TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2009
TABLE 4.1
LIST OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN 2009
| Name of tropical cyclone | Code | Beginning of track | Peak intensity (estimated) | End of track |
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| Date/ Month |
Time+ | Position | Winds (km/h) |
Pressure (hPa) |
Date/ Month |
Time+ | Position | |||||||||
| °N | °E | °N | °E | |||||||||||||
|
Typhoon Kujira |
0901
|
2/5
|
1200
|
13.4
|
124.4
|
149
|
955
|
7/5
|
1200
|
29.8
|
147.3
|
XT
|
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|
Typhoon Chan-hom |
0902
|
3/5
|
0600
|
9.7
|
111.5
|
130
|
965
|
12/5
|
0000
|
23.9
|
126.9
|
DISP
|
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|
Severe Tropical Storm Linfa |
0903
|
17/6
|
1200
|
18.3
|
116.8
|
110
|
975
|
23/6
|
0000
|
30.1
|
123.4
|
DISP
|
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|
Tropical Storm Nangka |
0904
|
22/6
|
1800
|
11.0
|
128.0
|
85
|
990
|
26/6
|
1800
|
22.8
|
114.5
|
DISP
|
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|
Tropical Storm Soudelor |
0905
|
10/7
|
0600
|
19.2
|
120.0
|
65
|
990
|
12/7
|
1200
|
21.2
|
107.2
|
DISP
|
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|
Tropical Depression |
-
|
13/7
|
0000
|
22.1
|
122.4
|
55
|
998
|
14/7
|
0000
|
26.3
|
118.8
|
DISP
|
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|
Typhoon Molave |
0906
|
15/7
|
1200
|
15.0
|
127.2
|
140
|
960
|
19/7
|
1200
|
23.5
|
109.6
|
DISP
|
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|
Severe Tropical Storm Goni |
0907
|
31/7
|
1800
|
16.0
|
127.5
|
90
|
975
|
9/8
|
0600
|
18.8
|
112.5
|
DISP
|
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|
Typhoon Morakot |
0908
|
3/8
|
1800
|
21.3
|
136.0
|
149
|
955
|
11/8
|
1800
|
34.2
|
123.0
|
XT
|
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|
Tropical Storm Etau |
0909
|
8/8
|
0600
|
23.7
|
139.0
|
85
|
988
|
13/8
|
0000
|
33.8
|
151.7
|
XT
|
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|
Tropical Depression |
-
|
13/8
|
1200
|
13.9
|
179.5
|
55
|
1006
|
16/8
|
1800
|
16.2
|
173.3
|
DISP
|
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|
Severe Typhoon Vamco |
0910
|
17/8
|
0000
|
12.6
|
159.0
|
165
|
945
|
25/8
|
1800
|
48.5
|
164.7
|
XT
|
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|
Severe Tropical Storm Krovanh |
0911
|
28/8
|
0000
|
21.4
|
149.1
|
110
|
975
|
1/9
|
0600
|
42.2
|
146.3
|
XT
|
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|
Tropical Depression |
-
|
30/8
|
0000
|
14.7
|
179.1
|
55
|
1004
|
1/9
|
1200
|
16.5
|
167.5
|
DISP
|
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|
Severe Tropical Storm Dujuan |
0912
|
3/9
|
0000
|
18.0
|
130.0
|
90
|
982
|
10/9
|
0000
|
42.9
|
163.8
|
XT
|
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|
Tropical Storm Mujigae |
0913
|
9/9
|
0000
|
16.9
|
119.1
|
75
|
993
|
12/9
|
0600
|
20.0
|
105.3
|
DISP
|
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|
Super Typhoon Choi-wan |
0914
|
12/9
|
0000
|
14.3
|
153.5
|
210
|
910
|
20/9
|
0600
|
35.1
|
149.1
|
XT
|
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|
Typhoon Koppu |
0915
|
12/9
|
0600
|
17.5
|
124.4
|
140
|
960
|
15/9
|
1800
|
23.3
|
108.8
|
DISP
|
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|
Typhoon Ketsana |
0916
|
25/9
|
0000
|
14.8
|
128.5
|
140
|
955
|
30/9
|
1200
|
15.4
|
105.5
|
DISP
|
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|
Super Typhoon Parma |
0917
|
29/9
|
0000
|
8.0
|
139.9
|
195
|
925
|
14/10
|
1800
|
20.4
|
106.1
|
DISP
|
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|
Super Typhoon Melor |
0918
|
29/9
|
0600
|
9.8
|
159.6
|
205
|
920
|
8/10
|
0600
|
38.3
|
141.1
|
XT
|
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|
Tropical Storm Nepartak |
0919
|
8/10
|
1200
|
16.8
|
143.4
|
85
|
992
|
13/10
|
1800
|
32.6
|
157.6
|
XT
|
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|
Super Typhoon Lupit |
0920
|
14/10
|
1800
|
11.2
|
146.6
|
205
|
920
|
26/10
|
1800
|
34.0
|
142.8
|
XT
|
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|
Tropical Depression |
-
|
19/10
|
0000
|
16.6
|
110.4
|
45
|
1000
|
20/10
|
0600
|
18.0
|
109.8
|
DISP
|
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|
Typhoon Mirinae |
0921
|
26/10
|
1200
|
13.2
|
148.5
|
149
|
955
|
2/11
|
1800
|
12.5
|
107.3
|
DISP
|
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|
Tropical Depression |
-
|
2/11
|
0000
|
17.1
|
125.8
|
45
|
1002
|
2/11
|
1800
|
16.6
|
123.8
|
DISP
|
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|
Tropical Depression |
-
|
7/11
|
0600
|
20.9
|
155.5
|
55
|
1002
|
9/11
|
1800
|
20.8
|
162.4
|
DISP
|
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|
Super Typhoon Nida |
0922
|
22/11
|
0000
|
6.9
|
148.2
|
210
|
910
|
3/12
|
0600
|
22.0
|
134.4
|
DISP
|
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|
Tropical Depression |
-
|
23/11
|
1200
|
9.7
|
127.2
|
45
|
1000
|
25/11
|
0000
|
9.8
|
127.1
|
DISP
|
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|
Tropical Depression |
-
|
24/11
|
0600
|
5.8
|
107.7
|
55
|
1000
|
25/11
|
1800
|
6.8
|
110.9
|
DISP
|
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