Typhoon Molave (2009)
Typhoon Molave reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between July 15, 2009 and July 19, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Molave, 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
- July 15, 2009 to July 19, 2009
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.9
- Identifier
- WP072009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 00:00 | 14.1N 128.6E | 1004 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 15, 06:00 | 14.7N 128.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jul 15, 12:00 | 15.6N 127.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 15, 18:00 | 16.2N 127.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 16, 00:00 | 16.6N 126.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 16, 06:00 | 17.8N 126.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 16, 12:00 | 18.1N 125.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 16, 18:00 | 18.3N 124.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 17, 00:00 | 18.8N 123.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 17, 06:00 | 19.6N 122.5E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 17, 12:00 | 20.8N 121.4E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 17, 18:00 | 20.9N 119.6E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 18, 00:00 | 21.5N 118.3E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 18, 06:00 | 21.9N 117.0E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jul 18, 12:00 | 22.3N 115.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jul 18, 18:00 | 22.5N 114.1E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 19, 00:00 | 22.8N 112.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 19, 06:00 | 23.3N 111.2E | 996 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 19, 12:00 | 23.7N 109.6E | Tropical storm |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2009
- Typhoon KujiraWestern Pacific · 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
- 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.