Storm history › West Pacific › 2000 season
Typhoon Kai-Tak (2000)
Kai-Tak was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2000 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 2, 2000 to July 12, 2000, about 10 days, and covered 2,466 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Taizhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,466 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Taizhou, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Jiaojiang, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Ningbo, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Chongming, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2000 West Pacific season's ACE.