▁the ▁eye ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 8 . 5   km ▁( 1 1 . 5   mi ) ▁in ▁diameter . ▁Although ▁wind s ▁were ▁still ▁increasing , ▁the ▁lowest ▁pressure ▁recorded ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁Kate ▁was ▁measured ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁ 9 4 0   m bar ▁( h Pa ; ▁ 2 7 . 7   in H g ). ▁As ▁the ▁ty ph oon ▁ne ared ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁Philipp ine ▁island ▁of ▁Mind ana o ▁on ▁October   1 8 , ▁it ▁further ▁intens ified . ▁Just ▁before ▁making ▁land fall ▁roughly ▁ 4 5   km ▁( 3 0   mi ) ▁south ▁of ▁D ava o ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁D ava o ▁Region , ▁Kate ▁att ained ▁its ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 2 4 0   km / h ▁( 1 5 0   m ph ), ▁class ifying ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁super ▁ty ph oon ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁J TW C . ▁As ▁the ▁storm ▁moved ▁over ▁land , ▁the ▁eye ▁ab rupt ly ▁sh rank ▁to ▁ 7 . 4   km ▁( 4 . 6   mi ) ▁in ▁diameter ▁but ▁this ▁feature ▁diss ip ated ▁hours ▁later . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁interaction ▁with ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁terrain ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Kate ▁quickly ▁weak ened ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁north west ward ▁across ▁the ▁arch ip el ago . ▁By ▁October   1 9 , ▁the ▁system ▁had ▁weak ened ▁to ▁a ▁tropical ▁storm , ▁less ▁than ▁ 2