Storm history › West Pacific › 2020 season
Typhoon Bavi (2020)
Bavi was a Category 3 typhoon of the 2020 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 20, 2020 to August 29, 2020, about 9 days, and covered 2,352 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 942 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 20 miles from Jilin, China.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 942 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,352 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Jilin, China | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Daqing, China | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Harbin, China | 29 mi (46 km) |
| Tonghua, China | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Longshan, China | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Dandong, China | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Namp’o, North Korea | 33 mi (53 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019), Typhoon Hato (2017) and 100 more.
- Lowest pressure: 508th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Soulik (2018).
- Energy: 8% of the 2020 West Pacific season's ACE.