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Different meteorological services use different scales to denote the severity of tropical cyclones. The letters in parentheses after the category name indicate the scale or service to which that category belongs.  "SSHS" stands for "Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale", which is the scale used by... more
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x Category 4 Hurricane (SSHS)   Central Pacific Hurricane Center 210 km/h 249 km/h  
National Hurricane Center
x Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)   Central Pacific Hurricane Center 250 km/h    
National Hurricane Center
x Category 3 Hurricane (SSHS)   National Hurricane Center 178 km/h 209 km/h  
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
x Category 2 Hurricane (SSHS)   Central Pacific Hurricane Center 154 km/h 177 km/h  
National Hurricane Center
x Tropical storm (SSHS)          
x Category 5 Super Typhoon   Joint Typhoon Warning Center      
x Super Typhoon (JTWC)   Joint Typhoon Warning Center      
x Typhoon (JTWC)   Joint Typhoon Warning Center      
x Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (IMD)   India Meteorological Department      
x Category 3 Severe Tropical Cyclone (BOM)   Australian Bureau of Meteorology 118 km/h 159 km/h  
x Tropical Depression (JMA)   Japan Meteorological Agency   62 km/h  
x Intense Tropical Cyclone (MF)   Météo-France      
x Very Intense Tropical Cyclone (MF)   Météo-France      
x Category 1 Hurricane (SSHS)   Central Pacific Hurricane Center 119 km/h 153 km/h  
National Hurricane Center
x Super Cyclonic Storm (IMD)   India Meteorological Department      
x Tropical Storm (JMA)   Japan Meteorological Agency 63 km/h 88 km/h  
x Tropical Cyclone (FMS)   Fiji Meteorological Service      
x Tropical Depression (MF)   Météo-France      
x Depression (IMD)   India Meteorological Department      
x Tropical Depression (NHC/CPHC)   Central Pacific Hurricane Center 0 km/h 62 km/h  
National Hurricane Center
x Tropical Storm (NHC/CPHC)   Central Pacific Hurricane Center 63 km/h 117 km/h  
National Hurricane Center
x Tropical Disturbance (MF)   Météo-France      
x Tropical Low (BOM)   Australian Bureau of Meteorology      
x Category 1 Tropical Cyclone (BOM)   Australian Bureau of Meteorology 63 km/h 88 km/h  
x Category 4 Severe Tropical Cyclone (BOM)   Australian Bureau of Meteorology 160 km/h 199 km/h  
x Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone (BOM)   Australian Bureau of Meteorology 200 km/h    
x Tropical Cyclone (MF)   Météo-France      
x Moderate Tropical Storm (MF)   Météo-France      
x Deep Depression (IMD)   India Meteorological Department      
x Severe Tropical Storm (MF)   Météo-France      
x Tropical Depression (FMS)   Fiji Meteorological Service      
x Category 2 Tropical Cyclone (BOM)   Australian Bureau of Meteorology 89 km/h 117 km/h  
x Cyclonic Storm (IMD)   India Meteorological Department      
x Typhoon (JMA)   Japan Meteorological Agency 118 km/h    
x Severe Tropical Storm (JMA)   Japan Meteorological Agency 89 km/h 117 km/h  
x Severe Cyclonic Storm (IMD)   India Meteorological Department      
x Tropical Storm (JTWC)   Joint Typhoon Warning Center      
x Tropical Depression (JTWC)   Joint Typhoon Warning Center      
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