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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Gilda (1956)
17 September 1956 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Gilda formed in the Western Pacific basin on 17 September 1956 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan, the Philippines and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 17 September 1956
- Dissipated
- 25 September 1956
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan167 km/h
- Cat. 1Philippines148 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wanda296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Thelma278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Emma250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jean241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sarah232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Charlotte204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Harriet204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Babs185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth