Chanthu: 2021 Western North Pacific
Chanthu reached 153 kt (283 km/h, 176 mph) (C5) in the 2021 Western North Pacific season, from 2021-09-05 to 2021-09-20, with track, wind and pressure and 28.7 ACE.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).
Key Facts
- Chanthu was a category 5 at its peak in the 2021 Western North Pacific season.
- Peak maximum sustained wind was 153 kt (283 km/h, 176 mph), reached on 10 September 2021, and the lowest pressure was 905 hPa.
- The track runs from 5 September 2021 to 20 September 2021 with 119 six hourly positions.
- Chanthu accumulated 28.7 ACE.
- 1 landfall is recorded, the first on 17 September 2021.
Track
5 September 2021 to 20 September 2021| Storm | First position (lat, lon) | Last position (lat, lon) | Track points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanthu | 12.4, 140.5 | 31.8, 140.7 | 119 |
Wind
Knots, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| 2021-09-05T06:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-05T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-05T12:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-05T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-05T18:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2021-09-05T21:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2021-09-06T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2021-09-06T03:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2021-09-06T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2021-09-06T09:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2021-09-06T12:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2021-09-06T15:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2021-09-06T18:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2021-09-06T21:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-07T03:00:00Z | 58 kt |
| 2021-09-07T06:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2021-09-07T09:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2021-09-07T12:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2021-09-07T15:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2021-09-07T18:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2021-09-07T21:00:00Z | 128 kt |
| 2021-09-08T00:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2021-09-08T03:00:00Z | 135 kt |
| 2021-09-08T06:00:00Z | 95 kt |
| 2021-09-08T09:00:00Z | 135 kt |
| 2021-09-08T12:00:00Z | 95 kt |
| 2021-09-08T15:00:00Z | 133 kt |
| 2021-09-08T18:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2021-09-08T21:00:00Z | 138 kt |
| 2021-09-09T00:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2021-09-09T03:00:00Z | 135 kt |
| 2021-09-09T06:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2021-09-09T09:00:00Z | 125 kt |
| 2021-09-09T12:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2021-09-09T15:00:00Z | 123 kt |
| 2021-09-09T18:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2021-09-09T21:00:00Z | 130 kt |
| 2021-09-10T00:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2021-09-10T03:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2021-09-10T06:00:00Z | 115 kt |
| 2021-09-10T09:00:00Z | 148 kt |
| 2021-09-10T12:00:00Z | 115 kt |
| 2021-09-10T15:00:00Z | 153 kt |
| 2021-09-10T18:00:00Z | 115 kt |
| 2021-09-10T21:00:00Z | 150 kt |
| 2021-09-11T00:00:00Z | 115 kt |
| 2021-09-11T03:00:00Z | 138 kt |
| 2021-09-11T06:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2021-09-11T09:00:00Z | 120 kt |
| 2021-09-11T12:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2021-09-11T15:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2021-09-11T18:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2021-09-11T21:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2021-09-12T00:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2021-09-12T03:00:00Z | 95 kt |
| 2021-09-12T06:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2021-09-12T09:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2021-09-12T12:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2021-09-12T15:00:00Z | 93 kt |
| 2021-09-12T18:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2021-09-12T21:00:00Z | 88 kt |
| 2021-09-13T00:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2021-09-13T03:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2021-09-13T06:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2021-09-13T09:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2021-09-13T12:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2021-09-13T15:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2021-09-13T18:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2021-09-13T21:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2021-09-14T03:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2021-09-14T06:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2021-09-14T09:00:00Z | 38 kt |
| 2021-09-14T12:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-14T15:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2021-09-14T18:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-14T21:00:00Z | 38 kt |
| 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-15T03:00:00Z | 43 kt |
| 2021-09-15T06:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-15T09:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-15T12:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-15T15:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2021-09-15T18:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-15T21:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2021-09-16T00:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-16T03:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2021-09-16T06:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-16T09:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2021-09-16T12:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-16T15:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-16T18:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-16T21:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-17T00:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-17T03:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-17T06:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-17T09:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2021-09-17T12:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-17T15:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-17T18:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2021-09-17T21:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2021-09-18T00:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2021-09-18T03:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2021-09-18T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2021-09-18T09:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2021-09-18T12:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-18T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-18T18:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-18T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T00:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T06:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T12:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T18:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-20T00:00:00Z | n/a |
Pressure
hPa, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Pressure (hPa) |
|---|---|
| 2021-09-05T06:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2021-09-05T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-05T12:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2021-09-05T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-05T18:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2021-09-05T21:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2021-09-06T00:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2021-09-06T03:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2021-09-06T06:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2021-09-06T09:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2021-09-06T12:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2021-09-06T15:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2021-09-06T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2021-09-06T21:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2021-09-07T03:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-07T06:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-07T09:00:00Z | 976 hPa |
| 2021-09-07T12:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2021-09-07T15:00:00Z | 952 hPa |
| 2021-09-07T18:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2021-09-07T21:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-08T00:00:00Z | 950 hPa |
| 2021-09-08T03:00:00Z | 927 hPa |
| 2021-09-08T06:00:00Z | 940 hPa |
| 2021-09-08T09:00:00Z | 929 hPa |
| 2021-09-08T12:00:00Z | 940 hPa |
| 2021-09-08T15:00:00Z | 932 hPa |
| 2021-09-08T18:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-08T21:00:00Z | 927 hPa |
| 2021-09-09T00:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-09T03:00:00Z | 928 hPa |
| 2021-09-09T06:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-09T09:00:00Z | 937 hPa |
| 2021-09-09T12:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-09T15:00:00Z | 939 hPa |
| 2021-09-09T18:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-09T21:00:00Z | 932 hPa |
| 2021-09-10T00:00:00Z | 930 hPa |
| 2021-09-10T03:00:00Z | 922 hPa |
| 2021-09-10T06:00:00Z | 910 hPa |
| 2021-09-10T09:00:00Z | 914 hPa |
| 2021-09-10T12:00:00Z | 910 hPa |
| 2021-09-10T15:00:00Z | 907 hPa |
| 2021-09-10T18:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2021-09-10T21:00:00Z | 909 hPa |
| 2021-09-11T00:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2021-09-11T03:00:00Z | 920 hPa |
| 2021-09-11T06:00:00Z | 910 hPa |
| 2021-09-11T09:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-11T12:00:00Z | 920 hPa |
| 2021-09-11T15:00:00Z | 945 hPa |
| 2021-09-11T18:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-11T21:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-12T00:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2021-09-12T03:00:00Z | 940 hPa |
| 2021-09-12T06:00:00Z | 950 hPa |
| 2021-09-12T09:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2021-09-12T12:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2021-09-12T15:00:00Z | 951 hPa |
| 2021-09-12T18:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2021-09-12T21:00:00Z | 956 hPa |
| 2021-09-13T00:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2021-09-13T03:00:00Z | 964 hPa |
| 2021-09-13T06:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2021-09-13T09:00:00Z | 972 hPa |
| 2021-09-13T12:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2021-09-13T15:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2021-09-13T18:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2021-09-13T21:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2021-09-14T03:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2021-09-14T06:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2021-09-14T09:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2021-09-14T12:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-14T15:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2021-09-14T18:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2021-09-14T21:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2021-09-15T03:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2021-09-15T06:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2021-09-15T09:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2021-09-15T12:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2021-09-15T15:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2021-09-15T18:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-15T21:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2021-09-16T00:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-16T03:00:00Z | 983 hPa |
| 2021-09-16T06:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-16T09:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2021-09-16T12:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-16T15:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-16T18:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-16T21:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-17T00:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-17T03:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-17T06:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-17T09:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2021-09-17T12:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2021-09-17T15:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2021-09-17T18:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2021-09-17T21:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2021-09-18T00:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2021-09-18T03:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2021-09-18T06:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2021-09-18T09:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2021-09-18T12:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2021-09-18T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-18T18:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2021-09-18T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T00:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2021-09-19T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T06:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2021-09-19T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T12:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2021-09-19T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-19T18:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2021-09-19T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2021-09-20T00:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
ACE Compared With the 2021 Season
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
| Date | Place | Position | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-17 | Open coast, place not named in the data | 33.8, 132.8 | 45 kt (83 km/h, 52 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.