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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Hester (1971)
18 October 1971 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Hester formed in the Western Pacific basin on 18 October 1971 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos and Thailand.
- Formed
- 18 October 1971
- Dissipated
- 24 October 1971
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Vietnam154 km/h
- TSPhilippines93 km/h
- TSLaos93 km/h
- TSThailand0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Irma287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Amy278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nadine278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wendy259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bess259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lucy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Harriet232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rose222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth