Typhoon Kujira (2020)
Typhoon Kujira reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between September 25, 2020 and October 2, 2020, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Kujira, 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
- September 25, 2020 to October 2, 2020
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1066 km (662 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.9
- Identifier
- WP152020
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 25, 12:00 | 16.6N 158.7E | 1008 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 17.2N 158.6E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 17.9N 158.9E | 1008 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 18.7N 160.2E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 19.1N 159.8E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 20.0N 159.1E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 20.8N 158.5E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 27, 06:00 | 21.9N 157.7E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 27, 12:00 | 23.4N 156.5E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 27, 18:00 | 25.0N 155.3E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 00:00 | 26.8N 153.8E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 06:00 | 28.0N 153.2E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 12:00 | 28.8N 153.1E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 18:00 | 30.7N 153.5E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 29, 00:00 | 32.6N 154.1E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 29, 06:00 | 34.8N 155.1E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 29, 12:00 | 36.5N 156.3E | 65 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 29, 18:00 | 38.1N 158.1E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 30, 00:00 | 39.7N 160.3E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 30, 06:00 | 40.6N 163.1E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 30, 12:00 | 41.2N 166.5E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 30, 18:00 | 41.2N 169.4E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 1, 00:00 | 40.6N 172.5E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 1, 06:00 | 39.8N 175.6E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 1, 12:00 | 38.6N 178.3E | 1006 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 1, 18:00 | 37.3N 181.2E | Extratropical | ||
| Oct 2, 00:00 | 35.9N 183.9E | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2020
- Typhoon VongfongWestern Pacific · 2020 · 5 deaths
- 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
- Super Typhoon HaishenWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm NoulWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm DolphinWestern 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.