Storm history › West Pacific › 2024 season
Typhoon Krathon (2024)
Krathon was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2024 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 26, 2024 to October 3, 2024, about 8 days, and covered 1,063 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 922 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 922 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,063 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 21.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 27 mi (44 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 100 mi (161 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 145 mi (234 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2020), Typhoon Lekima (2019) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 254th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bualoi (2019), Typhoon Noru (2017), Typhoon Lan (2017) and 8 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 2024 West Pacific season's ACE.