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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Cora (1966)
28 August 1966 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Cora formed in the Western Pacific basin on 28 August 1966 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 918 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China and South Korea.
- Formed
- 28 August 1966
- Dissipated
- 9 September 1966
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 918 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3People's Republic of China181 km/h
- TSSouth Korea0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit315 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Alice241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Irma222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Elsie213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ida185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kathy185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marie185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth