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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Maemi (2003)
4 September 2003 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Maemi formed in the Western Pacific basin on 4 September 2003 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 885 hPa. It made landfall in South Korea. It is the 80th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 4 September 2003
- Dissipated
- 16 September 2003
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 885 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2South Korea163 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lupit269 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kujira250 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