2008

Typhoon Season

Name Changes

None this season.

Avg. intensity1.59

Avg. date15/8 – 21/8

Avg. duration6 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

Monsoon Depression

Name	Category	Meaning	Contributed By	Position	Dates	Track

Name	Category	Meaning	Contributed By	Position	Dates	Track
Neoguri	3	Raccoon dog		4K	13/4 - 20/4/2008	Zoom Earth
Rammasun	4	God of thunder		4L	7/5 - 13/5/2008	Zoom Earth
Matmo	STS	Heavy rain		4M	14/5 - 17/5/2008	Zoom Earth
Halong	1	A beautiful bay in Vietnam		4N	14/5 - 20/5/2008	Zoom Earth
Nakri	4	A kind of flower		5A	26/5 - 3/6/2008	Zoom Earth
Fengshen	3	God of wind		5B	17/6 - 25/6/2008	Zoom Earth
Kalmaegi	2	Sea gull		5C	13/7 - 20/7/2008	Zoom Earth
Fung-wong	2	Phoenix (name of a peak)		5D	23/7 - 30/7/2008	Zoom Earth
Kammuri	STS	Corona Borealis, crown		5E	3/8 - 8/8/2008	Zoom Earth
Phanfone	MD	Animal		5F	9/8 - 11/8/2008	Zoom Earth
Vongfong	STS	Wasp		5G	14/8 - 17/8/2008	Zoom Earth
Nuri	3	Blue crowned parroquet in the Malay language		5H	17/8 - 23/8/2008	Zoom Earth
Sinlaku	4	Kosrae legendary goddess		5I	8/9 - 21/9/2008	Zoom Earth
Hagupit	4	Lash, flog		5J	18/9 - 25/9/2008	Zoom Earth
Jangmi	5	Rose		5K	23/9 - 1/10/2008	Zoom Earth
Mekkhala	TS	Angel of thunder		5L	27/9 - 30/9/2008	Zoom Earth
Higos	TS	Chamorro word for "fig"		5M	29/9 - 6/10/2008	Zoom Earth
Bavi	TS	A mountain chain in northern Vietnam		5N	18/10 - 20/10/2008	Zoom Earth
Maysak	STS	A kind of tree		6A	6/11 - 14/11/2008	Zoom Earth
Haishen	TS	God of sea		6B	14/11 - 17/11/2008	Zoom Earth
Noul	TS	Glows, red sky		6C	14/11 - 17/11/2008	Zoom Earth
Dolphin	2	A Chinese white dolphin which lives in HK waters, and also a mascot of HK		6D	11/12 - 18/12/2008	Zoom Earth