Storm history › West Pacific › 2016 season
Typhoon Haima (2016)
Haima was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2016 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 14, 2016 to October 26, 2016, about 12 days, and covered 4,980 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 914 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Shangyu, China.
- Peak wind
- 165 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 914 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,980 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shangyu, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Cixi, China | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Jinhua, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Shanwei, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Puyang, China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Shaoxing, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Yiwu, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 109th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Noru (2022) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 162nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Noru (2022), Typhoon Trami (2018), Typhoon Carmen (1965).
- Energy: 10% of the 2016 West Pacific season's ACE.