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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Matsa (2005)
29 July 2005 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Matsa formed in the Western Pacific basin on 29 July 2005 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 954 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 29 July 2005
- Dissipated
- 9 August 2005
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 954 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Haitang259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nabi259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Talim241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nesat232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Mawar232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Longwang232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sonca213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Khanun213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth