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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ira (1993)
25 October 1993 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Ira formed in the Western Pacific basin on 25 October 1993 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 25 October 1993
- Dissipated
- 5 November 1993
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Philippines176 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China70 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ed259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Koryn241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Yancy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Robyn222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Manny222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Abe204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Lola194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Cecil185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth