Typhoon Choi-Wan path, 2026

What the record says

Choi-Wan was a typhoon in the Western North Pacific basin that lasted about 7 days, from 30 September 2026 to 7 October 2026. Its peak was Category 4 (134 kt) on 4 October 2026, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 134 kt (154 mph, 248 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 912 hPa. It is a provisional record and may change.

• Category 4peak intensity
• 134 ktpeak wind (154 mph)
• 912 hPalowest pressure
• 7 dayslifetime

Source of the peak wind: US operational TC Vitals (provisional).

It has its own page because it reached category 4 or stronger.

This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.

Where it came ashore

The record shows no landfall: the storm stayed at sea.

Countries it came within 50 km of

Strongest effect first.

• Northern Mariana Islands

US counties it came within 50 km of

• Northern Islands Municipality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

How to read this track

The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.

Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.