Storm history › West Pacific › 1956 season
Typhoon Dinah (1956)
Dinah was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1956 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 28, 1956 to September 6, 1956, about 9 days, and covered 3,466 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Hsinchu, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,466 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Pyongyang, North Korea | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Fuzhou, China | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Namp’o, North Korea | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Wuhu, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Ma’anshan, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Mudanjiang, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 928th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bang-Lang (2026), Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Wipha (2025) and 66 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1956 West Pacific season's ACE.