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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Carmen (1957)
5 September 1957 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Carmen formed in the Western Pacific basin on 5 September 1957 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 960 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 5 September 1957
- Dissipated
- 16 September 1957
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 960 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lola296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Virginia278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Faye259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rose250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Agnes250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hester241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy241 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth