Hurricane History Map

2008 Western North Pacific season

28 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 2008, from 12 January 2008 to 18 December 2008.

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Years2008
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 2008 season in numbers

The record holds 28 storms for the 2008 Western North Pacific season, of which 22 had names.28 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 12 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 8 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 28storms
  • 28tropical storm strength or more
  • 12typhoon strength or more
  • 8major (category 3 to 5)
  • 180accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 2008

  • Jangmi (2008)23 September 2008 to 5 October 2008, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 905 hPa
  • Rammasun (2008)6 May 2008 to 14 May 2008, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 915 hPa
  • Nakri (2008)26 May 2008 to 6 June 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Sinlaku (2008)7 September 2008 to 23 September 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
  • Hagupit (2008)17 September 2008 to 25 September 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa

All 28 storms of 2008

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Neoguri Category 3
Rammasun Category 4
Matmo Tropical storm
Halong Category 1
Nakri Category 4
Fengshen Category 3
Kalmaegi Category 2
Fung-Wong Category 2
Kammuri Tropical storm
Phanfone Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Vongfong Tropical storm
Nuri Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Sinlaku Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Hagupit Category 4
Jangmi Category 5
Higos Tropical storm
Mekkhala Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Bavi Tropical storm
Maysak Tropical storm
Noul Tropical storm
Haishen Tropical storm
Dolphin Category 2

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