Typhoon In-Fa (2015)
Typhoon In-Fa reached Category 4 in the Western Pacific between November 16, 2015 and November 27, 2015, with a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon In-Fa, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2015 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
- November 16, 2015 to November 27, 2015
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb (27.55 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 804 km (500 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 22.5
- Identifier
- WP272015
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 18:00 | 4.4N 164.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical wave |
| Nov 17, 00:00 | 4.2N 162.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 17, 06:00 | 4.5N 161.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 17, 12:00 | 4.9N 159.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 17, 18:00 | 5.2N 158.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 18, 00:00 | 5.5N 157.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 18, 06:00 | 5.8N 155.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 12:00 | 6.4N 154.6E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 18:00 | 7.3N 153.6E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 00:00 | 8.2N 152.5E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 06:00 | 8.8N 151.3E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 12:00 | 9.2N 150.3E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 19, 18:00 | 9.6N 149.4E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 20, 00:00 | 10.0N 148.6E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 20, 06:00 | 10.4N 147.3E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 20, 12:00 | 10.7N 145.9E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 20, 18:00 | 10.9N 144.3E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 21, 00:00 | 11.3N 142.7E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 21, 06:00 | 11.9N 141.2E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 21, 12:00 | 12.4N 139.5E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 21, 18:00 | 12.8N 137.9E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 22, 00:00 | 13.5N 136.4E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 22, 06:00 | 14.1N 135.2E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 22, 12:00 | 14.6N 133.9E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 22, 18:00 | 15.2N 132.8E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 23, 00:00 | 15.8N 132.0E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 23, 06:00 | 16.5N 131.5E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 23, 12:00 | 17.1N 131.5E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 23, 18:00 | 17.8N 131.6E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 24, 00:00 | 18.4N 132.2E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 24, 06:00 | 18.8N 132.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 24, 12:00 | 19.0N 133.4E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 24, 18:00 | 19.1N 134.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 00:00 | 19.5N 135.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 06:00 | 20.1N 136.2E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 12:00 | 20.9N 136.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 18:00 | 21.7N 137.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 00:00 | 22.6N 138.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 06:00 | 23.9N 139.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 12:00 | 25.5N 141.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Nov 26, 18:00 | 26.8N 144.5E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 27, 00:00 | 28.1N 147.4E | 1008 mb | Extratropical | |
| Nov 27, 06:00 | 29.6N 150.4E | 1012 mb | Extratropical |
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- Super Typhoon HigosWestern Pacific · 2015
- Tropical Storm BaviWestern Pacific · 2015
- Super Typhoon MaysakWestern Pacific · 2015
- Tropical Storm HaishenWestern Pacific · 2015
- Super Typhoon NoulWestern Pacific · 2015
- Super Typhoon DolphinWestern Pacific · 2015
- Tropical Storm KujiraWestern Pacific · 2015
- Typhoon Chan-HomWestern Pacific · 2015
- Typhoon LinfaWestern Pacific · 2015
- Super Typhoon NangkaWestern Pacific · 2015
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2015
- Super Typhoon SoudelorWestern Pacific · 2015 · 59 deaths
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2015
- Tropical Storm MolaveWestern Pacific · 2015
- Typhoon GoniWestern Pacific · 2015
- Super Typhoon AtsaniWestern Pacific · 2015
- Tropical Storm EtauWestern Pacific · 2015
- Tropical Storm VamcoWestern Pacific · 2015
- Typhoon KrovanhWestern Pacific · 2015
- Super Typhoon DujuanWestern Pacific · 2015
- Typhoon MujigaeWestern Pacific · 2015
- Typhoon Choi-WanWestern Pacific · 2015
- Super Typhoon KoppuWestern Pacific · 2015
- Typhoon ChampiWestern Pacific · 2015
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2015
- Typhoon MelorWestern Pacific · 2015
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2015
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2015
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.