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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Melor (2015)
10 December 2015 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Melor formed in the Western Pacific basin on 10 December 2015 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 929 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 10 December 2015
- Dissipated
- 17 December 2015
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 929 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Philippines209 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Soudelor287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maysak278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Noul259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dolphin259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Atsani259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nangka250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Higos241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Dujuan241 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth