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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ora (1972)
21 June 1972 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Typhoon Ora formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 June 1972 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 980 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 21 June 1972
- Dissipated
- 30 June 1972
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 980 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Philippines120 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Rita269 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Betty250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tess232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kit222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Phyllis222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Marie213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ida204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Pamela204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth