Tropical Records
Typhoon Records Explained: Western Pacific Super Typhoons, Pressure, Wind, and Rainfall
How typhoon records are tracked, why the western Pacific can produce intense storms, and what super typhoon means.
Quick answer: Typhoon records describe tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific, including wind, pressure, rainfall, size, and impacts.
Basin context
The western Pacific has warm water, large ocean area, and conditions that can support very intense tropical cyclones.
Storms there are called typhoons rather than hurricanes.
Super typhoon
Super typhoon is an intensity label used for very strong typhoons, but exact thresholds depend on agency conventions.
Wind averaging periods can differ between agencies.
Record caution
Comparing global tropical cyclone records requires attention to measurement method, satellite era, aircraft data, and agency definitions.
The headline number is only part of the story.