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Saola: 2023 Western North Pacific

Saola reached 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph) (C5) in the 2023 Western North Pacific season, from 2023-08-22 to 2023-09-04, with track, wind and pressure and 26.8 ACE.

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

Key Facts

  • Saola was a category 5 at its peak in the 2023 Western North Pacific season.
  • Peak maximum sustained wind was 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph), reached on 29 August 2023, and the lowest pressure was 920 hPa.
  • The track runs from 22 August 2023 to 4 September 2023 with 131 six hourly positions.
  • Saola accumulated 26.8 ACE.
  • 2 landfalls are recorded, the first on 2 September 2023.

Track

22 August 2023 to 4 September 2023
Track of Saola 2023, coloured by intensity Saola formed on 22 August 2023 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5. Landfall 2023-09-02Landfall 2023-09-02
Saola formed on 22 August 2023 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 Saola 2023, coloured by intensity: tracks drawn on the map
StormFirst position (lat, lon)Last position (lat, lon)Track points
Saola18.2, 128.019.9, 109.1131

Wind

Knots, six hourly
Maximum sustained wind of Saola Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 15 kt (28 km/h, 17 mph) at the start to a peak of 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph). 0 38 75 113 150 08-2208-2408-2608-2808-3009-0109-0109-02
Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 15 kt (28 km/h, 17 mph) at the start to a peak of 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph).
Maximum sustained wind of Saola
Time (UTC)Wind (kt)
2023-08-22T00:00:00Z15 kt
2023-08-22T03:00:00Z15 kt
2023-08-22T06:00:00Z15 kt
2023-08-22T09:00:00Z18 kt
2023-08-22T12:00:00Z20 kt
2023-08-22T15:00:00Z23 kt
2023-08-22T18:00:00Z25 kt
2023-08-22T21:00:00Z25 kt
2023-08-23T00:00:00Z25 kt
2023-08-23T03:00:00Z25 kt
2023-08-23T06:00:00Z25 kt
2023-08-23T09:00:00Z28 kt
2023-08-23T12:00:00Z30 kt
2023-08-23T15:00:00Z30 kt
2023-08-23T18:00:00Z30 kt
2023-08-23T21:00:00Z33 kt
2023-08-24T00:00:00Z35 kt
2023-08-24T03:00:00Z40 kt
2023-08-24T06:00:00Z35 kt
2023-08-24T09:00:00Z45 kt
2023-08-24T12:00:00Z35 kt
2023-08-24T15:00:00Z45 kt
2023-08-24T18:00:00Z40 kt
2023-08-24T21:00:00Z53 kt
2023-08-25T00:00:00Z45 kt
2023-08-25T03:00:00Z65 kt
2023-08-25T06:00:00Z50 kt
2023-08-25T09:00:00Z80 kt
2023-08-25T12:00:00Z65 kt
2023-08-25T15:00:00Z93 kt
2023-08-25T18:00:00Z70 kt
2023-08-25T21:00:00Z95 kt
2023-08-26T00:00:00Z75 kt
2023-08-26T03:00:00Z100 kt
2023-08-26T06:00:00Z85 kt
2023-08-26T09:00:00Z108 kt
2023-08-26T12:00:00Z90 kt
2023-08-26T15:00:00Z115 kt
2023-08-26T18:00:00Z95 kt
2023-08-26T21:00:00Z118 kt
2023-08-27T00:00:00Z95 kt
2023-08-27T03:00:00Z113 kt
2023-08-27T06:00:00Z95 kt
2023-08-27T09:00:00Z113 kt
2023-08-27T12:00:00Z95 kt
2023-08-27T15:00:00Z108 kt
2023-08-27T18:00:00Z85 kt
2023-08-27T21:00:00Z95 kt
2023-08-28T00:00:00Z80 kt
2023-08-28T03:00:00Z98 kt
2023-08-28T06:00:00Z85 kt
2023-08-28T09:00:00Z108 kt
2023-08-28T12:00:00Z85 kt
2023-08-28T15:00:00Z105 kt
2023-08-28T18:00:00Z85 kt
2023-08-28T21:00:00Z100 kt
2023-08-29T00:00:00Z85 kt
2023-08-29T03:00:00Z110 kt
2023-08-29T06:00:00Z90 kt
2023-08-29T09:00:00Z128 kt
2023-08-29T12:00:00Z95 kt
2023-08-29T15:00:00Z138 kt
2023-08-29T18:00:00Z100 kt
2023-08-29T21:00:00Z138 kt
2023-08-30T00:00:00Z105 kt
2023-08-30T03:00:00Z133 kt
2023-08-30T06:00:00Z105 kt
2023-08-30T09:00:00Z133 kt
2023-08-30T12:00:00Z105 kt
2023-08-30T15:00:00Z133 kt
2023-08-30T18:00:00Z105 kt
2023-08-30T21:00:00Z133 kt
2023-08-31T00:00:00Z105 kt
2023-08-31T03:00:00Z133 kt
2023-08-31T06:00:00Z105 kt
2023-08-31T09:00:00Z125 kt
2023-08-31T12:00:00Z100 kt
2023-08-31T15:00:00Z115 kt
2023-08-31T18:00:00Z95 kt
2023-08-31T19:00:00Z111 kt
2023-08-31T20:00:00Z112 kt
2023-08-31T21:00:00Z113 kt
2023-08-31T22:00:00Z113 kt
2023-08-31T23:00:00Z114 kt
2023-09-01T00:00:00Z95 kt
2023-09-01T01:00:00Z115 kt
2023-09-01T02:00:00Z115 kt
2023-09-01T03:00:00Z115 kt
2023-09-01T04:00:00Z115 kt
2023-09-01T05:00:00Z115 kt
2023-09-01T06:00:00Z95 kt
2023-09-01T07:00:00Z114 kt
2023-09-01T08:00:00Z113 kt
2023-09-01T09:00:00Z113 kt
2023-09-01T10:00:00Z112 kt
2023-09-01T11:00:00Z111 kt
2023-09-01T12:00:00Z85 kt
2023-09-01T13:00:00Z107 kt
2023-09-01T14:00:00Z103 kt
2023-09-01T15:00:00Z100 kt
2023-09-01T16:00:00Z97 kt
2023-09-01T17:00:00Z93 kt
2023-09-01T18:00:00Z70 kt
2023-09-01T19:00:00Z87 kt
2023-09-01T20:00:00Z85 kt
2023-09-01T21:00:00Z83 kt
2023-09-01T22:00:00Z80 kt
2023-09-01T23:00:00Z77 kt
2023-09-02T00:00:00Z60 kt
2023-09-02T01:00:00Z72 kt
2023-09-02T02:00:00Z70 kt
2023-09-02T03:00:00Z68 kt
2023-09-02T04:00:00Z65 kt
2023-09-02T05:00:00Z62 kt
2023-09-02T06:00:00Z50 kt
2023-09-02T07:00:00Z57 kt
2023-09-02T08:00:00Z55 kt
2023-09-02T09:00:00Z53 kt
2023-09-02T12:00:00Z35 kt
2023-09-02T15:00:00Z38 kt
2023-09-02T18:00:00Z30 kt
2023-09-02T21:00:00Z30 kt
2023-09-03T00:00:00Z30 kt
2023-09-03T03:00:00Z30 kt
2023-09-03T06:00:00Z30 kt
2023-09-03T09:00:00Z25 kt
2023-09-03T12:00:00Z20 kt
2023-09-03T15:00:00Zn/a
2023-09-03T18:00:00Zn/a
2023-09-03T21:00:00Zn/a
2023-09-04T00:00:00Zn/a

Pressure

hPa, six hourly
Central pressure of Saola Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 920 hPa at the lowest. 920 990 1060 1130 1200 08-2208-2408-2608-2808-3009-0109-0109-02
Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 920 hPa at the lowest.
Central pressure of Saola
Time (UTC)Pressure (hPa)
2023-08-22T00:00:00Z1006 hPa
2023-08-22T03:00:00Z1010 hPa
2023-08-22T06:00:00Z1004 hPa
2023-08-22T09:00:00Z1010 hPa
2023-08-22T12:00:00Z1004 hPa
2023-08-22T15:00:00Z1008 hPa
2023-08-22T18:00:00Z1004 hPa
2023-08-22T21:00:00Z1004 hPa
2023-08-23T00:00:00Z1006 hPa
2023-08-23T03:00:00Z1003 hPa
2023-08-23T06:00:00Z1004 hPa
2023-08-23T09:00:00Z1002 hPa
2023-08-23T12:00:00Z1006 hPa
2023-08-23T15:00:00Z1000 hPa
2023-08-23T18:00:00Z1004 hPa
2023-08-23T21:00:00Z998 hPa
2023-08-24T00:00:00Z1006 hPa
2023-08-24T03:00:00Z996 hPa
2023-08-24T06:00:00Z1002 hPa
2023-08-24T09:00:00Z994 hPa
2023-08-24T12:00:00Z1002 hPa
2023-08-24T15:00:00Z992 hPa
2023-08-24T18:00:00Z1000 hPa
2023-08-24T21:00:00Z986 hPa
2023-08-25T00:00:00Z998 hPa
2023-08-25T03:00:00Z982 hPa
2023-08-25T06:00:00Z994 hPa
2023-08-25T09:00:00Z973 hPa
2023-08-25T12:00:00Z980 hPa
2023-08-25T15:00:00Z962 hPa
2023-08-25T18:00:00Z975 hPa
2023-08-25T21:00:00Z960 hPa
2023-08-26T00:00:00Z970 hPa
2023-08-26T03:00:00Z956 hPa
2023-08-26T06:00:00Z955 hPa
2023-08-26T09:00:00Z950 hPa
2023-08-26T12:00:00Z950 hPa
2023-08-26T15:00:00Z943 hPa
2023-08-26T18:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-08-26T21:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-08-27T00:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-08-27T03:00:00Z943 hPa
2023-08-27T06:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-08-27T09:00:00Z942 hPa
2023-08-27T12:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-08-27T15:00:00Z947 hPa
2023-08-27T18:00:00Z955 hPa
2023-08-27T21:00:00Z959 hPa
2023-08-28T00:00:00Z960 hPa
2023-08-28T03:00:00Z957 hPa
2023-08-28T06:00:00Z955 hPa
2023-08-28T09:00:00Z948 hPa
2023-08-28T12:00:00Z955 hPa
2023-08-28T15:00:00Z950 hPa
2023-08-28T18:00:00Z955 hPa
2023-08-28T21:00:00Z955 hPa
2023-08-29T00:00:00Z955 hPa
2023-08-29T03:00:00Z945 hPa
2023-08-29T06:00:00Z950 hPa
2023-08-29T09:00:00Z929 hPa
2023-08-29T12:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-08-29T15:00:00Z920 hPa
2023-08-29T18:00:00Z935 hPa
2023-08-29T21:00:00Z920 hPa
2023-08-30T00:00:00Z920 hPa
2023-08-30T03:00:00Z925 hPa
2023-08-30T06:00:00Z920 hPa
2023-08-30T09:00:00Z925 hPa
2023-08-30T12:00:00Z920 hPa
2023-08-30T15:00:00Z924 hPa
2023-08-30T18:00:00Z920 hPa
2023-08-30T21:00:00Z924 hPa
2023-08-31T00:00:00Z920 hPa
2023-08-31T03:00:00Z924 hPa
2023-08-31T06:00:00Z920 hPa
2023-08-31T09:00:00Z931 hPa
2023-08-31T12:00:00Z935 hPa
2023-08-31T15:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-08-31T18:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-08-31T19:00:00Z943 hPa
2023-08-31T20:00:00Z942 hPa
2023-08-31T21:00:00Z942 hPa
2023-08-31T22:00:00Z941 hPa
2023-08-31T23:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-09-01T00:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-09-01T01:00:00Z939 hPa
2023-09-01T02:00:00Z939 hPa
2023-09-01T03:00:00Z939 hPa
2023-09-01T04:00:00Z939 hPa
2023-09-01T05:00:00Z939 hPa
2023-09-01T06:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-09-01T07:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-09-01T08:00:00Z940 hPa
2023-09-01T09:00:00Z941 hPa
2023-09-01T10:00:00Z942 hPa
2023-09-01T11:00:00Z942 hPa
2023-09-01T12:00:00Z950 hPa
2023-09-01T13:00:00Z946 hPa
2023-09-01T14:00:00Z948 hPa
2023-09-01T15:00:00Z951 hPa
2023-09-01T16:00:00Z954 hPa
2023-09-01T17:00:00Z956 hPa
2023-09-01T18:00:00Z970 hPa
2023-09-01T19:00:00Z961 hPa
2023-09-01T20:00:00Z963 hPa
2023-09-01T21:00:00Z965 hPa
2023-09-01T22:00:00Z966 hPa
2023-09-01T23:00:00Z968 hPa
2023-09-02T00:00:00Z980 hPa
2023-09-02T01:00:00Z972 hPa
2023-09-02T02:00:00Z973 hPa
2023-09-02T03:00:00Z975 hPa
2023-09-02T04:00:00Z976 hPa
2023-09-02T05:00:00Z978 hPa
2023-09-02T06:00:00Z990 hPa
2023-09-02T07:00:00Z981 hPa
2023-09-02T08:00:00Z982 hPa
2023-09-02T09:00:00Z984 hPa
2023-09-02T12:00:00Z996 hPa
2023-09-02T15:00:00Z993 hPa
2023-09-02T18:00:00Z998 hPa
2023-09-02T21:00:00Z997 hPa
2023-09-03T00:00:00Z1000 hPa
2023-09-03T03:00:00Z998 hPa
2023-09-03T06:00:00Z1000 hPa
2023-09-03T09:00:00Z1002 hPa
2023-09-03T12:00:00Z1000 hPa
2023-09-03T15:00:00Zn/a
2023-09-03T18:00:00Zn/a
2023-09-03T21:00:00Zn/a
2023-09-04T00:00:00Zn/a

ACE Compared With the 2023 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2023
Freddy (South-West Indian)66.2 ACE
Dora (Eastern North Pacific)53.8 ACE
Mawar (Western North Pacific)36.9 ACE
Lee (North Atlantic)36.7 ACE
Darian (South-West Indian)33.1 ACE
Saola (this storm)26.8 ACE
Franklin (North Atlantic)26.4 ACE
Biparjoy (North Indian)22.5 ACE
Khanun (Western North Pacific)22.2 ACE
Koinu (Western North Pacific)20.3 ACE
Bolaven (Western North Pacific)18.5 ACE
Tammy (North Atlantic)17.4 ACE
Jova (Eastern North Pacific)16.1 ACE
Doksuri (Western North Pacific)15.7 ACE
Lan (Western North Pacific)15.7 ACE
Norma (Eastern North Pacific)14.9 ACE
Calvin (Eastern North Pacific)14.4 ACE
Kevin (South Pacific)13.6 ACE
Hilary (Eastern North Pacific)13.2 ACE
Margot (North Atlantic)12.5 ACE
Lidia (Eastern North Pacific)12.0 ACE
Herman (South-West Indian)11.7 ACE
Mocha (North Indian)11.3 ACE
Judy (South Pacific)11.3 ACE
Fernanda (Eastern North Pacific)11.3 ACE
Fabien (South-West Indian)10.6 ACE
Nigel (North Atlantic)10.5 ACE
Ilsa (South Pacific)10.0 ACE
Philippe (North Atlantic)9.6 ACE
Guchol (Western North Pacific)9.3 ACE
Haikui (Western North Pacific)9.2 ACE
Adrian (Eastern North Pacific)8.8 ACE
Dingani (South-West Indian)8.1 ACE
Cheneso (South-West Indian)8.0 ACE
Tej (North Indian)7.7 ACE
Otis (Eastern North Pacific)7.4 ACE
Idalia (North Atlantic)7.1 ACE
Don (North Atlantic)6.7 ACE
Enala (South-West Indian)6.6 ACE
Gabrielle (South Pacific)5.8 ACE
Pilar (Eastern North Pacific)5.4 ACE
Bret (North Atlantic)4.5 ACE
Talim (Western North Pacific)3.7 ACE
Damrey (Western North Pacific)3.4 ACE
Gert (North Atlantic)2.7 ACE
Beatriz (Eastern North Pacific)2.6 ACE
Cindy (North Atlantic)2.5 ACE
Greg (Eastern North Pacific)2.4 ACE
Kirogi (Western North Pacific)2.4 ACE
Michaung (North Indian)2.3 ACE
Rina (North Atlantic)2.2 ACE
Eugene (Eastern North Pacific)1.9 ACE
Jose (North Atlantic)1.8 ACE
Kenneth (Eastern North Pacific)1.8 ACE
Yun-Yeung (Western North Pacific)1.8 ACE
Hamoon (North Indian)1.7 ACE
Ophelia (North Atlantic)1.5 ACE
Katia (North Atlantic)1.3 ACE
Sean (North Atlantic)1.3 ACE
Sanba (Western North Pacific)1.3 ACE
Ashley (South-West Indian)1.3 ACE
Sanvu (Western North Pacific)1.2 ACE
Max (Eastern North Pacific)1.2 ACE
Irene (South Pacific)1.1 ACE
Irwin (Eastern North Pacific)1.1 ACE
Ramon (Eastern North Pacific)0.9 ACE
Emily (North Atlantic)0.9 ACE
Harold (North Atlantic)0.6 ACE
Arlene (North Atlantic)0.5 ACE
Midhili (North Indian)0.5 ACE
Ellie (South-West Indian)0.4 ACE
Balita (South-West Indian)0.4 ACE
Hale (South Pacific)0.4 ACE
Jelawat (Western North Pacific)0.4 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 Saola 2023
DatePlacePositionWind
2023-09-02Open coast, place not named in the data21.7, 112.368 kt (126 km/h, 78 mph)
2023-09-02Open coast, place not named in the data21.7, 111.950 kt (93 km/h, 58 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.