Super Typhoon Haishen (2020)
Super Typhoon Haishen reached Category 4 in the Western Pacific between August 30, 2020 and September 10, 2020, with a lowest pressure of 913 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Super Typhoon Haishen, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2020 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
- August 30, 2020 to September 10, 2020
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 135 kt (155 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 913 mb (26.96 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 24.8
- Identifier
- WP112020
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 12:00 | 24.9N 145.5E | 1008 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 30, 18:00 | 24.5N 145.9E | 1008 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 31, 00:00 | 23.9N 146.3E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 31, 06:00 | 23.7N 146.5E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Aug 31, 12:00 | 22.8N 146.2E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 31, 18:00 | 22.1N 145.5E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 1, 00:00 | 21.5N 145.0E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 1, 06:00 | 20.9N 144.4E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 1, 12:00 | 20.4N 143.8E | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 1, 18:00 | 19.6N 143.2E | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 2, 00:00 | 19.4N 142.2E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 2, 06:00 | 19.4N 141.4E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 2, 12:00 | 19.6N 140.4E | 65 kt | 988 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 2, 18:00 | 19.9N 139.4E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 3, 00:00 | 20.2N 138.4E | 90 kt | 968 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 3, 06:00 | 20.6N 137.7E | 100 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 3, 12:00 | 20.9N 136.6E | 115 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 3, 18:00 | 21.3N 135.8E | 125 kt | 934 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 4, 00:00 | 21.7N 135.1E | 130 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Sep 4, 06:00 | 22.2N 134.3E | 135 kt | 915 mb | Super typhoon |
| Sep 4, 12:00 | 22.7N 133.5E | 135 kt | 916 mb | Super typhoon |
| Sep 4, 18:00 | 23.3N 132.6E | 135 kt | 913 mb | Super typhoon |
| Sep 5, 00:00 | 24.0N 132.0E | 130 kt | 920 mb | Super typhoon |
| Sep 5, 06:00 | 24.7N 131.4E | 125 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 5, 12:00 | 25.4N 131.0E | 115 kt | 931 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 5, 18:00 | 26.4N 130.9E | 110 kt | 934 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 6, 00:00 | 27.7N 130.5E | 105 kt | 936 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 6, 06:00 | 29.4N 130.0E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 6, 12:00 | 30.9N 129.4E | 95 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 6, 18:00 | 33.1N 129.1E | 85 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 7, 00:00 | 35.7N 129.3E | 75 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 7, 06:00 | 38.5N 129.3E | 55 kt | 973 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 12:00 | 40.0N 129.0E | 40 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 18:00 | 42.9N 129.1E | 25 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 8, 00:00 | 44.0N 128.2E | 990 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 8, 06:00 | 45.3N 127.9E | 990 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 8, 12:00 | 45.8N 127.1E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 8, 18:00 | 45.8N 127.1E | 994 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 9, 00:00 | 45.6N 126.9E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 9, 06:00 | 45.4N 126.8E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 9, 12:00 | 44.7N 125.5E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 9, 18:00 | 43.6N 125.1E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 10, 00:00 | 42.9N 124.4E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 10, 06:00 | 42.0N 124.0E | 1006 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2020
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- Tropical Storm NuriWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm SinlakuWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon HagupitWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm JangmiWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MekkhalaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm HigosWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon BaviWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MaysakWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm NoulWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm DolphinWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon KujiraWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon Chan-HomWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm LinfaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm NangkaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon SaudelWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MolaveWestern Pacific · 2020
- Super Typhoon GoniWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm AtsaniWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm EtauWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon VamcoWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Depression KrovanhWestern Pacific · 2020
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.