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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Son-Tinh (2012)
21 October 2012 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Son-Tinh formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 October 2012 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 944 hPa. It made landfall in Vietnam, the Philippines and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 21 October 2012
- Dissipated
- 29 October 2012
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Vietnam130 km/h
- TSPhilippines83 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sanba287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bopha278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jelawat259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Guchol241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bolaven232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tembin222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Vicente213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Mawar194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth