Overview of Tropical Cyclone in May 2021

Two tropical cyclones occurred over the western North Pacific in May 2021.

A tropical depression formed over the western North Pacific about 1280 km southeast of Manila on the small hours of 13 May and moved generally westwards towards the southern part of the Philippines. The tropical depression reached its peak intensity in the morning with an estimated sustained wind of 55 km/h near its centre. It weakened gradually afterwards and finally dissipated over the southern part of the Philippines on the morning of 14 May.

Choi-wan formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific about 1700 km east-southeast of Manila on the morning of 30 May and moved west-northwestwards. It intensified into a tropical storm the next day and moved across the seas east of the Philippines.