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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Yutu (2018)
20 October 2018 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Yutu formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 October 2018 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 904 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines. It is the 99th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 20 October 2018
- Dissipated
- 3 November 2018
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 904 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines181 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mangkhut287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jebi287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kong-rey278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maria269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Trami259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jelawat241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cimaron213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Soulik194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth