Dolphin: 2026 Western North Pacific

Dolphin reached 144 kt (267 km/h, 166 mph) (C5) in the 2026 Western North Pacific season, from 2026-07-27 to 2026-08-09, with track, wind and pressure and 0.0 ACE.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Dolphin was a category 5 at its peak in the 2026 Western North Pacific season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 144 kt (267 km/h, 166 mph), reached on 29 July 2026, and the lowest pressure was 915 hPa.
The track runs from 27 July 2026 to 9 August 2026 with 111 six hourly positions.
Dolphin accumulated 0.0 ACE.
1 landfall is recorded, the first on 9 August 2026.

Track

27 July 2026 to 9 August 2026

Dolphin formed on 27 July 2026 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 29 kt (54 km/h, 33 mph) at the start to a peak of 144 kt (267 km/h, 166 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Dolphin
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2026-07-27T00:00:00Z	29 kt
2026-07-27T03:00:00Z	32 kt
2026-07-27T06:00:00Z	35 kt
2026-07-27T09:00:00Z	40 kt
2026-07-27T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2026-07-27T15:00:00Z	45 kt
2026-07-27T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2026-07-27T21:00:00Z	53 kt
2026-07-28T00:00:00Z	60 kt
2026-07-28T03:00:00Z	67 kt
2026-07-28T06:00:00Z	74 kt
2026-07-28T09:00:00Z	87 kt
2026-07-28T12:00:00Z	99 kt
2026-07-28T15:00:00Z	112 kt
2026-07-28T18:00:00Z	124 kt
2026-07-28T21:00:00Z	122 kt
2026-07-29T00:00:00Z	119 kt
2026-07-29T03:00:00Z	119 kt
2026-07-29T06:00:00Z	119 kt
2026-07-29T09:00:00Z	124 kt
2026-07-29T12:00:00Z	128 kt
2026-07-29T15:00:00Z	136 kt
2026-07-29T18:00:00Z	144 kt
2026-07-29T21:00:00Z	141 kt
2026-07-30T00:00:00Z	138 kt
2026-07-30T03:00:00Z	138 kt
2026-07-30T06:00:00Z	138 kt
2026-07-30T09:00:00Z	133 kt
2026-07-30T12:00:00Z	128 kt
2026-07-30T15:00:00Z	131 kt
2026-07-30T18:00:00Z	134 kt
2026-07-30T21:00:00Z	134 kt
2026-07-31T00:00:00Z	134 kt
2026-07-31T03:00:00Z	136 kt
2026-07-31T06:00:00Z	138 kt
2026-07-31T09:00:00Z	133 kt
2026-07-31T12:00:00Z	128 kt
2026-07-31T15:00:00Z	126 kt
2026-07-31T18:00:00Z	124 kt
2026-07-31T21:00:00Z	124 kt
2026-08-01T00:00:00Z	124 kt
2026-08-01T03:00:00Z	122 kt
2026-08-01T06:00:00Z	119 kt
2026-08-01T09:00:00Z	119 kt
2026-08-01T12:00:00Z	119 kt
2026-08-01T15:00:00Z	122 kt
2026-08-01T18:00:00Z	124 kt
2026-08-01T21:00:00Z	124 kt
2026-08-02T00:00:00Z	124 kt
2026-08-02T03:00:00Z	122 kt
2026-08-02T06:00:00Z	119 kt
2026-08-02T09:00:00Z	114 kt
2026-08-02T12:00:00Z	109 kt
2026-08-02T15:00:00Z	107 kt
2026-08-02T18:00:00Z	105 kt
2026-08-02T21:00:00Z	102 kt
2026-08-03T00:00:00Z	99 kt
2026-08-03T03:00:00Z	96 kt
2026-08-03T06:00:00Z	93 kt
2026-08-03T09:00:00Z	91 kt
2026-08-03T12:00:00Z	89 kt
2026-08-03T15:00:00Z	91 kt
2026-08-03T18:00:00Z	93 kt
2026-08-03T21:00:00Z	96 kt
2026-08-04T00:00:00Z	99 kt
2026-08-04T03:00:00Z	107 kt
2026-08-04T06:00:00Z	115 kt
2026-08-04T09:00:00Z	112 kt
2026-08-04T12:00:00Z	109 kt
2026-08-04T15:00:00Z	107 kt
2026-08-04T18:00:00Z	105 kt
2026-08-04T21:00:00Z	102 kt
2026-08-05T00:00:00Z	99 kt
2026-08-05T03:00:00Z	99 kt
2026-08-05T06:00:00Z	99 kt
2026-08-05T09:00:00Z	94 kt
2026-08-05T12:00:00Z	89 kt
2026-08-05T15:00:00Z	85 kt
2026-08-05T18:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-05T21:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-06T00:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-06T03:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-06T06:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-06T09:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-06T12:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-06T15:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-06T18:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-06T21:00:00Z	82 kt
2026-08-07T00:00:00Z	84 kt
2026-08-07T03:00:00Z	87 kt
2026-08-07T06:00:00Z	89 kt
2026-08-07T09:00:00Z	89 kt
2026-08-07T12:00:00Z	89 kt
2026-08-07T15:00:00Z	89 kt
2026-08-07T18:00:00Z	89 kt
2026-08-07T21:00:00Z	85 kt
2026-08-08T00:00:00Z	80 kt
2026-08-08T03:00:00Z	77 kt
2026-08-08T06:00:00Z	74 kt
2026-08-08T09:00:00Z	74 kt
2026-08-08T12:00:00Z	74 kt
2026-08-08T15:00:00Z	74 kt
2026-08-08T18:00:00Z	74 kt
2026-08-08T21:00:00Z	72 kt
2026-08-09T00:00:00Z	70 kt
2026-08-09T03:00:00Z	72 kt
2026-08-09T06:00:00Z	74 kt
2026-08-09T09:00:00Z	69 kt
2026-08-09T12:00:00Z	64 kt
2026-08-09T15:00:00Z	59 kt
2026-08-09T18:00:00Z	54 kt

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 915 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Dolphin
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2026-07-27T00:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2026-07-27T03:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2026-07-27T06:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2026-07-27T09:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2026-07-27T12:00:00Z	998 hPa
2026-07-27T15:00:00Z	998 hPa
2026-07-27T18:00:00Z	997 hPa
2026-07-27T21:00:00Z	993 hPa
2026-07-28T00:00:00Z	988 hPa
2026-07-28T03:00:00Z	984 hPa
2026-07-28T06:00:00Z	980 hPa
2026-07-28T09:00:00Z	970 hPa
2026-07-28T12:00:00Z	960 hPa
2026-07-28T15:00:00Z	949 hPa
2026-07-28T18:00:00Z	937 hPa
2026-07-28T21:00:00Z	939 hPa
2026-07-29T00:00:00Z	941 hPa
2026-07-29T03:00:00Z	941 hPa
2026-07-29T06:00:00Z	941 hPa
2026-07-29T09:00:00Z	938 hPa
2026-07-29T12:00:00Z	935 hPa
2026-07-29T15:00:00Z	925 hPa
2026-07-29T18:00:00Z	915 hPa
2026-07-29T21:00:00Z	918 hPa
2026-07-30T00:00:00Z	921 hPa
2026-07-30T03:00:00Z	920 hPa
2026-07-30T06:00:00Z	919 hPa
2026-07-30T09:00:00Z	925 hPa
2026-07-30T12:00:00Z	931 hPa
2026-07-30T15:00:00Z	928 hPa
2026-07-30T18:00:00Z	924 hPa
2026-07-30T21:00:00Z	924 hPa
2026-07-31T00:00:00Z	924 hPa
2026-07-31T03:00:00Z	920 hPa
2026-07-31T06:00:00Z	915 hPa
2026-07-31T09:00:00Z	921 hPa
2026-07-31T12:00:00Z	927 hPa
2026-07-31T15:00:00Z	930 hPa
2026-07-31T18:00:00Z	932 hPa
2026-07-31T21:00:00Z	933 hPa
2026-08-01T00:00:00Z	933 hPa
2026-08-01T03:00:00Z	935 hPa
2026-08-01T06:00:00Z	937 hPa
2026-08-01T09:00:00Z	937 hPa
2026-08-01T12:00:00Z	937 hPa
2026-08-01T15:00:00Z	934 hPa
2026-08-01T18:00:00Z	930 hPa
2026-08-01T21:00:00Z	931 hPa
2026-08-02T00:00:00Z	931 hPa
2026-08-02T03:00:00Z	933 hPa
2026-08-02T06:00:00Z	935 hPa
2026-08-02T09:00:00Z	939 hPa
2026-08-02T12:00:00Z	943 hPa
2026-08-02T15:00:00Z	944 hPa
2026-08-02T18:00:00Z	945 hPa
2026-08-02T21:00:00Z	947 hPa
2026-08-03T00:00:00Z	949 hPa
2026-08-03T03:00:00Z	949 hPa
2026-08-03T06:00:00Z	949 hPa
2026-08-03T09:00:00Z	952 hPa
2026-08-03T12:00:00Z	955 hPa
2026-08-03T15:00:00Z	954 hPa
2026-08-03T18:00:00Z	952 hPa
2026-08-03T21:00:00Z	950 hPa
2026-08-04T00:00:00Z	947 hPa
2026-08-04T03:00:00Z	940 hPa
2026-08-04T06:00:00Z	933 hPa
2026-08-04T09:00:00Z	934 hPa
2026-08-04T12:00:00Z	935 hPa
2026-08-04T15:00:00Z	935 hPa
2026-08-04T18:00:00Z	935 hPa
2026-08-04T21:00:00Z	939 hPa
2026-08-05T00:00:00Z	943 hPa
2026-08-05T03:00:00Z	942 hPa
2026-08-05T06:00:00Z	941 hPa
2026-08-05T09:00:00Z	945 hPa
2026-08-05T12:00:00Z	949 hPa
2026-08-05T15:00:00Z	953 hPa
2026-08-05T18:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-08-05T21:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-08-06T00:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-08-06T03:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-08-06T06:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-08-06T09:00:00Z	957 hPa
2026-08-06T12:00:00Z	957 hPa
2026-08-06T15:00:00Z	957 hPa
2026-08-06T18:00:00Z	957 hPa
2026-08-06T21:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-08-07T00:00:00Z	955 hPa
2026-08-07T03:00:00Z	953 hPa
2026-08-07T06:00:00Z	951 hPa
2026-08-07T09:00:00Z	951 hPa
2026-08-07T12:00:00Z	951 hPa
2026-08-07T15:00:00Z	950 hPa
2026-08-07T18:00:00Z	948 hPa
2026-08-07T21:00:00Z	951 hPa
2026-08-08T00:00:00Z	954 hPa
2026-08-08T03:00:00Z	955 hPa
2026-08-08T06:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-08-08T09:00:00Z	953 hPa
2026-08-08T12:00:00Z	950 hPa
2026-08-08T15:00:00Z	953 hPa
2026-08-08T18:00:00Z	955 hPa
2026-08-08T21:00:00Z	957 hPa
2026-08-09T00:00:00Z	959 hPa
2026-08-09T03:00:00Z	957 hPa
2026-08-09T06:00:00Z	954 hPa
2026-08-09T09:00:00Z	956 hPa
2026-08-09T12:00:00Z	958 hPa
2026-08-09T15:00:00Z	964 hPa
2026-08-09T18:00:00Z	970 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2026 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2026
Polo (Eastern North Pacific)	50.2 ACE
Lowell (Eastern North Pacific)	44.3 ACE
Nolo (Eastern North Pacific)	31.5 ACE
Karina (Eastern North Pacific)	31.3 ACE
Rachel (Eastern North Pacific)	26.7 ACE
Genevieve (Eastern North Pacific)	26.4 ACE
Lala (Eastern North Pacific)	24.6 ACE
Dudzai (South-West Indian)	21.7 ACE
Grant (South-West Indian)	21.5 ACE
Narelle (South Pacific)	19.1 ACE
Fausto (Eastern North Pacific)	18.7 ACE
Maila (South Pacific)	17.2 ACE
Gezani (South-West Indian)	16.6 ACE
Odalys (Eastern North Pacific)	16.3 ACE
Marie (Eastern North Pacific)	13.5 ACE
Fina (South-West Indian)	13.4 ACE
Simon (Eastern North Pacific)	11.3 ACE
Horacio (South-West Indian)	10.2 ACE
Isaias (North Atlantic)	7.2 ACE
Bakung (South-West Indian)	6.6 ACE
Jenna (South-West Indian)	5.8 ACE
Elida (Eastern North Pacific)	5.7 ACE
Fytia (South-West Indian)	5.1 ACE
Indusa (South-West Indian)	5.0 ACE
Chenge (South-West Indian)	4.7 ACE
Hayley (South-West Indian)	4.4 ACE
Mitchell (South Pacific)	4.2 ACE
Fay (North Atlantic)	3.8 ACE
Norbert (Eastern North Pacific)	3.7 ACE
Iselle (Eastern North Pacific)	3.5 ACE
Nokaen (Western North Pacific)	2.8 ACE
Bertha (North Atlantic)	2.2 ACE
Amanda (Eastern North Pacific)	1.7 ACE
Moke (Eastern North Pacific)	1.6 ACE
Koji (South Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Gonzalo (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Hanna (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Luana (South-West Indian)	1.3 ACE
Cristina (Eastern North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Iggy (South-West Indian)	1.1 ACE
Penha (Western North Pacific)	1.0 ACE
Ewetse (South-West Indian)	0.9 ACE
Hernan (Eastern North Pacific)	0.9 ACE
Edouard (North Atlantic)	0.8 ACE
Douglas (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Boris (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Dolly (North Atlantic)	0.5 ACE
Julio (Eastern North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Cristobal (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Arthur (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Awo (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Juluka (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Blossom (South-West Indian)	0.3 ACE
Atsani (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Bang-Lang (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Bavi (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Chan-Hom (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Choi-Wan (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Dolphin (this storm)	0.0 ACE
Dujuan (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Etau (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Hagupit (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Higos (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Jangmi (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Koguma (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Krovanh (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Maysak (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Mekkhala (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Nangka (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Narra (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Noul (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Nuri (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Peilou (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Saudel (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Saudel (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Sinlaku (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Surigae (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Urmil (South Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Vaianu (South Pacific)	0.0 ACE

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

Landfalls of Dolphin 2026
Date	Place	Position	Wind
2026-08-09	Open coast, place not named in the data	27.9, 120.6	64 kt (119 km/h, 74 mph)

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from tcvitals,usa 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.