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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Viola (1953)
1 October 1953 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Viola formed in the Western Pacific basin on 1 October 1953 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 967 hPa.
- Formed
- 1 October 1953
- Dissipated
- 10 October 1953
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 967 hPa
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Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth