Storm history › West Pacific › 2002 season
Typhoon Phanfone (2002)
Phanfone was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2002 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 10, 2002 to August 25, 2002, about 15 days, and covered 5,423 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 904 mb.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 904 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 5,423 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krathon (2024), Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 84th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Lekima (2019), Typhoon Yutu (2018), Typhoon Durian (2006) and 4 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 2002 West Pacific season's ACE.