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Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, [1] was a deadly and extremely destructive super typhoon, which was the second costliest typhoon in Philippine history behind Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Rai was a powerful rare tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines in December 2021.
The 2021 Pacific typhoon season was the second consecutive season to have below average tropical cyclone activity, with twenty-two named storms, and was the least active since 2011. Nine became typhoons, and five of those intensified into super typhoons. This low activity was caused by a strong La Niña that had persisted from the previous year.
Typhoon Rai (Odette) at its peak intensity while approaching the Philippines on December 16, 2021. January 19–20, 2021: an unnamed tropical depression affected much of Visayas and Northern Mindanao. Heavy rainfall from the system resulted in one death and agricultural damages of up to ₱642.5 million (US$13.2 million). [36]
The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
Costliest Philippine typhoons Rank Storm Season Damage Ref. PHP USD; 1 Yolanda (Haiyan) 2013 ₱95.5 billion $2.2 billion [1]2 Odette (Rai) 2021 ₱51.8 billion
2 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2021 are counted in the seasonal totals. 3 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2021 are counted in the seasonal totals. 4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
Typhoon Angela (Rosing, 1995) Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy, 2009) Typhoon Tembin (Vinta, 2017) – made landfall in a similar area 6 years later; Typhoon Rai (Odette, 2021) – a powerful tropical cyclone that affected similar areas exactly 10 years later
Typhoon Rammasun, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Glenda, was one of the only four Category 5 super typhoons on record in the South China Sea, with the other ones being Pamela in 1954, Rai in 2021 and Yagi in 2024. Rammasun had destructive impacts across the Philippines, South China, and Vietnam in mid July 2014.