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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Betty (1953)
25 October 1953 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Betty formed in the Western Pacific basin on 25 October 1953 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 966 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China and the Philippines.
- Formed
- 25 October 1953
- Dissipated
- 3 November 1953
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 966 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3People's Republic of China204 km/h
- TSPhilippines93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nina296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Tess278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Doris278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rita232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cora222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Susan204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth