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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Opal (1967)
29 August 1967 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Opal formed in the Western Pacific basin on 29 August 1967 and lasted 21 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It is the 76th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 29 August 1967
- Dissipated
- 19 September 1967
- Duration
- 21 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Carla296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Emma259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gilda241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Marge232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Violet222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ruth204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Harriet204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Clara185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth