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Kong-Rey: 2018 Western North Pacific

Kong-Rey reached 148 kt (274 km/h, 170 mph) (C5) in the 2018 Western North Pacific season, from 2018-09-27 to 2018-10-07, with track, wind and pressure and 18.1 ACE.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

  • Kong-Rey was a category 5 at its peak in the 2018 Western North Pacific season.
  • Peak maximum sustained wind was 148 kt (274 km/h, 170 mph), reached on 1 October 2018, and the lowest pressure was 900 hPa.
  • The track runs from 27 September 2018 to 7 October 2018 with 81 six hourly positions.
  • Kong-Rey accumulated 18.1 ACE.
  • 1 landfall is recorded, the first on 6 October 2018.

Track

27 September 2018 to 7 October 2018
Track of Kong-Rey 2018, coloured by intensity Kong-Rey formed on 27 September 2018 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5. Landfall 2018-10-06
Kong-Rey formed on 27 September 2018 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.
Track of Kong-Rey 2018, coloured by intensity: tracks drawn on the map
StormFirst position (lat, lon)Last position (lat, lon)Track points
Kong-Rey6.3, 153.541.4, 151.881

Wind

Knots, six hourly
Maximum sustained wind of Kong-Rey Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 25 kt (46 km/h, 29 mph) at the start to a peak of 148 kt (274 km/h, 170 mph). 0 38 75 113 150 09-2709-2809-3010-0110-0310-0410-0510-07
Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 25 kt (46 km/h, 29 mph) at the start to a peak of 148 kt (274 km/h, 170 mph).
Maximum sustained wind of Kong-Rey
Time (UTC)Wind (kt)
2018-09-27T12:00:00Z25 kt
2018-09-27T15:00:00Z25 kt
2018-09-27T18:00:00Z25 kt
2018-09-27T21:00:00Z25 kt
2018-09-28T00:00:00Z25 kt
2018-09-28T03:00:00Z28 kt
2018-09-28T06:00:00Z30 kt
2018-09-28T09:00:00Z33 kt
2018-09-28T12:00:00Z35 kt
2018-09-28T15:00:00Z35 kt
2018-09-28T18:00:00Z35 kt
2018-09-28T21:00:00Z40 kt
2018-09-29T00:00:00Z40 kt
2018-09-29T03:00:00Z43 kt
2018-09-29T06:00:00Z35 kt
2018-09-29T09:00:00Z48 kt
2018-09-29T12:00:00Z40 kt
2018-09-29T15:00:00Z58 kt
2018-09-29T18:00:00Z50 kt
2018-09-29T21:00:00Z73 kt
2018-09-30T00:00:00Z60 kt
2018-09-30T03:00:00Z80 kt
2018-09-30T06:00:00Z65 kt
2018-09-30T09:00:00Z83 kt
2018-09-30T12:00:00Z75 kt
2018-09-30T15:00:00Z88 kt
2018-09-30T18:00:00Z85 kt
2018-09-30T21:00:00Z95 kt
2018-10-01T00:00:00Z90 kt
2018-10-01T03:00:00Z108 kt
2018-10-01T06:00:00Z100 kt
2018-10-01T09:00:00Z125 kt
2018-10-01T12:00:00Z115 kt
2018-10-01T15:00:00Z143 kt
2018-10-01T18:00:00Z115 kt
2018-10-01T21:00:00Z148 kt
2018-10-02T00:00:00Z115 kt
2018-10-02T03:00:00Z143 kt
2018-10-02T06:00:00Z115 kt
2018-10-02T09:00:00Z135 kt
2018-10-02T12:00:00Z105 kt
2018-10-02T15:00:00Z125 kt
2018-10-02T18:00:00Z90 kt
2018-10-02T21:00:00Z113 kt
2018-10-03T00:00:00Z85 kt
2018-10-03T03:00:00Z100 kt
2018-10-03T06:00:00Z80 kt
2018-10-03T09:00:00Z90 kt
2018-10-03T12:00:00Z70 kt
2018-10-03T15:00:00Z80 kt
2018-10-03T18:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-03T21:00:00Z73 kt
2018-10-04T00:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-04T03:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-04T06:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-04T09:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-04T12:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-04T15:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-04T18:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-04T21:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-05T00:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-05T03:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-05T06:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-05T09:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-05T12:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-05T15:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-05T18:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-05T21:00:00Z65 kt
2018-10-06T00:00:00Z60 kt
2018-10-06T03:00:00Z55 kt
2018-10-06T06:00:00Z55 kt
2018-10-06T09:00:00Z55 kt
2018-10-06T12:00:00Z50 kt
2018-10-06T15:00:00Z48 kt
2018-10-06T18:00:00Z45 kt
2018-10-06T21:00:00Z45 kt
2018-10-07T00:00:00Z45 kt
2018-10-07T03:00:00Zn/a
2018-10-07T06:00:00Zn/a
2018-10-07T09:00:00Zn/a
2018-10-07T12:00:00Zn/a

Pressure

hPa, six hourly
Central pressure of Kong-Rey Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 900 hPa at the lowest. 900 975 1050 1125 1200 09-2709-2809-3010-0110-0310-0410-0510-07
Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 900 hPa at the lowest.
Central pressure of Kong-Rey
Time (UTC)Pressure (hPa)
2018-09-27T12:00:00Z1004 hPa
2018-09-27T15:00:00Z1004 hPa
2018-09-27T18:00:00Z1004 hPa
2018-09-27T21:00:00Z1004 hPa
2018-09-28T00:00:00Z1006 hPa
2018-09-28T03:00:00Z1004 hPa
2018-09-28T06:00:00Z1004 hPa
2018-09-28T09:00:00Z1003 hPa
2018-09-28T12:00:00Z1004 hPa
2018-09-28T15:00:00Z1003 hPa
2018-09-28T18:00:00Z1002 hPa
2018-09-28T21:00:00Z1003 hPa
2018-09-29T00:00:00Z1004 hPa
2018-09-29T03:00:00Z1000 hPa
2018-09-29T06:00:00Z1000 hPa
2018-09-29T09:00:00Z998 hPa
2018-09-29T12:00:00Z996 hPa
2018-09-29T15:00:00Z993 hPa
2018-09-29T18:00:00Z990 hPa
2018-09-29T21:00:00Z983 hPa
2018-09-30T00:00:00Z980 hPa
2018-09-30T03:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-09-30T06:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-09-30T09:00:00Z973 hPa
2018-09-30T12:00:00Z965 hPa
2018-09-30T15:00:00Z970 hPa
2018-09-30T18:00:00Z950 hPa
2018-09-30T21:00:00Z963 hPa
2018-10-01T00:00:00Z940 hPa
2018-10-01T03:00:00Z951 hPa
2018-10-01T06:00:00Z925 hPa
2018-10-01T09:00:00Z933 hPa
2018-10-01T12:00:00Z900 hPa
2018-10-01T15:00:00Z915 hPa
2018-10-01T18:00:00Z900 hPa
2018-10-01T21:00:00Z909 hPa
2018-10-02T00:00:00Z900 hPa
2018-10-02T03:00:00Z914 hPa
2018-10-02T06:00:00Z900 hPa
2018-10-02T09:00:00Z922 hPa
2018-10-02T12:00:00Z915 hPa
2018-10-02T15:00:00Z933 hPa
2018-10-02T18:00:00Z940 hPa
2018-10-02T21:00:00Z944 hPa
2018-10-03T00:00:00Z950 hPa
2018-10-03T03:00:00Z955 hPa
2018-10-03T06:00:00Z955 hPa
2018-10-03T09:00:00Z961 hPa
2018-10-03T12:00:00Z970 hPa
2018-10-03T15:00:00Z967 hPa
2018-10-03T18:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-03T21:00:00Z974 hPa
2018-10-04T00:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-04T03:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-04T06:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-04T09:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-04T12:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-04T15:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-04T18:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-04T21:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-05T00:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-05T03:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-05T06:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-05T09:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-05T12:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-05T15:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-05T18:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-05T21:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-06T00:00:00Z975 hPa
2018-10-06T03:00:00Z980 hPa
2018-10-06T06:00:00Z980 hPa
2018-10-06T09:00:00Z980 hPa
2018-10-06T12:00:00Z984 hPa
2018-10-06T15:00:00Z985 hPa
2018-10-06T18:00:00Z988 hPa
2018-10-06T21:00:00Z987 hPa
2018-10-07T00:00:00Z994 hPa
2018-10-07T03:00:00Zn/a
2018-10-07T06:00:00Z994 hPa
2018-10-07T09:00:00Zn/a
2018-10-07T12:00:00Z996 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2018 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2018
Hector (Eastern North Pacific)50.6 ACE
Lane (Eastern North Pacific)42.7 ACE
Florence (North Atlantic)39.7 ACE
Norman (Eastern North Pacific)36.8 ACE
Sergio (Eastern North Pacific)35.7 ACE
Mangkhut (Western North Pacific)29.8 ACE
Yutu (Western North Pacific)28.7 ACE
Gita (South Pacific)27.2 ACE
Trami (Western North Pacific)25.5 ACE
Olivia (Eastern North Pacific)25.0 ACE
Cebile (South-West Indian)25.0 ACE
Walaka (Eastern North Pacific)24.8 ACE
Marcus (South-West Indian)23.2 ACE
Jebi (Western North Pacific)22.8 ACE
Maria (Western North Pacific)22.1 ACE
Leslie (North Atlantic)21.3 ACE
Kong-Rey (this storm)18.1 ACE
Rosa (Eastern North Pacific)17.0 ACE
Soulik (Western North Pacific)16.6 ACE
Willa (Eastern North Pacific)15.7 ACE
Helene (North Atlantic)15.7 ACE
Michael (North Atlantic)12.5 ACE
Bud (Eastern North Pacific)12.4 ACE
Shanshan (Western North Pacific)11.4 ACE
Jelawat (Western North Pacific)11.4 ACE
Aletta (Eastern North Pacific)11.2 ACE
Miriam (Eastern North Pacific)10.6 ACE
Cimaron (Western North Pacific)9.9 ACE
Fabio (Eastern North Pacific)9.9 ACE
Jongdari (Western North Pacific)9.3 ACE
Man-Yi (Western North Pacific)9.2 ACE
Hola (South Pacific)9.0 ACE
Oscar (North Atlantic)9.0 ACE
John (Eastern North Pacific)8.5 ACE
Mekunu (North Indian)8.5 ACE
Berguitta (South-West Indian)8.3 ACE
Luban (North Indian)7.9 ACE
Chris (North Atlantic)7.4 ACE
Isaac (North Atlantic)6.8 ACE
Dumazile (South-West Indian)6.4 ACE
Prapiroon (Western North Pacific)5.8 ACE
Irving (South-West Indian)5.7 ACE
Ava (South-West Indian)5.1 ACE
Keni (South Pacific)5.0 ACE
Beryl (North Atlantic)4.8 ACE
Nora (South Pacific)4.7 ACE
Eliakim (South-West Indian)4.5 ACE
Gaja (North Indian)4.4 ACE
Kristy (Eastern North Pacific)4.3 ACE
Kelvin (South-West Indian)4.3 ACE
Titli (North Indian)3.8 ACE
Ampil (Western North Pacific)3.6 ACE
Iris (South Pacific)3.5 ACE
Maliksi (Western North Pacific)3.5 ACE
Usagi (Western North Pacific)3.4 ACE
Leepi (Western North Pacific)3.3 ACE
Kirk (North Atlantic)3.2 ACE
Pabuk (Western North Pacific)3.1 ACE
Flamboyan (South-West Indian)3.0 ACE
Wukong (Western North Pacific)2.9 ACE
Xavier (Eastern North Pacific)2.8 ACE
Nadine (North Atlantic)2.7 ACE
Bebinca (Western North Pacific)2.7 ACE
Yagi (Western North Pacific)2.6 ACE
Dahlia (South-West Indian)2.4 ACE
Joyce (North Atlantic)2.4 ACE
Gordon (North Atlantic)2.3 ACE
Son-Tinh (Western North Pacific)2.3 ACE
Vicente (Eastern North Pacific)2.2 ACE
Fakir (South-West Indian)2.1 ACE
Fehi (South Pacific)1.9 ACE
Ileana (Eastern North Pacific)1.9 ACE
Ewiniar (Western North Pacific)1.9 ACE
Barijat (Western North Pacific)1.8 ACE
Alberto (North Atlantic)1.8 ACE
Rumbia (Western North Pacific)1.7 ACE
Sagar (North Indian)1.7 ACE
Phethai (North Indian)1.7 ACE
Josie (South Pacific)1.7 ACE
Cempaka (South-West Indian)1.6 ACE
Linda (South Pacific)1.6 ACE
Debby (North Atlantic)1.5 ACE
Carlotta (Eastern North Pacific)1.5 ACE
Emilia (Eastern North Pacific)1.5 ACE
Ernesto (North Atlantic)1.5 ACE
Joyce (South-West Indian)1.4 ACE
Tara (Eastern North Pacific)1.3 ACE
Paul (Eastern North Pacific)1.2 ACE
Sanba (Western North Pacific)1.1 ACE
Daniel (Eastern North Pacific)0.7 ACE
Hilda (South-West Indian)0.7 ACE
Gilma (Eastern North Pacific)0.5 ACE
Bolaven (Western North Pacific)0.5 ACE
Gaemi (Western North Pacific)0.5 ACE
Toraji (Western North Pacific)0.4 ACE
Daye (North Indian)0.1 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

Landfalls

Landfalls of Kong-Rey 2018
DatePlacePositionWind
2018-10-06Open coast, place not named in the data35.9, 129.255 kt (102 km/h, 63 mph)

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from jtwc_wp,tokyo,us as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.