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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Thelma (1956)
16 April 1956 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Thelma formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 April 1956 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 16 April 1956
- Dissipated
- 25 April 1956
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Philippines176 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wanda296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gilda259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Emma250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jean241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sarah232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Charlotte204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Harriet204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Babs185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth