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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Wilma (1952)
21 October 1952 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Wilma formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 October 1952 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 296 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. It is the 42nd most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 21 October 1952
- Dissipated
- 31 October 1952
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 296 km/h (160 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Philippines148 km/h
- TSVietnam74 km/h
- TSLaos74 km/h
- TSThailand74 km/h
- TSCambodia56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Olive296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hester296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Agnes278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Della278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gloria241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Trix222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Emma204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Carmen204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth