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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Gloria (1996)
19 July 1996 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Gloria formed in the Western Pacific basin on 19 July 1996 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 965 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 19 July 1996
- Dissipated
- 28 July 1996
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 965 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan157 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Eve259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Herb259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sally259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dale259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Violet241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bart232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Orson213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Zane204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth