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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Pamela (1961)
5 September 1961 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Pamela formed in the Western Pacific basin on 5 September 1961 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 910 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China. It is the 72nd most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 5 September 1961
- Dissipated
- 13 September 1961
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 910 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Taiwan194 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China80 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nancy343 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Violet333 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Tilda259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dot259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tess241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Betty241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ellen241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lorna222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth