List of storms named Wukong explained

The name Wukong has been used to name five tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by China and refers to Sun Wukong, a character in a Chinese epic.

• Typhoon Wukong (2000) (T0016, 23W, Maring) – affected Hainan and Indochina.
• Severe Tropical Storm Wukong (2006) (T0610, 11W) – impacted southern Japan.
• Tropical Storm Wukong (2012) (T1225, 27W, Quinta) – traversed the Philippines, causing flash flooding.
• Severe Tropical Storm Wukong (2018) (T1811, 14W) – churned in the open ocean.
• Tropical Storm Wukong (2024) (T2408, 09W) – churned in the open ocean.