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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Wendy (1963)
9 July 1963 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Wendy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 9 July 1963 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan, People's Republic of China and Russia.
- Formed
- 9 July 1963
- Dissipated
- 24 July 1963
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Taiwan130 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China93 km/h
- TSRussia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Judy278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Shirley259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gloria250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kit250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Susan250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bess241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lola241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Olive232 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth