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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Georgia (1959)
10 August 1959 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Georgia formed in the Western Pacific basin on 10 August 1959 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 960 hPa. It made landfall in Japan, Russia and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 10 August 1959
- Dissipated
- 16 August 1959
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 960 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan139 km/h
- TSRussia74 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Joan315 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sarah306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Vera306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gilda278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dinah278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Charlotte269 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Harriet241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tilda232 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth