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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ruth (1991) (1991)
16 October 1991 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Ruth (1991) formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 October 1991 and lasted 18 days. Its sustained winds reached 269 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 895 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 16 October 1991
- Dissipated
- 3 November 1991
- Duration
- 18 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 269 km/h (145 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 895 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines185 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Yuri278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Walt259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Mireille241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Seth241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Amy232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Pat232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ivy213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Orchid213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth