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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2015
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TABLE 4.1 List of tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific
and the South China Sea in 2015
Tropical Cyclone
Name
Code
Beginning of track
Peak intensity
(estimated)
End of track
DISP:
Dissipated/ XT:
Extratropical
Date/
Month
Time
+
Position
Winds
(km/h)
Pressure (hPa)
Date/
Month
Time
+
Position
Lat.
N
Lon.
E
Lat.
N
Long.
E
Typhoon Mekkhala
1501
13/1
1200
8.8
141.8
120
970
18/1
1800
15.7
121.8
DISP
Super Typhoon Higos
1502
7/2
1200
11.3
157.7
185
950
11/2
0000
15.4
153.1
DISP
Tropical Storm Bavi
1503
11/3
1200
7.2
168.1
85
990
17/3
1800
15.7
133.4
DISP
Super Typhoon Maysak
1504
27/3
0000
6.7
158.1
230
910
5/4
1200
18.2
119.8
DISP
Tropical Storm Haishen
1505
3/4
1200
8.4
154.7
75
990
6/4
0600
9.0
150.7
DISP
Super Typhoon Noul
1506
3/5
1200
9.0
141.3
220
910
12/5
0000
28.0
128.3
XT
Super Typhoon Dolphin
1507
8/5
0000
3.5
161.8
205
925
20/5
0600
30.0
146.3
XT
Tropical Storm Kujira
1508
20/6
0600
15.2
111.8
85
980
24/6
1800
21.8
106.1
DISP
Super Typhoon Chan-hom
1509
30/6
1200
9.6
160.0
195
930
12/7
1200
36.7
124.8
XT
Typhoon Linfa
1510
2/7
0600
14.6
128.7
140
960
9/7
1800
22.5
113.0
DISP
Super Typhoon Nangka
1511
3/7
1200
9.2
171.8
220
920
17/7
1200
36.2
135.2
XT
Typhoon Halola
1512
13/7
0000
13.1
179.5
145
955
26/7
1200
33.6
129.9
DISP
Super Typhoon Soudelor
1513
30/7
0000
13.6
160.7
240
905
9/8
1200
27.7
116.3
DISP
Tropical Storm Molave
1514
7/8
1200
23.9
146.7
85
988
13/8
0600
35.9
155.3
XT
Super Typhoon Atsani
1516
14/8
0600
15.0
163.0
220
915
25/8
0600
38.0
157.4
XT
Super Typhoon Goni
1515
14/8
1200
12.7
149.1
195
930
25/8
1800
37.7
133.0
XT
Severe Typhoon Kilo
1517
1/9
1800
23.8
179.9
155
950
11/9
0000
38.7
147.5
XT
Severe Tropical Storm Etau
1518
6/9
1800
21.6
138.8
90
988
9/9
0600
37.0
136.5
XT
Tropical Depression Vamco
1519
13/9
0600
15.8
112.2
55
996
14/9
1800
15.4
107.5
DISP
Severe Typhoon Krovanh
1520
14/9
1800
17.1
151.9
155
950
20/9
1200
33.9
149.1
XT
Super Typhoon Dujuan
1521
22/9
1200
17.7
140.0
210
920
29/9
0900
25.7
117.2
DISP
Severe Typhoon Mujigae
1522
1/10
0600
14.7
123.7
175
940
5/10
0000
23.2
108.3
DISP
Severe Tropical Storm Choi-wan
1523
2/10
1200
18.9
166.6
110
975
7/10
1800
37.2
150.4
XT
Super Typhoon Koppu
1524
13/10
0000
15.6
142.6
205
925
21/10
0000
19.5
121.7
DISP
Super Typhoon Champi
1525
13/10
0600
13.0
160.2
195
935
24/10
1800
29.5
155.2
XT
Super Typhoon In-fa
1526
17/11
0000
4.2
162.9
185
935
26/11
0000
22.4
138.4
XT
Severe Typhoon Melor
1527
11/12
0600
8.9
138.0
175
945
16/12
1800
14.0
119.3
DISP
+ Times are given in UTC.
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