Storm history › West Pacific › 2001 season
Typhoon Podul (2001)
Podul was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2001 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 17, 2001 to October 29, 2001, about 12 days, and covered 3,714 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 898 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 898 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,714 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 36.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 50th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Saomai (2006), Typhoon Yagi (2006), Typhoon Cimaron (2006) and 6 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 2001 West Pacific season's ACE.