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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kujira (2003)
8 April 2003 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Kujira formed in the Western Pacific basin on 8 April 2003 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 904 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 8 April 2003
- Dissipated
- 25 April 2003
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 904 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maemi278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lupit269 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Imbudo241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Parma241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Dujuan232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ketsana232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Chan-Hom213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Soudelor213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth