{"id":106900,"date":"2026-04-14T08:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/cat-5-super-typhoon-sinlaku-the-2nd-strongest-typhoon-so-early-in-the-year-yale-climate-connections\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:33:50","slug":"cat-5-super-typhoon-sinlaku-the-2nd-strongest-typhoon-so-early-in-the-year-yale-climate-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/cat-5-super-typhoon-sinlaku-the-2nd-strongest-typhoon-so-early-in-the-year-yale-climate-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku the 2nd-strongest typhoon so early in the year \u00bb Yale Climate Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tropical Cyclone Sinlaku put on a spectacular display of rapid intensification over the warm Pacific waters southeast of Guam early Sunday, becoming the world\u2019s second Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 at 11 a.m. EDT April 12, with 175 mph (280 km\/h) winds, as rated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoc.navy.mil\/jtwc\/jtwc.html\">Joint Typhoon Warning Center<\/a> (JTWC). Sinlaku will pose an extremely dangerous threat to the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands on Monday and Tuesday.   <\/p>\n<p>Sinlaku likely peaked at 5 p.m. EDT Sunday, with 180 mph (285 km\/hr) winds. Sinlaku is very close to its maximum potential intensity (MPI) \u2014 the greatest intensity that a tropical cyclone can reach under the existing atmospheric and oceanic conditions \u2014 which should be close to 175 mph (280 km\/hr), <a href=\"https:\/\/tropic.ssec.wisc.edu\/real-time\/storm.php?&amp;basin=westpac&amp;sname=04W&amp;invest=NO&amp;zoom=4&amp;img=1&amp;vars=111110000000000000000&amp;loop=0&amp;llval=OFF\">according to a graphic from the University of Wisconsin CIMSS<\/a> (see Bluesky post below). <em><strong>Update:<\/strong> JTWC has upgraded the winds that occurred at Sinlaku\u2019s peak intensity to 185 mph (300 km\/hr).<\/em> <em>(h\/t to Jasper Deng for this stat)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0At 21Z Sunday, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jma.go.jp\/bosai\/map.html#6\/18.792\/131.473\/&amp;typhoon=TC2304&amp;contents=typhoon&amp;lang=en\">Japan Meteorological Agency<\/a>, the official agency responsible for typhoon warnings in the Northwest Pacific, estimated that Sinlaku\u2019s central pressure was 905 MB, with 135 mph (215 km\/h) winds (10-minute average, which is normally substantially lower than the 1-minute average used by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center). Sinlaku\u2019s name was contributed by the Federated States of Micronesia and refers to\u00a0the goddess of nature and breadfruit of Kosrae Island.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Sinlaku took advantage of favorable conditions for its rapid intensification: low wind shear of 5-10 knots, sea surface temperatures of 28-29 degrees Celsius (82-84\u00b0F), with warm waters that extended to great depth (an ocean heat content of 125-150 kilojoules per square centimeter). Sinlaku intensified by 75 mph (120 km\/hr) in the 24 hours ending at 12Z Sunday. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is predicting that Sinlaku has peaked in intensity and will slowly weaken on Monday as it approaches the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands, and pass very near the islands of Tinian (population 2,000) and Saipan (population 43,000) on Tuesday morning (U.S. EDT).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A historic storm for so early in the year<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/coast.noaa.gov\/hurricanes\/index.html#map=3.68\/19.05\/137.88&amp;search=eyJzZWFyY2hTdHJpbmciOiJXZXN0IFBhY2lmaWMgT2NlYW4gQmFzaW4iLCJzZWFyY2hUeXBlIjoiYmFzaW4iLCJjYXRlZ29yaWVzIjpbIkg1Il0sInllYXJzIjpbXSwibW9udGhzIjpbIkphbiIsIkZlYiIsIk1hciIsIkFwciJdLCJlbnNvIjpbXSwicHJlc3N1cmUiOnsicmFuZ2UiOlswLDEwMzBdLCJpbmNsdWRlVW5rbm93blByZXNzdXJlIjp0cnVlfSwiYnVmZmVyVW5pdCI6WyJNaWxlcyJdLCJzb3J0U2VsZWN0aW9uIjp7InZhbHVlIjoiaW50ZW5zaXR5X2hpZ2giLCJsYWJlbCI6IkludGVuc2l0eSAoSGlnaCkifSwiYXBwbHlUb0FPSSI6ZmFsc2UsImlzU3Rvcm1MYWJlbHNWaXNpYmxlIjp0cnVlfQ==\">list of category 5 typhoons<\/a> classified by JTWC for the months of January\u2013April is a short one, with just ten storms:<\/p>\n<p>Surigae, 195 mph winds, Apr. 17, 2021;<br \/>Hester, 185 mph winds, Jan. 1, 1953;<br \/><strong>Sinlaku, 185 mph winds, Apr. 12, 2026;<\/strong><br \/>Maysak, 175 mph winds, Mar. 31, 2015;<br \/>Thelma, 175 mph winds, Apr. 20, 1956;<br \/>Wutip, 165 mph winds, Feb. 23, 2019;<br \/>Isa, 165 mph winds, Apr. 20, 1997;<br \/>Mitag, 160 mph winds, Mar. 5, 2002;<br \/>Andy, 160 mph winds, Apr. 21, 1989; and<br \/>Ophelia, 160 mph winds, Jan. 13, 1958.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1. Category 5 storms globally, 1982-2025, based on data from JTWC and NHC. There has been an increase in the number of Cat 5s globally since accurate global satellite data became available in 1982, statistically significant at the 99.5% level.. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Two Cat 5s so far in 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The other Cat 5 of 2026 so far has been Tropical Cyclone Horacio, which peaked with 160 mph (260 km\/h) winds over the warm waters of the remote South Indian Ocean on Feb. 23, 2026. Horacio did not impact any land areas. The 1990-2025 average yearly number of Category 5 storms globally was 5.3; there were five in 2025 (Hurricanes Melissa, Erin, and Humberto in the Atlantic; Typhoon Ragasa in the Northwest Pacific; and Cyclone Errol in the South Indian).<\/p>\n<p>As seen in Fig. 1, there has been an increase in the number of Cat 5s globally since accurate global satellite data became available in 1982 (technically, this is statistically significant at the 99.5% level). Climate change is expected to increase the proportion of tropical cyclones that reach Category 4 and 5 strength.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bob Henson contributed to this post.<\/em><\/p>\n<section id=\"republication_tracker_tool-5\" class=\"below-content widget republication_tracker_tool\">\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button modal\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" style=\"border-width:0\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/republication-tracker-tool\/assets\/img\/cc-by-nc-nd-4.0.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"pmdelayedscript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-minify=\"1\">\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\t\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\t\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '568493883318626');\n\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView', {\"page_title\":\"Cat 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku the 2nd-strongest typhoon so early in the year\",\"user_role\":\"guest\",\"event_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yaleclimateconnections.org\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cat-5-super-typhoon-sinlaku-the-2nd-strongest-typhoon-so-early-in-the-year\",\"post_type\":\"post\",\"post_id\":137672});\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2026\/04\/cat-5-super-typhoon-sinlaku-the-2nd-strongest-typhoon-so-early-in-the-year\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nSee more https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tropical Cyclone Sinlaku put on a spectacular display of rapid intensification over the warm Pacific waters southeast of Guam early Sunday, becoming the world\u2019s second Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 at 11 a.m. EDT April 12, with 175 mph (280 km\/h) winds, as rated by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). 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