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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Nina (1953)
7 August 1953 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Nina formed in the Western Pacific basin on 7 August 1953 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 296 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 885 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, Russia and Japan. It is the 27th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 7 August 1953
- Dissipated
- 23 August 1953
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 296 km/h (160 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 885 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3People's Republic of China204 km/h
- TSRussia0 km/h
- TSJapan0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Tess278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Doris278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Betty241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rita232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cora222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Susan204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth