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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Violet (1961)
2 October 1961 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Violet formed in the Western Pacific basin on 2 October 1961 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 333 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 895 hPa. It made landfall in Japan. It is the 3rd most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 2 October 1961
- Dissipated
- 11 October 1961
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 333 km/h (180 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 895 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nancy343 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Pamela287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Tilda259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dot259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tess241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Betty241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ellen241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lorna222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth