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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Grace (1958)
27 August 1958 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Grace formed in the Western Pacific basin on 27 August 1958 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 306 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan. It is the 21st most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 27 August 1958
- Dissipated
- 9 September 1958
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 306 km/h (165 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 905 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2People's Republic of China167 km/h
- TSSouth Korea0 km/h
- TSJapan0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ida324 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Phyllis296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Winnie278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Helen278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ophelia259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nancy259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Alice241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Doris241 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth