Mangkhut: 2018 Western North Pacific
Mangkhut reached 155 kt (287 km/h, 178 mph) (C5) in the 2018 Western North Pacific season, from 2018-09-06 to 2018-09-17, with track, wind and pressure and 29.8 ACE.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).
Key Facts
- Mangkhut was a category 5 at its peak in the 2018 Western North Pacific season.
- Peak maximum sustained wind was 155 kt (287 km/h, 178 mph), reached on 12 September 2018, and the lowest pressure was 896 hPa.
- The track runs from 6 September 2018 to 17 September 2018 with 99 six hourly positions.
- Mangkhut accumulated 29.8 ACE.
- 2 landfalls are recorded, the first on 14 September 2018.
Track
6 September 2018 to 17 September 2018| Storm | First position (lat, lon) | Last position (lat, lon) | Track points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangkhut | 11.8, 170.2 | 24.1, 103.9 | 99 |
Wind
Knots, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| 2018-09-06T12:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2018-09-06T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2018-09-06T18:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-09-06T21:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-09-07T00:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-09-07T03:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2018-09-07T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-09-07T09:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2018-09-07T12:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-09-07T15:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2018-09-07T18:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-09-07T21:00:00Z | 38 kt |
| 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-09-08T03:00:00Z | 43 kt |
| 2018-09-08T06:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-09-08T09:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2018-09-08T12:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2018-09-08T15:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2018-09-08T18:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2018-09-08T21:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2018-09-09T00:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2018-09-09T03:00:00Z | 68 kt |
| 2018-09-09T06:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2018-09-09T09:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2018-09-09T12:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2018-09-09T15:00:00Z | 73 kt |
| 2018-09-09T18:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-09T21:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-10T00:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-10T03:00:00Z | 88 kt |
| 2018-09-10T06:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-10T09:00:00Z | 95 kt |
| 2018-09-10T12:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2018-09-10T15:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2018-09-10T18:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2018-09-10T21:00:00Z | 118 kt |
| 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z | 95 kt |
| 2018-09-11T03:00:00Z | 133 kt |
| 2018-09-11T06:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2018-09-11T09:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2018-09-11T12:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-11T15:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2018-09-11T18:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-11T21:00:00Z | 143 kt |
| 2018-09-12T00:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-12T03:00:00Z | 150 kt |
| 2018-09-12T06:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-12T09:00:00Z | 155 kt |
| 2018-09-12T12:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-12T15:00:00Z | 155 kt |
| 2018-09-12T18:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-12T21:00:00Z | 153 kt |
| 2018-09-13T00:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-13T03:00:00Z | 148 kt |
| 2018-09-13T06:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-13T09:00:00Z | 145 kt |
| 2018-09-13T12:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-13T15:00:00Z | 150 kt |
| 2018-09-13T18:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-13T21:00:00Z | 153 kt |
| 2018-09-14T00:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-14T03:00:00Z | 148 kt |
| 2018-09-14T06:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-14T09:00:00Z | 143 kt |
| 2018-09-14T12:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-14T15:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2018-09-14T18:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-14T21:00:00Z | 128 kt |
| 2018-09-15T00:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2018-09-15T03:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2018-09-15T06:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2018-09-15T09:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2018-09-15T12:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2018-09-15T15:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2018-09-15T18:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-15T21:00:00Z | 83 kt |
| 2018-09-16T00:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2018-09-16T01:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-16T02:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-16T03:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-16T05:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-09-16T06:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2018-09-16T07:00:00Z | 79 kt |
| 2018-09-16T08:00:00Z | 78 kt |
| 2018-09-16T09:00:00Z | 78 kt |
| 2018-09-16T10:00:00Z | 77 kt |
| 2018-09-16T11:00:00Z | 76 kt |
| 2018-09-16T12:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2018-09-16T15:00:00Z | 68 kt |
| 2018-09-16T18:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2018-09-16T21:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2018-09-17T00:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2018-09-17T03:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-09-17T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-09-17T09:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-09-17T12:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-09-17T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2018-09-17T18:00:00Z | n/a |
Pressure
hPa, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Pressure (hPa) |
|---|---|
| 2018-09-06T12:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-09-06T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2018-09-06T18:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-09-06T21:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2018-09-07T00:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-09-07T03:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-09-07T06:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-09-07T09:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-09-07T12:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-09-07T15:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-09-07T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-09-07T21:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-09-08T03:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2018-09-08T06:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-09-08T09:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2018-09-08T12:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2018-09-08T15:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2018-09-08T18:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2018-09-08T21:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2018-09-09T00:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2018-09-09T03:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2018-09-09T06:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2018-09-09T09:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2018-09-09T12:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2018-09-09T15:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2018-09-09T18:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2018-09-09T21:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2018-09-10T00:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2018-09-10T03:00:00Z | 969 hPa |
| 2018-09-10T06:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2018-09-10T09:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2018-09-10T12:00:00Z | 950 hPa |
| 2018-09-10T15:00:00Z | 954 hPa |
| 2018-09-10T18:00:00Z | 940 hPa |
| 2018-09-10T21:00:00Z | 943 hPa |
| 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2018-09-11T03:00:00Z | 927 hPa |
| 2018-09-11T06:00:00Z | 915 hPa |
| 2018-09-11T09:00:00Z | 918 hPa |
| 2018-09-11T12:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-11T15:00:00Z | 917 hPa |
| 2018-09-11T18:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-11T21:00:00Z | 913 hPa |
| 2018-09-12T00:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-12T03:00:00Z | 903 hPa |
| 2018-09-12T06:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-12T09:00:00Z | 896 hPa |
| 2018-09-12T12:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-12T15:00:00Z | 896 hPa |
| 2018-09-12T18:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-12T21:00:00Z | 899 hPa |
| 2018-09-13T00:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-13T03:00:00Z | 904 hPa |
| 2018-09-13T06:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-13T09:00:00Z | 906 hPa |
| 2018-09-13T12:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-13T15:00:00Z | 902 hPa |
| 2018-09-13T18:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-13T21:00:00Z | 899 hPa |
| 2018-09-14T00:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-14T03:00:00Z | 902 hPa |
| 2018-09-14T06:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-14T09:00:00Z | 908 hPa |
| 2018-09-14T12:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-14T15:00:00Z | 911 hPa |
| 2018-09-14T18:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2018-09-14T21:00:00Z | 924 hPa |
| 2018-09-15T00:00:00Z | 940 hPa |
| 2018-09-15T03:00:00Z | 942 hPa |
| 2018-09-15T06:00:00Z | 940 hPa |
| 2018-09-15T09:00:00Z | 949 hPa |
| 2018-09-15T12:00:00Z | 950 hPa |
| 2018-09-15T15:00:00Z | 956 hPa |
| 2018-09-15T18:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2018-09-15T21:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T00:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T01:00:00Z | 961 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T02:00:00Z | 961 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T03:00:00Z | 962 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z | 962 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T05:00:00Z | 962 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T06:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T07:00:00Z | 963 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T08:00:00Z | 963 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T09:00:00Z | 964 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T10:00:00Z | 964 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T11:00:00Z | 965 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T12:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T15:00:00Z | 972 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T18:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2018-09-16T21:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2018-09-17T00:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2018-09-17T03:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2018-09-17T06:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-09-17T09:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-09-17T12:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-09-17T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2018-09-17T18:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
ACE Compared With the 2018 Season
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
| Date | Place | Position | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-14 | Open coast, place not named in the data | 18.0, 121.4 | 128 kt (237 km/h, 147 mph) |
| 2018-09-16 | Open coast, place not named in the data | 21.9, 112.6 | 78 kt (144 km/h, 90 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.