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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Wendy (1960)
10 August 1960 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Typhoon Wendy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 10 August 1960 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 990 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 10 August 1960
- Dissipated
- 15 August 1960
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 990 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Shirley250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ophelia250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Olive232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Trix232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Faye232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Polly213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Mamie213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Nina204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth