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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ruth (1951)
7 October 1951 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Ruth formed in the Western Pacific basin on 7 October 1951 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 924 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 7 October 1951
- Dissipated
- 20 October 1951
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 924 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Iris278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Thelma232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Amy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Georgia222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Louise222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kate185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marge185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Nora185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth