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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Elaine (1957)
14 September 1957 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Elaine formed in the Western Pacific basin on 14 September 1957 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa.
- Formed
- 14 September 1957
- Dissipated
- 21 September 1957
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
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- 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