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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Bess (1952)
6 November 1952 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Bess formed in the Western Pacific basin on 6 November 1952 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa.
- Formed
- 6 November 1952
- Dissipated
- 16 November 1952
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
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- Cat. 5Typhoon Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hester296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Agnes278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Della278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gloria241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Trix222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Emma204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth