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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Elaine (1971)
1 October 1971 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Elaine formed in the Western Pacific basin on 1 October 1971 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 965 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, Vietnam and Laos.
- Formed
- 1 October 1971
- Dissipated
- 10 October 1971
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 965 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPhilippines74 km/h
- TSVietnam74 km/h
- TSLaos0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Irma287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Amy278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nadine278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wendy259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bess259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lucy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Harriet232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rose222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth