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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Lan (2023)
6 August 2023 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Lan formed in the Western Pacific basin on 6 August 2023 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 932 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 6 August 2023
- Dissipated
- 18 August 2023
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 932 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mawar306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bolaven306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Saola259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Doksuri241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Khanun232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Koinu222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Haikui194 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Guchol176 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth