Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/December/16
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December 16
- 1997 - Typhoon Paka (pictured) hit Guam causing $236 million in damage on the island. A wind speed of 380 km/h (236 mph) was recorded on the island.
- 2011 - Tropical Storm Washi makes landfall as a severe tropical storm over Mindanao, Philippines. Despite a relatively weak storm, Washi killed about 2,546 people in total, making it one of the deadliest storms in that country.
- 2021 - Typhoon Rai moved across the Philippines, killing more than 400 people.