Typhoon Meranti (2010)
Typhoon Meranti reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between September 6, 2010 and September 14, 2010, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Meranti, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2010 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
- September 6, 2010 to September 14, 2010
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.0
- Identifier
- WP112010
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 06:00 | 23.9N 124.8E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 6, 12:00 | 23.2N 124.7E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 6, 18:00 | 22.8N 124.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 7, 00:00 | 22.5N 123.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 7, 06:00 | 22.3N 123.2E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 7, 12:00 | 22.1N 122.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 7, 18:00 | 21.6N 121.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 8, 00:00 | 21.1N 120.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 8, 06:00 | 20.8N 120.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 8, 12:00 | 20.6N 119.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 18:00 | 20.9N 119.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 00:00 | 21.4N 119.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 06:00 | 22.3N 119.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 12:00 | 23.2N 119.0E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 9, 18:00 | 24.3N 118.7E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 10, 00:00 | 25.6N 118.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 10, 06:00 | 26.8N 118.7E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 10, 12:00 | 27.8N 119.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 10, 18:00 | 29.0N 119.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 11, 00:00 | 30.3N 120.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 11, 06:00 | 31.5N 122.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 11, 12:00 | 32.6N 123.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 11, 18:00 | 34.0N 126.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 12, 00:00 | 36.3N 129.5E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 12, 06:00 | 37.6N 132.5E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 12, 12:00 | 38.2N 135.7E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 12, 18:00 | 38.9N 138.2E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 13, 00:00 | 38.9N 142.6E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 13, 06:00 | 38.9N 144.4E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 13, 12:00 | 38.8N 146.4E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 13, 18:00 | 38.8N 147.7E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 14, 00:00 | 38.4N 148.7E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 14, 06:00 | 37.8N 150.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2010
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm OmaisWestern Pacific · 2010
- Typhoon ConsonWestern Pacific · 2010
- Typhoon ChanthuWestern Pacific · 2010
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm DianmuWestern Pacific · 2010
- Typhoon MindulleWestern Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm LionrockWestern Pacific · 2010
- Typhoon KompasuWestern Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm NamtheunWestern Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm MalouWestern Pacific · 2010
- Typhoon FanapiWestern Pacific · 2010
- Typhoon MalakasWestern Pacific · 2010
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2010
- Super Typhoon MegiWestern Pacific · 2010
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2010
- Typhoon ChabaWestern Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm JalWestern Pacific · 2010
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2010
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm OmekaWestern Pacific · 2010
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.