2024 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Kong-Rey Kong-Rey · WP232024
Typhoon Kong-Rey was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2024-10-24 to 2024-11-02 (10 days), peaking at 140 kt (H5) with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. 139 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GFS, 72 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP232024
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-10-24 → 2024-11-02 (10 days)
- Peak wind
- 140 kt · 72 m/s · H5
- Minimum pressure
- 915 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 139
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 54 (25) | 97 (22) | 105 (18) | 383 (6) |
| ECMWF ENS | 53 (27) | 97 (23) | 139 (19) | 448 (11) |
| GFS | 49 (27) | 72 (23) | 125 (19) | 327 (11) |
| GEFS | 54 (27) | 86 (23) | 133 (19) | 342 (11) |
Mean great-circle distance to the best track at each lead time, counted while the system was a tropical or subtropical cyclone; the number of cases is in brackets.
Best track
Six-hourly positions of the US best track (JTWC / NHC, one-minute winds); grades on the Saffir–Simpson scale.
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind (kt) | Pressure (hPa) | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-24 06Z | 13.1°N 148.3°E | 20 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-10-24 12Z | 13.3°N 147.1°E | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-10-24 18Z | 13.6°N 146.1°E | 20 | 1005 | TD |
| 2024-10-25 00Z | 13.7°N 145.4°E | 25 | 1001 | TD |
| 2024-10-25 06Z | 14.5°N 143.2°E | 30 | 999 | TD |
| 2024-10-25 12Z | 15.4°N 141.0°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-10-25 18Z | 16.1°N 139.3°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-10-26 00Z | 16.4°N 137.6°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2024-10-26 06Z | 16.6°N 136.6°E | 35 | 989 | TS |
| 2024-10-26 12Z | 16.7°N 135.6°E | 30 | 991 | TD |
| 2024-10-26 18Z | 16.7°N 134.3°E | 35 | 991 | TS |
| 2024-10-27 00Z | 16.7°N 133.1°E | 35 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-10-27 06Z | 16.6°N 132.2°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-10-27 12Z | 16.5°N 131.4°E | 40 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-10-27 18Z | 16.5°N 130.4°E | 45 | 991 | TS |
| 2024-10-28 00Z | 16.5°N 129.6°E | 55 | 986 | TS |
| 2024-10-28 06Z | 16.3°N 129.0°E | 60 | 980 | TS |
| 2024-10-28 12Z | 16.6°N 128.5°E | 65 | 977 | H1 |
| 2024-10-28 18Z | 17.0°N 127.9°E | 70 | 976 | H1 |
| 2024-10-29 00Z | 17.4°N 127.2°E | 80 | 971 | H1 |
| 2024-10-29 06Z | 17.9°N 126.6°E | 100 | 953 | H3 |
| 2024-10-29 12Z | 18.5°N 126.0°E | 120 | 933 | H4 |
| 2024-10-29 18Z | 18.9°N 125.4°E | 130 | 915 | H4 |
| 2024-10-30 00Z | 19.2°N 124.9°E | 140 | 917 | H5 |
| 2024-10-30 06Z | 19.8°N 124.2°E | 125 | 929 | H4 |
| 2024-10-30 12Z | 20.4°N 123.6°E | 120 | 934 | H4 |
| 2024-10-30 18Z | 21.1°N 122.8°E | 115 | 939 | H4 |
| 2024-10-31 00Z | 22.0°N 122.1°E | 110 | 943 | H3 |
| 2024-10-31 06Z | 23.1°N 121.3°E | 100 | 947 | H3 |
| 2024-10-31 12Z | 24.0°N 120.2°E | 80 | 966 | H1 |
| 2024-10-31 18Z | 25.3°N 120.0°E | 55 | 976 | TS |
| 2024-11-01 00Z | 26.6°N 120.6°E | 60 | 980 | TS |
| 2024-11-01 06Z | 28.3°N 121.4°E | 50 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-11-01 12Z | 30.5°N 123.0°E | 40 | 993 | TS |
| 2024-11-01 18Z | 32.6°N 128.4°E | 45 | 993 | TS |