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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Chan-hom (2015)
29 June 2015 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Chan-hom formed in the Western Pacific basin on 29 June 2015 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 933 hPa. It made landfall in North Korea.
- Formed
- 29 June 2015
- Dissipated
- 13 July 2015
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 933 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSNorth Korea74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Soudelor287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maysak278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Noul259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dolphin259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Atsani259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nangka250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Higos241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Dujuan241 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth