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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Clara (1955)
5 July 1955 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Clara formed in the Western Pacific basin on 5 July 1955 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 5 July 1955
- Dissipated
- 18 July 1955
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ruth333 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Louise278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kate241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Patsy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Fran222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Georgia222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Anita185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Billie185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth