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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Dot (1985)
11 October 1985 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Dot formed in the Western Pacific basin on 11 October 1985 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 895 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. It is the 87th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 11 October 1985
- Dissipated
- 22 October 1985
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 895 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Philippines167 km/h
- TSVietnam93 km/h
- TSLaos0 km/h
- TSThailand0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Typhoon Gay185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Hal185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Cecil185 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