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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Joan (1970)
9 October 1970 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Joan formed in the Western Pacific basin on 9 October 1970 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and People's Republic of China. It is the 100th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 9 October 1970
- Dissipated
- 18 October 1970
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 905 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Philippines213 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China117 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hope278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Olga259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Georgia259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Anita250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Patsy250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kate241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nancy222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Billie204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth