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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Cecil (1985)
8 October 1985 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Cecil formed in the Western Pacific basin on 8 October 1985 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 960 hPa. It made landfall in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and the Philippines.
- Formed
- 8 October 1985
- Dissipated
- 17 October 1985
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 960 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Vietnam167 km/h
- Cat. 1Laos130 km/h
- TSThailand74 km/h
- TSPhilippines0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dot278 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Gay185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Hal185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Faye185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Hope185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Nelson176 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Pat176 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Irma167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth