Storm history › West Pacific › 2003 season
Typhoon Ketsana (2003)
Ketsana was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2003 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 17, 2003 to October 26, 2003, about 10 days, and covered 2,438 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 916 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 916 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,438 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 333rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Gaemi (2024), Typhoon Khanun (2023), Typhoon Champi (2015) and 63 more.
- Lowest pressure: 199th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Mindulle (2021), Typhoon Chanchu (2006) and 10 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 2003 West Pacific season's ACE.