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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ophelia (1953)
9 August 1953 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Ophelia formed in the Western Pacific basin on 9 August 1953 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 960 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.
- Formed
- 9 August 1953
- Dissipated
- 16 August 1953
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 960 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2People's Republic of China157 km/h
- Cat. 1Vietnam120 km/h
- TSLaos93 km/h
- TSThailand65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nina296 km/h
- 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
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth