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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ida (1954)
18 August 1954 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Ida formed in the Western Pacific basin on 18 August 1954 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 890 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China and Vietnam. It is the 81st most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 18 August 1954
- Dissipated
- 31 August 1954
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 890 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China120 km/h
- TSVietnam111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Pamela278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ruby278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sally278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon June241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tilda232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Elsie185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Grace185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Lorna185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth