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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Melor (2009)
28 September 2009 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Melor formed in the Western Pacific basin on 28 September 2009 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 911 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 28 September 2009
- Dissipated
- 11 October 2009
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 911 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nida287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Choi-wan259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lupit259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Parma250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Vamco222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kujira213 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Chan-hom167 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Ketsana167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth