Note that the record books include a Typhoon Nancy (Sep 1961) with max winds 213 mph, but tropical cyclone experts now believe this was an erroneous report. According to NOAA's Hurricane Research ...

The typhoon Nancy was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone during the Pacific typhoon season of 1961. It took shape on Sept. 7 and lasted for 10 days. Its one-minute sustained winds were ...

4, surpassing the previous high of 2.93 meters recorded in 1961 due to Typhoon Nancy, which killed 194 people. The storm tide and huge waves flooded Kansai International Airport with seawater ...