Timeline of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season

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First system formedMay 25, 2016
Last system dissipatedDecember 28, 2016
Maximum winds220 km/h (140 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
Timeline of the
2016 Pacific typhoon season
A map of the tracks of all the storms of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season.
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedMay 25, 2016
Last system dissipatedDecember 28, 2016
Strongest system
NameMeranti
Maximum winds220 km/h (140 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure890 hPa (mbar)
Longest lasting system
NameLionrock
Duration13.5 days
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Other years
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

This timeline documents all of the events of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season. Most of the tropical cyclones forming between May and November. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator between 100°E and the International Date Line. Tropical storms that form in the entire Western Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Tropical depressions that form in this basin are given a number with a "W" suffix by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center. In addition, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones (including tropical depressions) that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility. These names, however, are not in common use outside of the Philippines.

During the season, 51 systems were designated as tropical depressions by either, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), or other National Meteorological and Hydrological Services such as the China Meteorological Administration and the Hong Kong Observatory. As they run the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for the Western Pacific, the JMA assigns names to tropical depressions should they intensify into a tropical storm. PAGASA also assign local names to tropical depressions which form within their area of responsibility; however, these names are not in common use outside of PAGASA's area of responsibility. In this season, 14 systems entered or formed in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), in which 7 of them made landfall over the Philippines.

January – April

Typhoon Nock-tenNovember 2016 Vietnam tropical depressionTyphoon HaimaTyphoon SarikaTyphoon Songda (2016)Tropical Storm Aere (2016)Typhoon Chaba (2016)Typhoon Megi (2016)Typhoon Malakas (2016)Tropical Storm Rai (2016)Typhoon MerantiTyphoon LionrockTyphoon Mindulle (2016)Tropical Storm Dianmu (2016)Tropical Storm Nida (2016)Tropical Storm Mirinae (2016)Typhoon Nepartak
  • No tropical cyclones form in the basin during the first four months of 2016.

January 1

May

May 25

May 26

Tropical Depression 01W hours before landfall on May 27

May 27

June

June 22

June 23

June 24

June 25

Tropical Depression Ambo nearing landfall on June 26

June 26

June 27

June 28

July

July 2

July 3

July 4

July 5

Track of Nepartak during early July

July 6

Nepartak closing in on Taiwan on July 7

July 7

July 8

July 9

July 10

July 15

July 16

July 17

03W shortly after regenerating on July 18

July 18

July 20

July 22

July 23

Lupit shortly after attaining its peak intensity on July 24

July 24

July 25

July 26

Mirinae making landfall on Vietnam on July 27

July 27

July 28

July 29

July 30

Nida shortly after landfall in Luzon on July 31

July 31

August

Nida approaching China on August 1

August 1

August 2

August 3

August 4

Track of Omais during early August

August 5

August 6

August 7

August 8

August 9

August 10

August 11

August 12

August 13

Conson (north) approaching landfall in Japan as Chanthu (south) follows behind and strengthens on August 14

August 14

August 15

August 16

Chanthu about to make landfall in Japan on August 17

August 17

Track of Dianmu during mid-August

August 18

August 19

A trio of storms present during August 20, namely Lionrock (top left), Kompasu (top right), and Mindulle (bottom left)

August 20

August 21

Mindulle shortly after first landfall in Japan during August 22

August 22

August 23

August 24

August 25

August 27

Lionrock shortly after its peak on August 28

August 28

Track of Lionrock during mid-late August

August 29

Lionrock ultimately making its landfall on Japan on August 30

August 30

August 31

September

September 1

Namtheun strengthening shortly before its peak on September 2 as it moves towards Japan

September 2

September 3

September 4

September 5

Track of Malou during early September

September 6

September 7

September 8

September 9

September 10

Track of 17W during early September

September 11

September 12

Trio of storms active during September 13. Rai (left) after making landfall in Vietnam, Meranti (middle) threatening the Taiwan-Batanes area, and Malakas (right) intensifying

September 13

September 14

September 15

Malakas at its peak near Taiwan on September 16

September 16

September 17

September 18

September 19

September 20

September 22

September 23

September 24

September 25

September 26

Megi about to make landfall on Taiwan on September 27

September 27

September 28

September 29

September 30

October

October 1

October 2

Eye of Chaba seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on October 3.

October 3

October 4

Chaba after landfall on South Korea on October 5.

October 5

October 6

Aere meandering and strengthening over the northern South China Sea on October 7.

October 7

October 8

October 9

October 10

Track of Songda during early-mid October.

October 11

October 12

Aere hours before hitting Vietnam on October 13.

October 13

October 14

Sarika about to make landfall on Luzon on October 15.

October 15

October 16

October 17

Two tropical cyclones active on October 18: Sarika (left) traversing Hainan and Haima (right) over the Philippine Sea.

October 18

Haima making landfall on Luzon on October 19.

October 19

October 20

October 21

October 22

October 26

October 30

October 31

  • 00:00 UTC ― A tropical depression develops east-southeast of Mindanao.[151]
  • 06:00 UTC ― The tropical depression east-southeast of Mindanao attains a minimal central pressure of 1004 hPa.[151]
  • 12:00 UTC ― The tropical depression east-southeast of Mindanao weakens back into a low-pressure area.[151]

November

November 1

November 2

November 3

November 4

Track of the tropical depression that caused heavy flodding in Vietnam during early November.

November 5

Meari after its peak intensity on November 6.

November 6

November 7

November 8

November 9

Track of 28W during early-mid November.

November 10

November 11

Track of Ma-on during early-mid November.

November 12

November 13

November 23

November 24

November 25

Tokage after its peak intensity on November 26.

November 26

November 27

November 28

December

December 10

December 13

December 14

December 20

December 21

December 22

December 23

December 24

Nock-ten shortly after its peak on December 25.

December 25

December 26

December 27

December 28

December 31

  • 23:59 UTC — The 2016 Pacific typhoon season ends.

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