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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Chanthu (2021)
5 September 2021 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Chanthu formed in the Western Pacific basin on 5 September 2021 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 902 hPa. It made landfall in Japan. It is the 58th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 5 September 2021
- Dissipated
- 20 September 2021
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 902 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Surigae315 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Rai278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mindulle259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nyatoh241 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon In-fa176 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Cempaka148 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Conson120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Kompasu111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth