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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Jangmi (2008)
23 September 2008 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Jangmi formed in the Western Pacific basin on 23 September 2008 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 918 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan.
- Formed
- 23 September 2008
- Dissipated
- 5 October 2008
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 918 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan157 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rammasun250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nakri232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sinlaku232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hagupit232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Fengshen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Neoguri185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Nuri185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Fung-wong176 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth