Storm history › West Pacific › 2024 season
Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024)
Kong-Rey was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2024 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 24, 2024 to November 2, 2024, about 10 days, and covered 3,780 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Kumamoto, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,780 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kumamoto, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Shinagawa, Japan | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 10 mi (17 km) |
| Sakai, Japan | 17 mi (27 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023), Typhoon Mindulle (2021) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 166th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Dolphin (2026), Typhoon Nock-Ten (2016), Typhoon Winnie (1997) and 29 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 2024 West Pacific season's ACE.