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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Susan (1953)
12 September 1953 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Susan formed in the Western Pacific basin on 12 September 1953 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 12 September 1953
- Dissipated
- 20 September 1953
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nina296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Tess278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Doris278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Betty241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rita232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cora222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth