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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Mangkhut (2018)
6 September 2018 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Mangkhut formed in the Western Pacific basin on 6 September 2018 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 896 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and People's Republic of China. It killed at least 59 people. It is the 56th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 6 September 2018
- Dissipated
- 17 September 2018
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 896 hPa
- Deaths
- 59
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Philippines237 km/h
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China144 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jebi287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kong-rey278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Yutu278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maria269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Trami259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jelawat241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cimaron213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Soulik194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth