Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Typhoon Choi-Wan (2009)
Choi-Wan was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 11, 2009 to September 20, 2009, about 9 days, and covered 2,865 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 918 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 918 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,865 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 33.8
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: 214th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Noul (2015), Typhoon Dolphin (2015), Typhoon Atsani (2015) and 13 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.