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1948 Super Typhoon KAREN (1948011N07147)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1948011N07147
Start Jan 11 06Z
Max Intensity 130 kt (Jan 16 00Z), 936 mb (Jan 16 03Z)
End Jan 19 18Z
ATCF IDs WP011948
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

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Radial wind information

Map of storm track

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON USA WIND DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND TD9635 WIND TD9635 PRES
degrees north degrees east kts kts kts kts mb
WP 1948-01-11 06:00:00 TS 7.00 146.80 35 35 35 996
WP 09:00:00 TS 7.28 146.76 35 35 35 995
WP 12:00:00 TS 7.60 146.70 35 35 35 35 994
WP 15:00:00 TS 7.99 146.63 35 35 38 35 993
WP 18:00:00 TS 8.40 146.51 35 35 42 35 992
WP 21:00:00 TS 8.80 146.37 42 42 46 42 991
WP 1948-01-12 00:00:00 TS 9.20 146.10 50 50 50 50 990
WP 03:00:00 TS 9.62 145.62 52 52 51 52 989
WP 06:00:00 TS 9.98 145.04 55 55 52 55 988
WP 09:00:00 TS 10.24 144.52 55 55 53 55 987
WP 12:00:00 TS 10.40 144.00 55 55 55 55 986
WP 15:00:00 TS 10.49 143.46 57 57 57 57 985
WP 18:00:00 TS 10.51 142.93 60 60 60 60 984
WP 21:00:00 TS 10.51 142.47 62 62 62 62 982
WP 1948-01-13 00:00:00 TS 10.50 142.00 65 65 65 65 981
WP 03:00:00 TS 10.55 141.42 67 67 66 67 979
WP 06:00:00 TS 10.56 140.82 70 70 67 70 978
WP 09:00:00 TS 10.46 140.29 70 70 68 70 977
WP 12:00:00 TS 10.30 139.80 70 70 70 70 976
WP 15:00:00 TS 10.14 139.33 70 70 71 70 975
WP 18:00:00 TS 9.98 138.91 70 70 72 70 975
WP 21:00:00 TS 9.80 138.56 72 72 73 72 975
WP 1948-01-14 00:00:00 TS 9.70 138.20 75 75 75 75 975
WP 03:00:00 TS 9.75 137.71 75 75 76 75 975
WP 06:00:00 TS 9.90 137.25 75 75 77 75 975
WP 09:00:00 TS 10.09 136.94 77 77 78 77 974
WP 12:00:00 TS 10.30 136.70 80 80 80 80 974
WP 15:00:00 TS 10.45 136.44 80 80 80 80 973
WP 18:00:00 TS 10.60 136.18 80 80 80 80 972
WP 21:00:00 TS 10.74 135.89 80 80 80 80 971
WP 1948-01-15 00:00:00 TS 10.90 135.60 80 80 80 80 970
WP 03:00:00 TS 11.09 135.30 80 80 83 80 968
WP 06:00:00 TS 11.29 135.02 80 80 87 80 966
WP 09:00:00 TS 11.45 134.79 87 87 91 87 963
WP 12:00:00 TS 11.60 134.60 95 95 95 95 961
WP 15:00:00 TS 11.75 134.38 102 102 103 102 955
WP 18:00:00 TS 11.91 134.20 110 110 112 110 949
WP 21:00:00 TS 12.09 134.06 120 120 121 120 943
WP 1948-01-16 00:00:00 TS 12.30 134.00 130 130 130 130 937
WP 03:00:00 TS 12.54 134.01 130 130 130 130 936
WP 06:00:00 TS 12.78 134.09 130 130 130 130 936
WP 09:00:00 TS 12.98 134.21 130 130 130 130 938
WP 12:00:00 TS 13.20 134.40 130 130 130 130 940
WP 15:00:00 TS 13.49 134.66 125 125 122 125 943
WP 18:00:00 TS 13.79 135.00 120 120 115 120 946
WP 21:00:00 TS 14.05 135.39 110 110 107 110 950
WP 1948-01-17 00:00:00 TS 14.30 135.80 100 100 100 100 955
WP 03:00:00 TS 14.55 136.19 87 87 93 87 960
WP 06:00:00 TS 14.81 136.59 75 75 87 75 965
WP 09:00:00 TS 15.07 136.99 75 75 81 75 969
WP 12:00:00 TS 15.30 137.40 75 75 75 75 973
WP 15:00:00 TS 15.46 137.78 75 75 72 75 976
WP 18:00:00 TS 15.61 138.19 75 75 70 75 979
WP 21:00:00 TS 15.82 138.62 70 70 67 70 981
WP 1948-01-18 00:00:00 TS 16.10 139.20 65 65 65 65 983
WP 03:00:00 TS 16.47 140.07 65 65 63 65 985
WP 06:00:00 TS 16.88 141.05 65 65 62 65 987
WP 09:00:00 TS 17.28 141.98 62 62 61 62 988
WP 12:00:00 TS 17.70 142.90 60 60 60 60 990
WP 15:00:00 TS 18.19 143.86 57 57 56 57 992
WP 18:00:00 TS 18.68 144.79 55 55 52 55 994
WP 21:00:00 TS 19.14 145.67 50 50 48 50 995
WP 1948-01-19 00:00:00 TS 19.50 146.50 45 45 45 45 997
WP 03:00:00 TS 19.59 147.27 42 42
WP 06:00:00 TS 19.60 148.00 40 40
WP 09:00:00 TS 19.69 148.71 37 37
WP 12:00:00 TS 19.80 149.50 35 35
WP 15:00:00 TS 19.90 150.45 32 32
WP 18:00:00 TS 20.00 151.50 30 30

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp011948.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:69:01W
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=14645
TD9635 typhoons-analogs_19450101-19761231.corrected:Line=0
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA WIND USA SSHS DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND TD9635 LAT TD9635 LON TD9635 WIND TD9635 PRES TD9635 ROCI STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts mb nmile kts degrees
1948 WP MM 1948-01-11 06:00:00 TS 7.00 146.80 1019 1019 O________O_O__ jtwc_wp WP011948 7.00 146.80 35 0 7.00 146.80 TC 35 7.00 146.80 35 996 360 6 352
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 7.28 146.76 1053 1053 P________P_P__ WP011948 7.28 146.76 35 0 7.28 146.76 TC 35 7.28 146.76 35 995 360 6 351
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 7.60 146.70 1086 1086 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 7.60 146.70 35 0 7.60 146.70 TC 35 7.60 146.70 2 35 7.60 146.70 35 994 360 7 350
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 7.99 146.63 1131 1131 P________PPP__ WP011948 7.98 146.62 35 0 7.98 146.62 TC 35 8.01 146.64 2 38 7.98 146.62 35 993 330 8 347
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 8.40 146.51 1176 1176 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 8.40 146.50 35 0 8.40 146.50 TC 35 8.41 146.55 2 42 8.40 146.50 35 992 300 9 343
1948 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 8.80 146.37 1221 1221 P________PPP__ WP011948 8.80 146.37 42 0 8.80 146.37 TC 42 8.81 146.38 2 46 8.80 146.37 42 991 300 9 333
1948 WP MM 1948-01-12 00:00:00 TS 9.20 146.10 1267 1267 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 9.20 146.10 50 0 9.20 146.10 TC 50 9.20 146.10 2 50 9.20 146.10 50 990 300 11 317
1948 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 9.62 145.62 1315 1315 P________PPP__ WP011948 9.63 145.60 52 0 9.63 145.60 TC 52 9.57 145.68 2 51 9.63 145.60 52 989 330 13 307
1948 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 9.98 145.04 1367 1367 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.00 145.00 55 0 10.00 145.00 TC 55 9.91 145.16 2 52 10.00 145.00 55 988 360 13 300
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 10.24 144.52 1397 1397 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.25 144.50 55 0 10.25 144.50 TC 55 10.20 144.58 2 53 10.25 144.50 55 987 330 11 292
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 10.40 144.00 1429 1429 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.40 144.00 55 0 10.40 144.00 TC 55 10.40 144.00 2 55 10.40 144.00 55 986 300 11 283
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 10.49 143.46 1452 1452 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.48 143.44 57 0 10.48 143.44 TC 57 10.52 143.50 2 57 10.48 143.44 57 985 330 11 276
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 10.51 142.93 1452 1437 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.50 142.90 60 0 10.50 142.90 TC 60 10.55 143.01 2 60 10.50 142.90 60 984 360 10 271
1948 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 10.51 142.47 1437 1419 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.50 142.46 62 0 10.50 142.46 TC 62 10.54 142.51 2 62 10.50 142.46 62 982 360 9 269
1948 WP MM 1948-01-13 00:00:00 TS 10.50 142.00 1419 1401 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.50 142.00 65 1 10.50 142.00 TC 65 10.50 142.00 3 65 10.50 142.00 65 981 360 10 272
1948 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 10.55 141.42 1412 1387 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.57 141.41 67 1 10.57 141.41 TC 67 10.49 141.44 3 66 10.57 141.41 67 979 360 12 273
1948 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 10.56 140.82 1387 1356 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.60 140.80 70 1 10.60 140.80 TC 70 10.45 140.87 3 67 10.60 140.80 70 978 360 11 265
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 10.46 140.29 1356 1316 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.48 140.28 70 1 10.48 140.28 TC 70 10.39 140.32 3 68 10.48 140.28 70 977 360 10 255
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 10.30 139.80 1316 1291 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.30 139.80 70 1 10.30 139.80 TC 70 10.30 139.80 4 70 10.30 139.80 70 976 360 10 252
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 10.14 139.33 1277 1253 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.15 139.33 70 1 10.15 139.33 TC 70 10.13 139.35 4 71 10.15 139.33 70 975 390 9 250
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 9.98 138.91 1253 1222 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.00 138.90 70 1 10.00 138.90 TC 70 9.94 138.95 4 72 10.00 138.90 70 975 420 8 246
1948 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 9.80 138.56 1222 1200 P________PPP__ WP011948 9.81 138.56 72 1 9.81 138.56 TC 72 9.78 138.57 4 73 9.81 138.56 72 975 420 8 248
1948 WP MM 1948-01-14 00:00:00 TS 9.70 138.20 1200 1188 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 9.70 138.20 75 1 9.70 138.20 TC 75 9.70 138.20 4 75 9.70 138.20 75 975 420 8 266
1948 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 9.75 137.71 1199 1193 P________PPP__ WP011948 9.75 137.69 75 1 9.75 137.69 TC 75 9.76 137.80 4 76 9.75 137.69 75 975 420 10 282
1948 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 9.90 137.25 1202 1172 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 9.90 137.20 75 1 9.90 137.20 TC 75 9.91 137.41 4 77 9.90 137.20 75 975 420 8 294
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 10.09 136.94 1163 1147 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.09 136.91 77 1 10.09 136.91 TC 77 10.10 137.04 4 78 10.09 136.91 77 974 390 7 306
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 10.30 136.70 1147 1129 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.30 136.70 80 1 10.30 136.70 TC 80 10.30 136.70 4 80 10.30 136.70 80 974 360 6 306
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 10.45 136.44 1121 1103 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.46 136.46 80 1 10.46 136.46 TC 80 10.45 136.39 4 80 10.46 136.46 80 973 360 6 300
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 10.60 136.18 1103 1074 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.60 136.20 80 1 10.60 136.20 TC 80 10.59 136.11 4 80 10.60 136.20 80 972 360 6 298
1948 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 10.74 135.89 1074 1046 P________PPP__ WP011948 10.74 135.91 80 1 10.74 135.91 TC 80 10.74 135.85 4 80 10.74 135.91 80 971 390 6 298
1948 WP MM 1948-01-15 00:00:00 TS 10.90 135.60 1046 1019 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 10.90 135.60 80 1 10.90 135.60 TC 80 10.90 135.60 4 80 10.90 135.60 80 970 420 7 301
1948 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 11.09 135.30 1019 991 P________PPP__ WP011948 11.10 135.29 80 1 11.10 135.29 TC 80 11.07 135.33 4 83 11.10 135.29 80 968 420 7 304
1948 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 11.29 135.02 991 973 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 11.30 135.00 80 1 11.30 135.00 TC 80 11.24 135.06 4 87 11.30 135.00 80 966 420 6 306
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 11.45 134.79 973 957 P________PPP__ WP011948 11.46 134.78 87 2 11.46 134.78 TC 87 11.42 134.82 4 91 11.46 134.78 87 963 390 5 308
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 11.60 134.60 957 939 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 11.60 134.60 95 2 11.60 134.60 TC 95 11.60 134.60 4 95 11.60 134.60 95 961 360 5 307
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 11.75 134.38 939 921 P________PPP__ WP011948 11.74 134.39 102 3 11.74 134.39 TC 102 11.77 134.38 4 103 11.74 134.39 102 955 360 5 308
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 11.91 134.20 921 911 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 11.90 134.20 110 3 11.90 134.20 TC 110 11.93 134.20 4 112 11.90 134.20 110 949 360 5 318
1948 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 12.09 134.06 913 902 P________PPP__ WP011948 12.08 134.06 120 4 12.08 134.06 TC 120 12.11 134.06 4 121 12.08 134.06 120 943 330 4 334
1948 WP MM 1948-01-16 00:00:00 TS 12.30 134.00 905 905 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 12.30 134.00 130 4 12.30 134.00 TC 130 12.30 134.00 4 130 12.30 134.00 130 937 300 5 354
1948 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 12.54 134.01 908 908 P________PPP__ WP011948 12.55 134.01 130 4 12.55 134.01 TC 130 12.50 133.99 4 130 12.55 134.01 130 936 270 5 10
1948 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 12.78 134.09 925 925 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 12.80 134.10 130 4 12.80 134.10 TC 130 12.72 134.05 4 130 12.80 134.10 130 936 240 5 24
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 12.98 134.21 941 941 P________PPP__ WP011948 12.99 134.21 130 4 12.99 134.21 TC 130 12.95 134.19 4 130 12.99 134.21 130 938 240 5 36
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 13.20 134.40 967 967 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 13.20 134.40 130 4 13.20 134.40 TC 130 13.20 134.40 4 130 13.20 134.40 130 940 240 7 42
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 13.49 134.66 1007 1007 P________PPP__ WP011948 13.49 134.66 125 4 13.49 134.66 TC 125 13.46 134.67 4 122 13.49 134.66 125 943 270 8 45
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 13.79 135.00 1045 1045 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 13.80 135.00 120 4 13.80 135.00 TC 120 13.74 135.01 4 115 13.80 135.00 120 946 300 9 51
1948 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 14.05 135.39 1091 1091 P________PPP__ WP011948 14.06 135.39 110 3 14.06 135.39 TC 110 14.02 135.39 4 107 14.06 135.39 110 950 300 9 56
1948 WP MM 1948-01-17 00:00:00 TS 14.30 135.80 1139 1139 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 14.30 135.80 100 3 14.30 135.80 TC 100 14.30 135.80 4 100 14.30 135.80 100 955 300 9 57
1948 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 14.55 136.19 1188 1188 P________PPP__ WP011948 14.55 136.20 87 2 14.55 136.20 TC 87 14.57 136.18 4 93 14.55 136.20 87 960 270 9 57
1948 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 14.81 136.59 1235 1235 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 14.80 136.60 75 1 14.80 136.60 TC 75 14.82 136.57 4 87 14.80 136.60 75 965 240 9 56
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 15.07 136.99 1284 1284 P________PPP__ WP011948 15.06 137.00 75 1 15.06 137.00 TC 75 15.07 136.98 4 81 15.06 137.00 75 969 240 9 58
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 15.30 137.40 1331 1331 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 15.30 137.40 75 1 15.30 137.40 TC 75 15.30 137.40 4 75 15.30 137.40 75 973 240 9 63
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 15.46 137.78 1378 1378 P________PPP__ WP011948 15.45 137.79 75 1 15.45 137.79 TC 75 15.48 137.76 4 72 15.45 137.79 75 976 270 8 68
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 15.61 138.19 1423 1423 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 15.60 138.20 75 1 15.60 138.20 TC 75 15.65 138.15 4 70 15.60 138.20 75 979 300 9 66
1948 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 15.82 138.62 1469 1469 P________PPP__ WP011948 15.81 138.62 70 1 15.81 138.62 TC 70 15.85 138.61 4 67 15.81 138.62 70 981 300 11 63
1948 WP MM 1948-01-18 00:00:00 TS 16.10 139.20 1540 1540 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 16.10 139.20 65 1 16.10 139.20 TC 65 16.10 139.20 4 65 16.10 139.20 65 983 300 15 65
1948 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 16.47 140.07 1644 1644 P________PPP__ WP011948 16.48 140.09 65 1 16.48 140.09 TC 65 16.44 139.99 4 63 16.48 140.09 65 985 270 19 66
1948 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 16.88 141.05 1759 1759 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 16.90 141.10 65 1 16.90 141.10 TC 65 16.83 140.91 4 62 16.90 141.10 65 987 240 20 66
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 17.28 141.98 1863 1863 P________PPP__ WP011948 17.28 142.00 62 0 17.28 142.00 TC 62 17.25 141.91 4 61 17.28 142.00 62 988 240 19 65
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 17.70 142.90 1891 1875 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 17.70 142.90 60 0 17.70 142.90 TC 60 17.70 142.90 2 60 17.70 142.90 60 990 240 20 63
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 18.19 143.86 1879 1864 P________PPP__ WP011948 18.20 143.86 57 0 18.20 143.86 TC 57 18.15 143.85 2 56 18.20 143.86 57 992 240 20 61
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 18.68 144.79 1869 1848 O________OPO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 18.70 144.80 55 0 18.70 144.80 TC 55 18.60 144.75 2 52 18.70 144.80 55 994 240 20 61
1948 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 19.14 145.67 1854 1834 P________PPP__ WP011948 19.17 145.68 50 0 19.17 145.68 TC 50 19.05 145.63 2 48 19.13 145.67 50 995 210 18 63
1948 WP MM 1948-01-19 00:00:00 TS 19.50 146.50 1837 1834 O________OOO__ jtwc_wp WP011948 19.50 146.50 45 0 19.50 146.50 TC 45 19.50 146.50 2 45 19.50 146.50 45 997 180 16 73
1948 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 19.59 147.27 1856 1856 P________P____ WP011948 19.59 147.27 42 0 19.59 147.27 TC 42 2 14 86
1948 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 19.60 148.00 1884 1884 O________O____ jtwc_wp WP011948 19.60 148.00 40 0 19.60 148.00 TC 40 2 14 86
1948 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 19.69 148.71 1904 1904 P________P____ WP011948 19.69 148.71 37 0 19.69 148.71 TC 37 2 14 82
1948 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 19.80 149.50 1931 1931 O________O____ jtwc_wp WP011948 19.80 149.50 35 0 19.80 149.50 TC 35 16 83
1948 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 19.90 150.45 1966 1966 P________P____ WP011948 19.90 150.45 32 -1 19.90 150.45 TC 32 19 84
1948 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 20.00 151.50 2015 O________O____ jtwc_wp WP011948 20.00 151.50 30 -1 20.00 151.50 TC 30 20 84