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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Tip (1979)
2 October 1979 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Tip formed in the Western Pacific basin on 2 October 1979 and lasted 20 days. Its sustained winds reached 306 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 870 hPa. It made landfall in Japan and Russia. It is the 14th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 2 October 1979
- Dissipated
- 22 October 1979
- Duration
- 20 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 306 km/h (165 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 870 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Vera259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hope241 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Alice204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Owen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Sarah204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Abby204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth