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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Bess (1963)
25 July 1963 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Bess formed in the Western Pacific basin on 25 July 1963 and lasted 22 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 25 July 1963
- Dissipated
- 16 August 1963
- Duration
- 22 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Judy278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Shirley259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Wendy250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gloria250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kit250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Susan250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lola241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Olive232 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth