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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ruby (1988)
20 October 1988 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Ruby formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 October 1988 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 20 October 1988
- Dissipated
- 29 October 1988
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines204 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nelson259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Skip232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Roy213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Warren213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Doyle213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Hal194 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Tess120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth