Typhoon Rita (1972)
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 (165 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 910 hPa (mbar); 26.87 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 377 total |
| 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. The second of four simultaneously developing storms, Rita was first identified to the southeast of Guam on July 5, 1972.