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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Bopha (2012)
25 November 2012 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Bopha formed in the Western Pacific basin on 25 November 2012 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 911 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 25 November 2012
- Dissipated
- 9 December 2012
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 911 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Philippines213 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sanba287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jelawat259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Guchol241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bolaven232 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