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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Lucy (1965)
14 August 1965 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Lucy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 14 August 1965 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 940 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 14 August 1965
- Dissipated
- 26 August 1965
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 940 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dinah296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mary278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Olive278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bess278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Carmen278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Freda259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jean259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Faye250 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth