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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1954 SEASON

Typhoon Sally (1954)

Recorded track and intensity · 10 Nov 1954–21 Nov 1954

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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SALLY: complete recorded track, 10 Nov 1954–21 Nov 1954Recorded track from 10 Nov 1954 to 21 Nov 1954. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.TAIWAN10 Nov, 00:00 UTC11 Nov, 00:00 UTC12 Nov, 00:00 UTC13 Nov, 00:00 UTC14 Nov, 00:00 UTC15 Nov, 00:00 UTC16 Nov, 00:00 UTC17 Nov, 00:00 UTC18 Nov, 00:00 UTC19 Nov, 00:00 UTC20 Nov, 00:00 UTC21 Nov, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 510 NOV21 NOV

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

14 Nov, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 150 ktPressure 950 hPa
0920809701601020kthPa10 Nov13 Nov17 Nov21 Nov

Forward speed & ACE

14 Nov, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 4 ktCumulative ACE 10.54 10⁴ kt²
001527.53055kt10⁴ kt²10 Nov13 Nov17 Nov21 Nov

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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 observations make ACE partial. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind150 kt

173 mph / 278 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure925 hPa

14 Nov 1954 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration11.5 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance5,950 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Sally is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1954 season. Its archived track begins on 10 Nov 1954, 00:00 UTC at 10.8°N, 151.8°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 25 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 13 Nov 1954, 21:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 150 knots (173 mph / 278 km/h), first recorded on 14 Nov 1954, 00:00 UTC at 12.5°N, 129.4°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 925 hPa on 14 Nov 1954, 06:00 UTC.

The full record spans 276 hours and approximately 5,950 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 29.3°N, 142.4°E on 21 Nov 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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