Super Typhoon Mangkhut was the strongest storm of 2018, producing winds exceeding 165 miles per hour.
Sources
- The Pacific Ocean—facts and information (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/13/asia/typhoon-mangkhut-superlatives-wxc-trnd (cnn.com)
- https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/typhoon-mangkhut-slams-china-and-the-philippines (nesdis.noaa.gov)
- https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Category-5-Super-Typhoon-Yutu-Pounding-US-Northern-Mariana-Islands (wunderground.com)
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