TCOTD – Typhoon Melor – Oct. 3
October 3
2009 MELOR 130 knots in the Western North Pacific
One of the most intense systems for 2009. In the top 10% for each category listed below!
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| Global rank (of 3248) | Basin rank (of 1012) | Yearly rank (of 100) | ||
| Lifetime Maximum Wind (knots) | 150 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| Lifetime Minimum Pressure (mb) | 913 | 70 | 34 | 3 |
| ACE (103 knots2) | 267.39 | 71 | 26 | 2 |
| PDI (105 knots3) | 257.35 | 48 | 18 | 2 |
| Duration (days) | 12.50 | 480 | 223 | 9 |
| TC Days (days) | 9.50 | 303 | 108 | 5 |
| Hurricane Days (days) | 7.25 | 112 | 50 | 2 |
| Distance Traversed (km) | 9170. | 87 | 52 | 4 |
