Storm history › West Pacific › 1953 season
Typhoon Cora (1953)
Cora was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1953 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 8, 1953 to November 20, 1953, about 12 days, and covered 3,341 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 140 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,341 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 140 mi (225 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1953 West Pacific season's ACE.