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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Billie (1976)
31 July 1976 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Billie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 31 July 1976 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 31 July 1976
- Dissipated
- 12 August 1976
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Taiwan139 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Louise259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Therese250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Pamela241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Fran241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ruby222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Marie213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sally213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Olga185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth