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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Typhoon_Rita_on_July_9,_1972.png) Satellite image of Typhoon Rita (Gloring) intensifying on July 9 west of the Mariana Islands | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 5, 1972 |
| Extratropical | July 27, 1972 |
| Dissipated | July 30, 1972 |
| Duration | 3 weeks and 1 day |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 270 km/h (170 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 910 hPa (mbar); 26.87 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 377 total[nb 1] |
| Damage | $445 million |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Japan (Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands), Taiwan, South Korea, China (East, Northeast, and North), Mongolia |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1972 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Rita, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gloring, was one of the longest-lived Western Pacific tropical cyclones on record. Rita traversed the basin along an erratic path for 22 days.[nb 2] The second of four simultaneously developing storms, Rita was first identified to the southeast of Guam on July 5, 1972.
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- ^ Neal Dorst. "Frequently Asked Questions/Which tropical cyclone lasted the longest?". National Hurricane Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.