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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Shirley (1960)
27 July 1960 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Shirley formed in the Western Pacific basin on 27 July 1960 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 910 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 27 July 1960
- Dissipated
- 6 August 1960
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 910 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Taiwan204 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ophelia250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Olive232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Trix232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Faye232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Polly213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Mamie213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Nina204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Phyllis194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth