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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1954 SEASON

Typhoon Ida (1954)

Recorded track and intensity · 18 Aug 1954–31 Aug 1954

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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IDA: complete recorded track, 18 Aug 1954–31 Aug 1954Recorded track from 18 Aug 1954 to 31 Aug 1954. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINESTAIWAN19 Aug, 00:00 UTC20 Aug, 00:00 UTC21 Aug, 00:00 UTC22 Aug, 00:00 UTC23 Aug, 00:00 UTC24 Aug, 00:00 UTC25 Aug, 00:00 UTC26 Aug, 00:00 UTC27 Aug, 00:00 UTC28 Aug, 00:00 UTC29 Aug, 00:00 UTC30 Aug, 00:00 UTC31 Aug, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 518 AUG31 AUG

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

26 Aug, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 150 ktPressure 895 hPa
0880809501601020kthPa18 Aug22 Aug27 Aug31 Aug

Forward speed & ACE

26 Aug, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 16 ktCumulative ACE 9.53 10⁴ kt²
001012.52025kt10⁴ kt²18 Aug22 Aug27 Aug31 Aug

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind150 kt

173 mph / 278 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure890 hPa

27 Aug 1954 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration13 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance6,590 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Ida is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1954 season. Its archived track begins on 18 Aug 1954, 12:00 UTC at 10°N, 158.5°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 15 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 26 Aug 1954, 15:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 150 knots (173 mph / 278 km/h), first recorded on 26 Aug 1954, 18:00 UTC at 17.5°N, 129.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 890 hPa on 27 Aug 1954, 06:00 UTC.

The full record spans 312 hours and approximately 6,590 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 25°N, 99.6°E on 31 Aug 1954, 12:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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