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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Trix (1952)
12 October 1952 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Trix formed in the Western Pacific basin on 12 October 1952 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 965 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.
- Formed
- 12 October 1952
- Dissipated
- 26 October 1952
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 965 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines185 km/h
- TSVietnam74 km/h
- TSLaos70 km/h
- TSThailand56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Olive296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hester296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Agnes278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Della278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gloria241 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Emma204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Carmen204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth