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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kujira (2009)
30 April 2009 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Kujira formed in the Western Pacific basin on 30 April 2009 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 937 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 30 April 2009
- Dissipated
- 13 May 2009
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 937 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPhilippines37 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nida287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Melor278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Choi-wan259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lupit259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Parma250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Vamco222 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Chan-hom167 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Ketsana167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth