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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Della (1952)
20 November 1952 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Della formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 November 1952 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 980 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and Taiwan.
- Formed
- 20 November 1952
- Dissipated
- 27 November 1952
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 980 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 5Philippines278 km/h
- TSTaiwan0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Olive296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hester296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Agnes278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gloria241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Trix222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Emma204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Carmen204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth