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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Rita (1975)
9 August 1975 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Typhoon Rita formed in the Western Pacific basin on 9 August 1975 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 965 hPa. It made landfall in Japan, People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Russia.
- Formed
- 9 August 1975
- Dissipated
- 25 August 1975
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 965 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan117 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China0 km/h
- TSTaiwan0 km/h
- TSRussia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon June296 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nina250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Elsie250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Phyllis222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Cora194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth