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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Therese (1972)
30 November 1972 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Therese formed in the Western Pacific basin on 30 November 1972 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa. It made landfall in Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.
- Formed
- 30 November 1972
- Dissipated
- 12 December 1972
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Vietnam176 km/h
- Cat. 1Philippines139 km/h
- TSLaos56 km/h
- TSCambodia56 km/h
- TSThailand46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Rita269 km/h
- 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
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth