Four storms have been named Songda since 2004: three in the West Pacific (2004, 2011 and 2022) and one in the Central Pacific (2016). The strongest, in 2011, peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h).
Songda formed in the West Pacific in July 2022 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Songda (2022): track and historySongda formed in the Central Pacific in October 2016 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 926 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Songda (2016): track and historySongda formed in the West Pacific in May 2011 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Super Typhoon Songda (2011): track and historySongda formed in the West Pacific in August 2004 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 916 mb. It made landfall near Munakata, Japan. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Typhoon Songda (2004): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songda 2004 | Munakata, Japan | 2004-09-07 03:00 | 100 mph / 165 km/h |
Storms named Songda appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Songda in 2022, in the West Pacific. It formed on July 26, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2016, 2011 and 2004.
Super Typhoon Songda in 2011 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in May. The weakest of the four, in 2022, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).