Storm history › West Pacific › 2008 season
Tropical Storm Higos (2008)
Higos was a tropical storm of the 2008 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 27, 2008 to October 6, 2008, about 9 days, and covered 2,719 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 993 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Dasmariñas, Philippines.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 993 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,719 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Dasmariñas, Philippines | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Puning, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Wuchuan, China | 0 mi (1 km) |
| Zhongshan, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Muntinlupa, Philippines | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Calamba, Philippines | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Maoming, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1674th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nongfa (2025), Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Atsani (2020) and 15 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2008 West Pacific season's ACE.