Tropical Cyclone

Typhoon Kit (1981)

9 December 1981 · Western Pacific · Category 4

Typhoon Kit formed in the Western Pacific basin on 9 December 1981 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.

Formed

9 December 1981

Dissipated

22 December 1981

Duration

14 days

Basin

Western Pacific

Maximum Sustained Wind

213 km/h (115 kt)

Category (Saffir-Simpson)

4

Minimum Pressure

925 hPa

Countries Hit

• TSPhilippines0 km/h

Other Cyclones of the Season

• Cat. 5Typhoon Elsie278 km/h
• Cat. 4Typhoon Irma250 km/h
• Cat. 4Typhoon Clara222 km/h
• Cat. 3Typhoon Freda185 km/h
• Cat. 3Typhoon Hazen185 km/h
• Cat. 2Typhoon Agnes176 km/h
• Cat. 2Typhoon Lee176 km/h
• Cat. 2Typhoon Thad157 km/h

Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth