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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Rita (1972)
5 July 1972 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Rita formed in the Western Pacific basin on 5 July 1972 and lasted 25 days. Its sustained winds reached 269 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 910 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China and Mongolia.
- Formed
- 5 July 1972
- Dissipated
- 30 July 1972
- Duration
- 25 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 269 km/h (145 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 910 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China46 km/h
- TSMongolia37 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- 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
- Cat. 3Typhoon Lola194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth