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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Della (1968)
11 September 1968 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Della formed in the Western Pacific basin on 11 September 1968 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 11 September 1968
- Dissipated
- 27 September 1968
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan107 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Agnes278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Elaine278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Faye269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wendy259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Mary241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ora222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Jean204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth