Storm history › West Pacific › 2020 season
Typhoon Mekkhala (2020)
Mekkhala was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2020 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 8, 2020 to August 12, 2020, about 4 days, and covered 1,081 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Fuzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,081 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fuzhou, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Longyan, China | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Nanchang, China | 24 mi (38 km) |
| Xiamen, China | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Sanming, China | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Xinyu, China | 52 mi (84 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1149th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Maria (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Tropical Storm Dujuan (2009) and 115 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2020 West Pacific season's ACE.