The Typhoon Songda (201620)

The SummaryTyphoon Songda (international code 201620) is a 2016 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Typhoon, max wind 48m/s, minimum central pressure 945hPa, not in China Landfall, 2016-10-13 was numbered off, recording 28 track points.

Typhoon Songda, international code 201620, international name SONGDA, 2016 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2016-10-08 20:00:00, ended: 2016-10-13 08:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 945 hPa, max wind: 48m/s.

Typhoon Songda Route

Typhoon Songda at 2016-10-08 20:00:00 at 20°N, 154.4°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.

It peaked at Severe Typhoon intensity with max winds of 48 m/s (~173 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 945hPa, recorded at 2016-10-10 20:00:00.

2016-10-13 08:00:00 After, Typhoon Songda gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2016-10-13 08:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 28 track points.

Typhoon Songda trajectory

Track Track and Moving Features

2016年第20号Typhoon “Songda”的生命史始 at Northwest Pacific远洋海域, 整体路径呈现显著的“先NW后NE”的抛物线型转 toward 特征. formed初期 (10月8日至9日) , 系统位 at lat 20°附近, lng 154°以E洋面, 主要 toward NW, The latitude缓慢N抬, During持续W进. 10月10日14时至20时期间, Typhoon 中心在抵达lat 26.3°N, 145.8°附近时达到最W端Position, 随后路径发生明显转折.

After turning toward, “Songda” accelerated toward NE, gradually away from the continental coastal, Go to the open ocean. from the coordinate sequence can be seen, its length rapidly increased from 145.8°E to 166°E, the latitude then climbed from 26.3°N to 38.2°N, indicating that the system was significantly affected by the wind belt guided airflow in the later period, Moving speed accelerated and the path was flat, without landfall record, belonging to the typical ocean turn toward typhoon.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

In terms of intensity changes, “Songda” experienced rapid enhancement,ining peak and slow weakening three phases. Initial phase is Tropical Storm level (18m/s) , steadily strengthened in the toward WMoving process. October 10 at 14 am upgraded to Typhoon level (40m/s) , only 6h after at October 10 at 20 am reached peak intensity, identified as Severe Typhoon, the center lowest air pressure dropped to 945hPa, max wind to 48m/s. It is worth noting that the peak intensityined Time longer, from October 20 at 12 to October 12:20, the system remained at Severe Typhoon level (wind speed 45-48m/s, air pressure 459-950hPa) for up to 48h, showing excellent structural stability

Its peak intensity (945hPa) is far weaker at 2011 (910hPa) and 2004 (920hPa) Super Typhoon level 'Songda', but significantly strong at 2022 only to reach the Tropical Storm level (995hPa) of the same name system.

Typhoon Songda routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2016-10-08 20:00:0020°N154.4°ETropical Storm18998NWW
2016-10-09 05:00:0020.8°N151.7°ETropical Storm18998NW
2016-10-09 14:00:0022.1°N149.9°ETropical Storm23990NW
2016-10-09 20:00:0023.2°N148.6°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NW
2016-10-10 05:00:0024.3°N146.9°ESevere Tropical Storm28982NNW
2016-10-10 14:00:0025.4°N145.9°ETyphoon 40960N
2016-10-10 20:00:0026.3°N145.8°ESevere Typhoon48945NNE
2016-10-11 05:00:0027.7°N145.9°ESevere Typhoon48945NE
2016-10-11 14:00:0028.5°N146.7°ESevere Typhoon45950NE
2016-10-11 20:00:0029.3°N147.4°ESevere Typhoon45950NE
2016-10-12 05:00:0030.8°N150°ESevere Typhoon45950NEE
2016-10-12 14:00:0032.4°N153.4°ESevere Typhoon48945NEE
2016-10-12 20:00:0033.9°N156.7°ESevere Typhoon45950NEE
2016-10-13 05:00:0037.1°N163.1°ETyphoon 38965NEE
2016-10-13 08:00:0038.2°N166°ETyphoon 33970NEE

Sampled rows shown; all 28 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Songda is the 2016 Typhoon.

Typhoon Songda's international code is 201620, is the 2016 number 20 Typhoon, international name SONGDA.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Songda?

Typhoon Songda peak intensity is Severe Typhoon, max wind 48m/s, minimum central pressure 945 hPa.

Typhoon Songda Landfall?

According to records, Typhoon Songda is not in our coastal landfall.

Where can I view typhoon Songda's live track map?

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Songda's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/201620.

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