Top 5 Strongest Typhoons Ever in Japan
Japan Meteorological Agency has been recording typhoons data since 1951. According to the record, the strongest typhoon (in terms of atmospheric pressure) was Muroto 2 (Nancy). Please see also "Damages Caused by Historical Strong Typhoons in Japan".
Table: Top 5 Strongest Typhoons Ever in Japan, in terms of atmospheric pressure
Rank | Typhoon No. | Name | Pressure at the landfall | Landfall on | Landfall at | |||
Year | Month | Day | Hour | |||||
1 | 6118 | Muroto 2 (Nancy) | 925 | Kochi | 1961 | 9 | 16 | 9 |
2 | 5915 | Isewan (Vera) | 929 | Wakayama | 1959 | 9 | 26 | 18 |
3 | 9313 | Yancy | 930 | Kagoshima | 1993 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
4 | 5115 | Ruth | 935 | Kagoshima | 1951 | 10 | 14 | 19 |
5 | 9119 | Mireille | 940 | Nagasaki | 1991 | 9 | 27 | 16 |
7123 | Trix | 940 | Kagoshima | 1971 | 8 | 29 | 23 | |
6523 | Shirley | 940 | Kochi | 1965 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
6420 | Wilda | 940 | Kagoshima | 1964 | 9 | 24 | 17 | |
5522 | Louise | 940 | Kagoshima | 1955 | 9 | 29 | 22 | |
5405 | Grace | 940 | Kagoshima | 1954 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
Before the official record era, there were two remarkable typhoons.
Rank | No | Name | Pressure at the landfall | Observed at | Landfall at | ||
Year | Month | Day | |||||
1 | Muroto | 911.6 | Kochi | 1934 | 9 | 21 | |
2 | Makurazaki | 916.1 | Kagoshima | 1945 | 9 | 17 |
Source is Japan Meteorological Agency
www.data.jma.go.jp/fcd/yoho/typhoon/statistics/ranking/air_pressure.html
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