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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Gloria (1974)
2 November 1974 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Gloria formed in the Western Pacific basin on 2 November 1974 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 2 November 1974
- Dissipated
- 11 November 1974
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Philippines176 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Irma213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Agnes194 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Gilda167 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Bess120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth