It reached super typhoon status, with wind speeds of 160mph, and was so large that storm-force winds reached across 370 miles.

Of the 29, 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength.

At this time, the system began to lose strength and was downgraded from super typhoon status.

Additionally, the cyclone remained at the equivalence of a super typhoon for 174 consecutive hours, which was also a record.

It briefly became a category five super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph and a minimum central pressure of 910 mbar.