Typhoon Kujira (2009)
Typhoon Kujira reached Category 4 in the Western Pacific between April 30, 2009 and May 13, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 937 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Kujira, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2009 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
- April 30, 2009 to May 13, 2009
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb (27.67 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 12.9
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 95 nmi (176 km, 109 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 40 nmi (74 km, 46 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 25 nmi (46 km, 29 mi)
- Overall size
- 205 nmi (380 km, 236 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 31 kt (36 mph)
- Identifier
- WP012009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 18:00 | 13.0N 124.4E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| May 1, 00:00 | 12.7N 124.5E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| May 1, 06:00 | 12.6N 124.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| May 1, 12:00 | 12.7N 124.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| May 1, 18:00 | 13.0N 124.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| May 2, 00:00 | 13.2N 124.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 2, 06:00 | 13.3N 124.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 2, 12:00 | 13.4N 124.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 18:00 | 13.5N 124.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 00:00 | 13.7N 124.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 06:00 | 14.1N 125.2E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 12:00 | 14.7N 125.9E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 18:00 | 15.2N 126.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 00:00 | 15.7N 127.5E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| May 4, 06:00 | 16.3N 128.5E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| May 4, 12:00 | 16.8N 129.7E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| May 4, 18:00 | 17.2N 131.2E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| May 5, 00:00 | 17.6N 132.7E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| May 5, 06:00 | 18.3N 134.1E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| May 5, 12:00 | 18.9N 135.5E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| May 5, 18:00 | 19.5N 136.9E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| May 6, 00:00 | 20.4N 138.4E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| May 6, 06:00 | 21.6N 139.9E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| May 6, 12:00 | 22.8N 141.5E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| May 6, 18:00 | 24.3N 142.7E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| May 7, 00:00 | 26.0N 143.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 06:00 | 28.2N 145.2E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Extratropical |
| May 7, 12:00 | 30.5N 147.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| May 7, 18:00 | 32.7N 151.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| May 8, 00:00 | 34.4N 151.1E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 8, 06:00 | 36.1N 152.7E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 8, 12:00 | 37.8N 154.6E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 8, 18:00 | 40.6N 156.4E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 9, 00:00 | 41.9N 159.3E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 9, 06:00 | 43.0N 161.8E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 9, 12:00 | 43.8N 163.6E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 9, 18:00 | 44.4N 164.8E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 10, 00:00 | 45.1N 165.9E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 10, 06:00 | 45.4N 166.6E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 10, 12:00 | 45.8N 167.4E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 10, 18:00 | 45.9N 168.5E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 11, 00:00 | 46.6N 169.3E | 1006 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 11, 06:00 | 47.2N 170.2E | 1008 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 11, 12:00 | 48.3N 171.0E | 1008 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 11, 18:00 | 49.5N 171.4E | 1008 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 12, 00:00 | 50.7N 171.5E | 1010 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 12, 06:00 | 52.2N 170.5E | 1010 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 12, 12:00 | 53.3N 168.6E | 1010 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 12, 18:00 | 53.9N 167.4E | 1010 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 13, 00:00 | 54.2N 166.0E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 13, 06:00 | 55.0N 164.3E | 1014 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2009
- Typhoon Chan-HomWestern Pacific · 2009
- Typhoon LinfaWestern Pacific · 2009
- Tropical Storm NangkaWestern Pacific · 2009
- Tropical Storm SoudelorWestern Pacific · 2009
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2009
- Typhoon MolaveWestern Pacific · 2009
- Tropical Storm GoniWestern Pacific · 2009
- Typhoon MorakotWestern Pacific · 2009
- Tropical Storm EtauWestern Pacific · 2009
- Typhoon VamcoWestern Pacific · 2009
- Typhoon KrovanhWestern Pacific · 2009
- Tropical Storm DujuanWestern Pacific · 2009
- Tropical Depression MujigaeWestern Pacific · 2009
- Typhoon KoppuWestern Pacific · 2009
- Super Typhoon Choi-WanWestern Pacific · 2009
- Typhoon KetsanaWestern Pacific · 2009
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2009
- Super Typhoon ParmaWestern Pacific · 2009
- Super Typhoon MelorWestern Pacific · 2009
- Tropical Storm NepartakWestern Pacific · 2009
- Super Typhoon LupitWestern Pacific · 2009
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2009
- Typhoon MirinaeWestern Pacific · 2009
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2009
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2009
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2009
- Super Typhoon NidaWestern Pacific · 2009
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2009
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2009
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.