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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2002

TABLE 4.1    LIST OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN 2002

Name of
tropical
cyclone
Code Beginning of track Peak intensity
(estimated)
End of track
DISP:  Dissipated

XT:

Extratropical
Date/
Month
Time+ Position Winds
(km/h)
Pressure
(hPa)
Date/
Month
Time+ Position
°N °E °N °E
Tropical Storm Tapah (0201) 11/ 1 1200 11.4 129.9 75 996 14/ 1 0000 19.0 122.1 DISP
Typhoon Mitag (0202) 27/ 2 0600 6.7 155.1 175 940 8/ 3 0600 17.3 135.4 DISP
Typhoon Hagibis (0203) 15/ 5 1200 7.4 148.0 165 945 21/ 5 0000 32.8 156.1 XT
Typhoon Noguri (0204) 6/ 6 0000 19.9 114.9 120 970 11/ 6 0000 32.8 133.1 DISP
Typhoon Chataan (0206) 28/ 6 1800 5.3 155.3 175 940 11/ 7 0000 39.0 142.3 XT
Typhoon Rammasun (0205) 29/ 6 0000 11.2 136.7 165 945 6/ 7 0600 38.2 129.2 XT
Typhoon Halong (0207) 7/ 7 0600 8.7 157.2 165 945 16/ 7 1200 39.8 146.5 XT
Tropical Storm Nakri (0208) 8/ 7 0600 21.6 117.7 75 985 13/ 7 0600 30.2 126.6 XT
Typhoon Fengshen (0209) 14/ 7 0000 11.0 170.9 205 925 28/ 7 0000 36.6 119.6 DISP
Tropical Depression   20/ 7 0600 13.1 123.0 55 1000 22/ 7 0600 16.7 119.4 DISP
Tropical Depression Kalmaegi (0210) 20/ 7 1800 17.2 178.3 55 1000 21/ 7 0600 17.9 177.6 DISP
Typhoon Fung-wong (0211) 20/ 7 1800 23.7 140.5 120 970 27/ 7 1200 31.7 129.0 DISP
Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri (0212) 3/ 8 0000 20.7 117.6 100 975 5/ 8 1200 25.0 115.4 DISP
Tropical Depression   11/ 8 0000 10.5 130.5 55 1000 13/ 8 0000 12.9 126.3 DISP
Typhoon Phanfone (0213) 11/ 8 1200 10.2 158.6 165 945 20/ 8 0600 36.2 149.1 XT
Severe Tropical Storm Vongfong (0214) 15/ 8 1200 14.5 113.5 90 980 20/ 8 0000 25.1 108.3 DISP
Typhoon Rusa (0215) 22/ 8 1800 15.7 162.4 165 945 1/ 9 0600 39.0 129.6 XT
Typhoon Sinlaku (0216) 29/ 8 0000 17.0 155.5 160 950 8/ 9 0600 28.2 115.4 DISP
Typhoon Ele (0217) 30/ 8 0600 12.5 179.8 165 945 9/ 9 1200 38.7 166.2 XT
Severe Tropical Storm Hagupit (0218) 10/ 9 0600 19.9 117.8 110 980 12/ 9 1800 22.1 109.1 DISP
Tropical Storm Changmi (0219) 21/ 9 1800 28.5 137.0 85 985 23/ 9 0000 34.6 147.2 XT
Tropical Storm Mekkhala (0220) 23/ 9 1200 15.0 112.2 75 992 28/ 9 0600 21.4 110.1 DISP
Typhoon Higos (0221) 26/ 9 1800 15.7 154.2 175 940 2/10 0000 44.0 141.3 XT
Severe Tropical Storm Bavi (0222) 8/10 1800 11.5 154.7 100 980 13/10 1200 31.0 148.3 XT
Severe Tropical Storm Maysak (0223) 26/10 1800 19.0 161.6 100 980 29/10 1800 32.0 173.6 XT
Typhoon Huko (0224) 3/11 1200 15.8 179.8 120 970 6/11 1800 27.2 168.9 XT
Typhoon Haishen (0225) 20/11 0600 10.6 146.8 140 960 24/11 1200 27.1 141.2 XT
Typhoon Pongsona (0226) 2/12 1800 7.8 163.6 175 940 11/12 0000 27.2 156.2 XT

+ Times are given in UTC

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