2000

Typhoon Season

Name Changes

None this season.

Avg. intensity1.87

Avg. date25/8 – 1/9

Avg. duration7 days

Storms by intensity:

Category 5 Super Typhoon

Category 4 Typhoon

Category 3 Typhoon

Category 2 Typhoon

Category 1 Typhoon

Severe Tropical Storm

Tropical Storm

Name	Category	Meaning	Contributed By	Position	Dates	Track

Name	Category	Meaning	Contributed By	Position	Dates	Track
Damrey	5	Elephant		1A	4/5 - 12/5/2000	Zoom Earth
Longwang	TS	Dragon king		1B	17/5 - 20/5/2000	Zoom Earth
Kirogi	4	Wild goose		1C	2/7 - 8/7/2000	Zoom Earth
Kai-tak	1	Name of the old airport		1D	3/7 - 10/7/2000	Zoom Earth
Tembin	TS	Libra, balance, a weighing device		1E	17/7 - 23/7/2000	Zoom Earth
Bolaven	STS	Plateau in the southern part of Laos		1F	24/7 - 31/7/2000	Zoom Earth
Chanchu	TS	Pearl		1G	27/7 - 30/7/2000	Zoom Earth
Jelawat	4	A fresh water fish		1H	31/7 - 12/8/2000	Zoom Earth
Ewiniar	1	Chuuk traditional storm god		1I	9/8 - 18/8/2000	Zoom Earth
Bilis	5	Speed, fleetness		1J	18/8 - 25/8/2000	Zoom Earth
Kaemi	TS	Ant		1K	18/8 - 23/8/2000	Zoom Earth
Prapiroon	1	God of rain		1L	25/8 - 1/9/2000	Zoom Earth
Maria	TS	Chamorro woman's name		1M	27/8 - 2/9/2000	Zoom Earth
Saomai	5	Star Venus		1N	31/8 - 16/9/2000	Zoom Earth
Bopha	TS	Flower/the name of little girl		2A	4/9 - 11/9/2000	Zoom Earth
Wukong	2	Famous hero in Chinese story		2B	4/9 - 10/9/2000	Zoom Earth
Sonamu	1	Pine tree		2C	14/9 - 18/9/2000	Zoom Earth
Shanshan	4	Name of young girls		2D	17/9 - 24/9/2000	Zoom Earth
Yagi	3	Capricorn, goat		2E	21/10 - 28/10/2000	Zoom Earth
Xangsane	2	Elephant		2F	24/10 - 1/11/2000	Zoom Earth
Bebinca	2	Macanese milk pudding		2G	30/10 - 7/11/2000	Zoom Earth
Rumbia	TS	A palm tree that yields sago		2H	27/11 - 7/12/2000	Zoom Earth
Soulik	3	Traditional Pohnpei chief's title		2I	29/12/2000 - 4/1/2001	Zoom Earth