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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ruby (1976)
20 June 1976 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Ruby formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 June 1976 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 20 June 1976
- Dissipated
- 5 July 1976
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Philippines120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Louise259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Therese250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Pamela241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Fran241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Billie232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Marie213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sally213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Olga185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth