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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Bess (1957)
26 August 1957 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Bess formed in the Western Pacific basin on 26 August 1957 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 26 August 1957
- Dissipated
- 10 September 1957
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan130 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 Agnes250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hester241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy241 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth