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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Billie (1959)
8 July 1959 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Billie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 8 July 1959 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China and North Korea.
- Formed
- 8 July 1959
- Dissipated
- 19 July 1959
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China117 km/h
- TSNorth Korea83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Joan315 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sarah306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Vera306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gilda278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dinah278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Charlotte269 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Harriet241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tilda232 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth