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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Bess (1982)
21 July 1982 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Bess formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 July 1982 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 21 July 1982
- Dissipated
- 6 August 1982
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mac259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cecil232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ellis232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Andy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nancy213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ken204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Nelson194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Pat194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth