Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Typhoon Kujira (2009)
Kujira was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 30, 2009 to May 13, 2009, about 13 days, and covered 4,457 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 937 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,457 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 469th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Saudel (2026), Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Fung-Wong (2025) and 51 more.
- Lowest pressure: 425th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Malakas (2016), Typhoon Mujigae (2015), Typhoon Vicente (2012) and 5 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.