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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Vongfong (2014)
1 October 2014 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Vongfong formed in the Western Pacific basin on 1 October 2014 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 907 hPa. It made landfall in Japan. It is the 65th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 1 October 2014
- Dissipated
- 16 October 2014
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 907 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hagupit287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nuri287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Rammasun259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Neoguri259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Halong259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Phanfone250 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Matmo157 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Kalmaegi148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth