun 8 – Jun 1440 mph995 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 3, 2020 West PacificJul 12 – Jul 13——Storm
Tropical Storm SinlakuJul 29 – Aug 350 mph989 mbTropical storm
Typhoon HagupitJul 30 – Aug 1285 mph971 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm JangmiAug 6 – Aug 1445 mph990 mbTropical storm
Typhoon MekkhalaAug 8 – Aug 1280 mph980 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 2020 West PacificAug 9 – Aug 1350 mph1000 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm HigosAug 16 – Aug 2070 mph988 mbTropical storm
Typhoon BaviAug 20 – Aug 29115 mph942 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon MaysakAug 26 – Sep 7140 mph930 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon HaishenAug 30 – Sep 10155 mph913 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 13, 2020 West PacificSep 10 – Sep 1230 mph1004 mbTropical depression
Tropical Storm NoulSep 14 – Sep 1960 mph990 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm DolphinSep 19 – Sep 2965 mph983 mbTropical storm
Typhoon KujiraSep 25 – Oct 275 mph974 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon Chan-HomOct 3 – Oct 1990 mph963 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm LinfaOct 6 – Oct 1245 mph999 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm NangkaOct 11 – Oct 1460 mph989 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 20, 2020 West PacificOct 14 – Oct 16——Storm
Typhoon SaudelOct 16 – Oct 2685 mph975 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 22, 2020 West PacificOct 19 – Oct 2335 mph1001 mbTropical depression
Typhoon MolaveOct 21 – Oct 29120 mph952 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon GoniOct 25 – Nov 6195 mph884 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Tropical Storm AtsaniOct 29 – Nov 760 mph993 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm EtauNov 6 – Nov 1150 mph995 mbTropical storm
Typhoon VamcoNov 8 – Nov 16130 mph945 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Depression KrovanhDec 17 – Dec 2535 mph1001 mbTropical depression