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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Agnes (1957)
10 August 1957 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Agnes formed in the Western Pacific basin on 10 August 1957 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa. It made landfall in South Korea, North Korea, Russia and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 10 August 1957
- Dissipated
- 24 August 1957
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 905 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSSouth Korea83 km/h
- TSNorth Korea83 km/h
- TSRussia70 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China61 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lola296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Virginia278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Faye259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rose250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hester241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Trix222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth