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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Louise (1955)
20 September 1955 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Louise formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 September 1955 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 20 September 1955
- Dissipated
- 2 October 1955
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ruth333 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kate241 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