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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Shirley (1963)
12 June 1963 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Shirley formed in the Western Pacific basin on 12 June 1963 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in South Korea and Japan.
- Formed
- 12 June 1963
- Dissipated
- 26 June 1963
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSSouth Korea93 km/h
- TSJapan65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Judy278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Wendy250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gloria250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kit250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Susan250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bess241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lola241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Olive232 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth