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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Phyllis (1975)
11 August 1975 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Phyllis formed in the Western Pacific basin on 11 August 1975 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in Japan. It killed at least 77 people.
- Formed
- 11 August 1975
- Dissipated
- 20 August 1975
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
- Deaths
- 77
Countries Hit
- TSJapan102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon June296 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nina250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Elsie250 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Cora194 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Rita148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth