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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Wanda (1956)
24 July 1956 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Wanda formed in the Western Pacific basin on 24 July 1956 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 296 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China. It is the 39th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 24 July 1956
- Dissipated
- 5 August 1956
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 296 km/h (160 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4People's Republic of China222 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Thelma278 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