Super Typhoon Surigae (2021)
Super Typhoon Surigae reached Category 5 in the Western Pacific between April 11, 2021 and April 30, 2021, with a lowest pressure of 882 mb. It killed 1 people in the United States, by the National Weather Service’s record.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Super Typhoon Surigae, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2021 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
- April 11, 2021 to April 30, 2021
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 170 kt (196 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 882 mb (26.05 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 202 km (126 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 44.3
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 265 nmi (491 km, 305 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 135 nmi (250 km, 155 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 5 nmi (9 km, 6 mi)
- Overall size
- 360 nmi (667 km, 414 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 110 kt (127 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Identifier
- WP022021
Deaths and damage
The sources count different things and are not added together.
NOAA Storm Events
1 deaths (1 direct, 0 indirect)$5.9 million
What National Weather Service offices recorded county by county in 1 states and marine areas, in the United States only. Property and crop damage as each office estimated it, which is not a national loss total.
In the United States
NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.
- Deaths
- 1 (1 direct, 0 indirect)
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3.9 million
- Crop damage
- $2.0 million
- Events recorded
- 3 in 2 reports from 1 states and marine areas
State by state
| State or marine area | Deaths | Injuries | Damage | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | 1 | 0 | $5.9 million | 3 |
What was recorded
1 hurricane (typhoon), 1 tropical storm, 1 rip current.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 12:00 | 5.5N 143.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 11, 18:00 | 5.6N 143.1E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 12, 00:00 | 5.7N 142.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 12, 06:00 | 6.1N 141.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 12, 12:00 | 6.5N 140.6E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 12, 18:00 | 6.9N 139.7E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 13, 00:00 | 7.4N 139.2E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 13, 06:00 | 7.9N 138.8E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 13, 12:00 | 8.0N 138.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 13, 18:00 | 8.2N 137.9E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 14, 00:00 | 8.4N 137.6E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 06:00 | 8.7N 137.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 12:00 | 8.8N 137.1E | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 18:00 | 8.9N 136.8E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 00:00 | 8.9N 136.5E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 06:00 | 8.7N 136.2E | 55 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 12:00 | 8.6N 135.7E | 60 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 18:00 | 8.6N 135.2E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 16, 00:00 | 8.9N 134.6E | 75 kt | 978 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 16, 06:00 | 9.1N 133.7E | 80 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 16, 12:00 | 9.4N 133.1E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 16, 18:00 | 10.0N 132.1E | 110 kt | 947 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 17, 00:00 | 10.7N 131.1E | 125 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 17, 06:00 | 11.4N 130.1E | 160 kt | 895 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 17, 12:00 | 12.0N 129.2E | 170 kt | 882 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 17, 18:00 | 12.6N 128.4E | 165 kt | 888 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 18, 00:00 | 13.1N 127.7E | 155 kt | 902 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 18, 06:00 | 13.4N 127.0E | 135 kt | 924 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 18, 12:00 | 13.6N 126.8E | 125 kt | 932 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 18, 18:00 | 13.9N 126.5E | 125 kt | 932 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 19, 00:00 | 14.2N 126.4E | 125 kt | 931 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 19, 06:00 | 14.5N 126.3E | 125 kt | 930 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 19, 12:00 | 14.7N 126.3E | 120 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 19, 18:00 | 15.1N 126.2E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 20, 00:00 | 15.4N 126.2E | 115 kt | 939 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 20, 06:00 | 15.9N 126.0E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 20, 12:00 | 16.4N 125.9E | 120 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 20, 18:00 | 16.9N 125.5E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 21, 00:00 | 17.5N 125.2E | 115 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 21, 06:00 | 18.1N 124.9E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 21, 12:00 | 18.8N 124.8E | 115 kt | 942 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 21, 18:00 | 19.3N 124.8E | 105 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 22, 00:00 | 19.7N 125.0E | 100 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 22, 06:00 | 20.3N 125.3E | 100 kt | 953 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 22, 12:00 | 21.1N 126.1E | 95 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 22, 18:00 | 21.6N 126.9E | 90 kt | 962 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 23, 00:00 | 22.3N 128.0E | 80 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 23, 06:00 | 22.9N 129.2E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 23, 12:00 | 23.3N 129.9E | 60 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 18:00 | 23.2N 130.5E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Apr 24, 00:00 | 23.0N 131.2E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Apr 24, 06:00 | 22.7N 131.9E | 45 kt | 988 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Apr 24, 12:00 | 22.2N 132.8E | 40 kt | 991 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Apr 24, 18:00 | 21.7N 134.1E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Apr 25, 00:00 | 22.0N 136.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Apr 25, 06:00 | 22.9N 138.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 25, 12:00 | 23.8N 140.9E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 25, 18:00 | 25.7N 144.7E | 990 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 26, 00:00 | 29.0N 149.2E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 26, 06:00 | 33.7N 153.7E | 982 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 26, 12:00 | 37.2N 156.6E | 970 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 26, 18:00 | 40.4N 157.5E | 950 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 27, 00:00 | 42.6N 159.4E | 944 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 27, 06:00 | 44.2N 161.2E | 948 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 27, 12:00 | 45.7N 162.5E | 952 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 27, 18:00 | 46.0N 164.1E | 956 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 28, 00:00 | 46.6N 165.7E | 964 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 28, 06:00 | 46.9N 167.4E | 968 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 28, 12:00 | 47.2N 168.7E | 972 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 28, 18:00 | 47.5N 169.2E | 976 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 29, 00:00 | 47.4N 169.9E | 980 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 29, 06:00 | 47.3N 170.5E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 29, 12:00 | 47.2N 171.1E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 29, 18:00 | 46.7N 172.3E | 990 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 30, 00:00 | 46.2N 173.6E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 30, 06:00 | 45.1N 175.9E | 994 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 30, 12:00 | 44.3N 180.2E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Apr 30, 18:00 | 44.4N 184.5E | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2021
- Tropical Storm DujuanWestern Pacific · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm Choi-WanWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm KogumaWestern Pacific · 2021
- Typhoon ChampiWestern Pacific · 2021
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2021
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2021
- Typhoon In-FaWestern Pacific · 2021
- Typhoon CempakaWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm NepartakWestern Pacific · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm LupitWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm MirinaeWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm NidaWestern Pacific · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2021
- Typhoon ConsonWestern Pacific · 2021
- Super Typhoon ChanthuWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm DianmuWestern Pacific · 2021
- Super Typhoon MindulleWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm LionrockWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm KompasuWestern Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm NamtheunWestern Pacific · 2021
- Typhoon MalouWestern Pacific · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2021
- Super Typhoon NyatohWestern Pacific · 2021
- Super Typhoon RaiWestern Pacific · 2021
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2021
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.