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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Goni (2020)
25 October 2020 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Goni formed in the Western Pacific basin on 25 October 2020 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 315 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 884 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and Vietnam. It is the 8th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 25 October 2020
- Dissipated
- 6 November 2020
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 315 km/h (170 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 884 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 5Philippines278 km/h
- TSVietnam43 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Haishen250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Maysak222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Vamco213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Molave194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Vongfong185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Bavi185 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Hagupit139 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Saudel139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth