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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Iris (1951)
28 April 1951 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Iris formed in the Western Pacific basin on 28 April 1951 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 909 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 28 April 1951
- Dissipated
- 14 May 1951
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 909 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Philippines176 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Thelma232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Amy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Georgia222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Louise222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ruth222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kate185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marge185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Nora185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth