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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Percy (1980)
13 September 1980 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Percy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 13 September 1980 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 13 September 1980
- Dissipated
- 19 September 1980
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wynne278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kim241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Betty232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ellen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marge204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Joe194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Vernon194 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Orchid157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth