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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Babe (1977)
31 August 1977 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Hurricane Babe formed in the Western Pacific basin on 31 August 1977 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 31 August 1977
- Dissipated
- 12 September 1977
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 905 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kim232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lucy213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Vera204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth