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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kompasu (2010)
27 August 2010 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Kompasu formed in the Western Pacific basin on 27 August 2010 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 944 hPa. It made landfall in South Korea and Japan.
- Formed
- 27 August 2010
- Dissipated
- 6 September 2010
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1South Korea120 km/h
- TSJapan65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Megi296 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Chaba213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Fanapi194 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Conson148 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Chanthu148 km/h
- TSCyclone Jal111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Omeka93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth