Overview of Tropical Cyclone in May 2023

One tropical cyclone occurred over the western North Pacific in May 2023.

Mawar formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific about 1 070 km south-southeast of Guam in the small hours on 20 May. It moved north-northwestwards and intensified gradually. Mawar intensified into a super typhoon on the morning of 23 May. After skirting past Guam, it turned to move west-northwestwards towards the seas east of Luzon the next day. Mawar weakened into a severe typhoon on 28 May. It gradually turned to move slowly northwards and continued to weaken in the following three days. Mawar further weakened into a severe tropical storm on 31 May and moved towards the vicinity of Ryukyu Islands.