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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Bolaven (2012)
18 August 2012 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Bolaven formed in the Western Pacific basin on 18 August 2012 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 929 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, North Korea and Russia.
- Formed
- 18 August 2012
- Dissipated
- 1 September 2012
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 929 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China83 km/h
- TSNorth Korea74 km/h
- TSRussia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sanba287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bopha278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jelawat259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Guchol241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tembin222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Vicente213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Mawar194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Prapiroon194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth