Historic Super Typhoon Dolphin hits Category 5 strength in the Northwest Pacific

Irene Sans, Jeff Masters, and Bob Henson

Irene Sans, Jeff Masters, and Bob Henson

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Dolphin is the planet’s fifth Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026, putting 2026 ahead of the pace from the all-time record of 1997, when 12 Cat 5s occurred globally.

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Original Record.

This archived record authored by ‘Irene Sans, Jeff Masters, and Bob Henson’ at ‘Yaleclimate’ was recovered from data set:

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/historic-super-typhoon-dolphin-hits-category-5-strength-in-the-northwest-pacific/

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