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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Carla (1967)
10 October 1967 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Carla formed in the Western Pacific basin on 10 October 1967 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 296 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and People's Republic of China. It is the 32nd most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 10 October 1967
- Dissipated
- 20 October 1967
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 296 km/h (160 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines185 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China52 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Opal287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Emma259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gilda241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Marge232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Violet222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ruth204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Harriet204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Clara185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth