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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Lekima (2019)
2 August 2019 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Lekima formed in the Western Pacific basin on 2 August 2019 and lasted 13 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 People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 2 August 2019
- Dissipated
- 14 August 2019
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 904 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2People's Republic of China167 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Halong306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hagibis296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wutip269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bualoi259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lingling222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kammuri222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Fengshen213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Bulbul:matmo194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth