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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kate (1955)
16 September 1955 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Kate formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 September 1955 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, the Philippines and Vietnam.
- Formed
- 16 September 1955
- Dissipated
- 26 September 1955
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4People's Republic of China222 km/h
- Cat. 4Philippines213 km/h
- TSVietnam56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ruth333 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Louise278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Patsy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Clara232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Fran222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Georgia222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Anita185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Billie185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth