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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Cimaron (2018)
16 August 2018 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Cimaron formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 August 2018 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 936 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 16 August 2018
- Dissipated
- 24 August 2018
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 936 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mangkhut287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jebi287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kong-rey278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Yutu278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maria269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Trami259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jelawat241 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Soulik194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth