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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Nock-Ten (2016)
20 December 2016 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Nock-Ten formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 December 2016 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 20 December 2016
- Dissipated
- 28 December 2016
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines204 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. 4Typhoon Lionrock222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Megi222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Malakas213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sarika213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth