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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Namtheun (2016)
30 August 2016 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Namtheun formed in the Western Pacific basin on 30 August 2016 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 948 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 30 August 2016
- Dissipated
- 5 September 2016
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 948 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Meranti315 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nepartak287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Chaba278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Haima269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nock-Ten259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lionrock222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Megi222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Malakas213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth