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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Peggy (1986)
28 June 1986 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Peggy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 28 June 1986 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, People's Republic of China and Vietnam.
- Formed
- 28 June 1986
- Dissipated
- 13 July 1986
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Philippines167 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China102 km/h
- TSVietnam0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lola278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kim250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ben222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Vera204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Forrest204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Carmen185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Joe185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Abby176 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth