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Typhoon Dolphin path, 2026

Western North Pacific basin, 27 July 2026 to 9 August 2026. Its recorded track is shown on the map and selected for you.

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Years1842 to 2026
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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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What the record says

Dolphin was a typhoon in the Western North Pacific basin that lasted about 13 days, from 27 July 2026 to 9 August 2026. Its peak was Category 5 (144 kt) on 29 July 2026, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 144 kt (166 mph, 267 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 915 hPa. It is a provisional record and may change.

  • Category 5peak intensity
  • 144 ktpeak wind (166 mph)
  • 915 hPalowest pressure
  • 13 dayslifetime

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

It has its own page because it reached category 5 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

A landfall here is the first tropical position over land after time at sea, so it is within about six hours of the real event. The record shows up to 8.

Countries it came within 50 km of

Strongest effect first.

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.

Other notable storms of the 2026 Western North Pacific season

Other notable storms near Marshall Islands

  • Hester (1952)27 December 1952 to 6 January 1953, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 950 hPa
  • Lola (1957)7 November 1957 to 22 November 1957, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 900 hPa
  • Yuri (1991)16 November 1991 to 3 December 1991, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 895 hPa
  • Fengshen (2002)13 July 2002 to 28 July 2002, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
  • Ginger (1997)21 September 1997 to 1 October 1997, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 925 hPa

The 2026 Western North Pacific season · All notable storms

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