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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kim (1980)
19 July 1980 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Kim formed in the Western Pacific basin on 19 July 1980 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 910 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 19 July 1980
- Dissipated
- 27 July 1980
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 910 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines185 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wynne278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Betty232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Percy232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ellen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marge204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Joe194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Vernon194 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Orchid157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth