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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Wanda (1962)
25 August 1962 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Wanda formed in the Western Pacific basin on 25 August 1962 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 176 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 960 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China. It killed at least 183 people.
- Formed
- 25 August 1962
- Dissipated
- 5 September 1962
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 176 km/h (95 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 960 hPa
- Deaths
- 183
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ruth296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Karen296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Opal269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Amy259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Emma259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Georgia241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Thelma213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gilda213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth