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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Vongfong (2020)
8 May 2020 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Vongfong formed in the Western Pacific basin on 8 May 2020 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 961 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines. It killed at least 5 people.
- Formed
- 8 May 2020
- Dissipated
- 18 May 2020
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 961 hPa
- Deaths
- 5
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines185 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Goni315 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Haishen250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Maysak222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Vamco213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Molave194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Bavi185 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Hagupit139 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Saudel139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth