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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Lee (1981)
21 December 1981 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Lee formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 December 1981 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 176 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 21 December 1981
- Dissipated
- 29 December 1981
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 176 km/h (95 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Philippines144 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Elsie278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Irma250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Clara222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kit213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Freda185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Hazen185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Agnes176 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Thad157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth