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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Wayne (1983)
20 July 1983 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Wayne formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 July 1983 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 20 July 1983
- Dissipated
- 26 July 1983
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Forrest278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Abby269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Marge269 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Orchid232 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Vera167 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Kim74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth