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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ben (1986)
16 September 1986 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Ben formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 September 1986 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa.
- Formed
- 16 September 1986
- Dissipated
- 2 October 1986
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
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- Cat. 5Typhoon Peggy259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kim250 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Vera204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Forrest204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Carmen185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Joe185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Abby176 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth