Typhoon Soulik (2000)
Typhoon Soulik reached Category 3 in the Western Pacific between December 28, 2000 and January 5, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Soulik, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2000 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- December 28, 2000 to January 5, 2001
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 110 kt (127 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb (28.20 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 164 km (102 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.5
- Identifier
- WP342000
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 7.0N 130.2E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 7.6N 130.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 8.3N 130.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 9.3N 130.2E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 9.9N 129.3E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 10.4N 128.6E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 11.0N 127.8E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 11.6N 127.5E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 12.1N 127.6E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 12.7N 128.2E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 13.3N 128.8E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 13.9N 129.7E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 14.4N 130.6E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 14.7N 131.6E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 15.0N 132.4E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 15.1N 133.2E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 15.3N 134.0E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 15.6N 134.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 15.9N 134.7E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 16.3N 134.9E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 16.7N 135.0E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 17.2N 135.3E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 3, 06:00 | 17.5N 135.6E | 90 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 3, 12:00 | 17.8N 135.9E | 105 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 3, 18:00 | 18.1N 136.2E | 110 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 4, 00:00 | 18.3N 136.7E | 100 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 4, 06:00 | 18.3N 137.0E | 90 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 4, 12:00 | 18.0N 137.2E | 70 kt | 990 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 4, 18:00 | 16.9N 137.0E | 55 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 5, 00:00 | 15.3N 135.7E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Jan 5, 06:00 | 14.4N 134.0E | 20 kt | Tropical depression |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2000
- Super Typhoon DamreyWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm LongwangWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon KirogiWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon Kai-TakWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm TembinWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm BolavenWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon JelawatWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon EwiniarWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm WeneWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2000
- Super Typhoon BilisWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm KaemiWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon PrapiroonWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm MariaWestern Pacific · 2000
- Super Typhoon SaomaiWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon WukongWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm BophaWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon SonamuWestern Pacific · 2000
- Super Typhoon ShanshanWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon YagiWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon XangsaneWestern Pacific · 2000
- Typhoon BebincaWestern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm RumbiaWestern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Depression RumbiaWestern Pacific · 2000
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.