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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Elsie (1975)
8 October 1975 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Elsie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 8 October 1975 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 8 October 1975
- Dissipated
- 15 October 1975
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon June296 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nina250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Phyllis222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Cora194 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Rita148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth