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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kai-tak (2012)
11 August 2012 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Typhoon Kai-tak formed in the Western Pacific basin on 11 August 2012 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 974 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, the Philippines and Vietnam.
- Formed
- 11 August 2012
- Dissipated
- 18 August 2012
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 974 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China120 km/h
- TSPhilippines102 km/h
- TSVietnam102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sanba287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bopha278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jelawat259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Guchol241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bolaven232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tembin222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Vicente213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Mawar194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth