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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Vera (1977)
25 July 1977 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Vera formed in the Western Pacific basin on 25 July 1977 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 25 July 1977
- Dissipated
- 3 August 1977
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Taiwan185 km/h
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China135 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Babe241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kim232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lucy213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth