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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kit (1966)
20 June 1966 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Kit formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 June 1966 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 315 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 880 hPa. It is the 6th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 20 June 1966
- Dissipated
- 3 July 1966
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 315 km/h (170 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 880 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Cora278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Alice241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Irma222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Elsie213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ida185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kathy185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marie185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth