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1961 Typhoon KATHY (1961225N14143)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1961225N14143
Start Aug 13 00Z
Landfall Aug 17 21Z, Aug 19 06Z
Max Intensity 80 kt (Aug 17 00Z), 975 mb (Aug 16 12Z)
End Aug 19 06Z
ATCF IDs ,WP151961,WP381961
Track status Best track data.

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Intensity plots

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Radial wind information

Map of storm track

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO PRES USA WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES TD9636 WIND TD9635 WIND TD9635 PRES
degrees north degrees east mb kts mb kts mb kts mb kts kts mb
WP 1961-08-13 00:00:00 TS 13.80 142.90 1005
WP 03:00:00 TS 14.22 143.01 1004
WP 06:00:00 TS 14.60 143.10 1004
WP 09:00:00 TS 14.93 143.17 1003
WP 12:00:00 TS 15.30 143.20 1003
WP 15:00:00 TS 15.80 143.21 1001
WP 18:00:00 TS 16.25 142.78 1002 1002 1000 25 1003
WP 21:00:00 TS 16.57 142.50 1002 1000 25 1002
WP 1961-08-14 00:00:00 TS 16.91 142.24 1002 1002 29 1000 25 1002
WP 03:00:00 TS 17.33 141.98 1001 29 1000 25 1001
WP 06:00:00 TS 17.77 141.73 1000 1000 29 1000 25 1001
WP 09:00:00 TS 18.19 141.53 1000 29 1000 25 1000
WP 12:00:00 TS 18.62 141.38 1000 1000 29 1000 25 1000
WP 15:00:00 TS 19.05 141.27 1000 29 1000 27 999
WP 18:00:00 TS 19.54 141.22 1000 1000 29 1000 30 998
WP 21:00:00 TS 20.03 141.13 999 29 1000 30 996
WP 1961-08-15 00:00:00 TS 20.54 141.00 998 998 29 1000 30 995
WP 03:00:00 TS 21.12 140.83 997 29 998 35 992
WP 06:00:00 TS 22.30 140.64 996 996 29 996 40 990 55 989
WP 09:00:00 TS 23.30 140.41 995 33 996 45 988 55 988
WP 12:00:00 TS 24.22 140.08 994 994 38 996 50 986 55 55 988
WP 15:00:00 TS 25.17 139.57 994 43 996 57 986 58 57 987
WP 18:00:00 TS 25.79 138.99 994 60 994 48 996 65 986 62 60 987
WP 21:00:00 TS 26.45 138.51 65 994 53 995 65 986 66 65 986
WP 1961-08-16 00:00:00 TS 27.10 138.03 995 70 995 58 995 65 986 70 70 986
WP 03:00:00 TS 27.71 137.52 70 995 58 994 65 986 70 70 986
WP 06:00:00 TS 28.29 136.96 995 70 995 58 993 65 986 71 70 986
WP 09:00:00 TS 28.87 136.33 70 992 63 992 65 980 71 71 985
WP 12:00:00 TS 29.39 135.67 990 70 990 68 991 65 975 72 72 984
WP 15:00:00 TS 29.82 135.03 70 990 68 991 67 975 74 72 982
WP 18:00:00 TS 30.22 134.45 990 70 990 68 991 70 975 76 72 981
WP 21:00:00 TS 30.67 134.02 75 990 72 990 70 975 78 76 983
WP 1961-08-17 00:00:00 TS 31.07 133.66 990 80 990 77 989 70 975 80 80 985
WP 03:00:00 TS 31.35 133.24 75 989 77 988 67 977 72 75 987
WP 06:00:00 TS 31.55 132.84 988 70 988 77 988 65 980 65 70 990
WP 09:00:00 TS 31.70 132.46 60 989 62 989 52 982 57 60 991
WP 12:00:00 TS 31.83 132.11 990 50 990 48 990 40 985 50 50 993
WP 15:00:00 TS 32.02 131.85 40 995 38 995 35 990 42 41 994
WP 18:00:00 TS 32.20 131.60 1000 30 1000 29 1000 30 995 34 32 996
WP 21:00:00 TS 32.31 131.31 25 1003 1002 27 1000 26 25 997
WP 1961-08-18 00:00:00 TS 32.40 131.02 1006 20 1006 1005 25 1005 18 18 998
WP 03:00:00 TS 32.53 130.72 15 1006 1005 25 1005 14 999
WP 06:00:00 TS 32.68 130.40 1006 10 1006 1005 25 1006 10 1001
WP 09:00:00 TS 32.75 130.02 1006 1006
WP 12:00:00 TS 32.90 129.60 1006 1006 1007
WP 15:00:00 TS 33.11 129.38 1007 1007
WP 18:00:00 TS 33.40 129.40 1008 1008 1007
WP 21:00:00 TS 33.80 129.65 1007
WP 1961-08-19 00:00:00 TS 34.10 130.10 1007
WP 03:00:00 TS 34.40 130.94 1007
WP 06:00:00 TS 34.70 132.00 1008

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp381961.txt::bwp151961.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=9050:KATHY:6115
CMA CH1961BST.txt:Storm=21:Kathy
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=366:KATHY
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:377:20W
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=19116
TD9635 typhoons-analogs_19450101-19761231.corrected:Line=6448
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA WIND USA SSHS TOKYO LAT TOKYO LON TOKYO GRADE TOKYO PRES TOKYO R50_DIR TOKYO R30_DIR TOKYO LAND CMA LAT CMA LON CMA CAT CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO LAT HKO LON HKO CAT HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE 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 mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east 1 mb 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts mb nmile kts degrees
1961 WP MM 1961-08-13 00:00:00 TS 13.80 142.90 1801 1801 __O___________ -5 13.80 142.90 0 1005 9 14
1961 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 14.22 143.01 1847 1847 __P___________ -5 14.22 143.01 0 1004 8 14
1961 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 14.60 143.10 1893 1893 __O___________ -5 14.60 143.10 0 1004 7 12
1961 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.93 143.17 1928 1928 __P___________ -5 14.93 143.17 0 1003 7 8
1961 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 15.30 143.20 1943 1943 __O___________ -5 15.30 143.20 0 1003 9 3
1961 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 15.80 143.21 1951 1917 __P___________ -5 15.80 143.21 0 1001 10 337
1961 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 16.25 142.78 1002 tokyo 1920 1893 _OOO__________ -5 16.30 141.80 2 1002 0 0 0 16.30 143.20 0 1000 16.00 142.10 TD 25 1003 10 319
1961 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 16.57 142.50 1895 1880 _PPP__________ -5 16.54 141.45 2 1002 0 0 16.65 143.21 0 1000 16.44 142.11 TD 25 1002 8 322
1961 WP MM 1961-08-14 00:00:00 TS 16.91 142.24 1002 tokyo 1872 1860 _OOO__________ -5 16.80 141.10 2 1002 0 0 0 17.00 143.20 1 29 1000 16.90 142.10 TD 25 1002 9 327
1961 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 17.33 141.98 1863 1845 _PPP__________ -5 17.11 140.76 2 1001 0 0 17.48 143.12 1 29 1000 17.39 142.06 TD 25 1001 10 330
1961 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 17.77 141.73 1000 tokyo 1839 1790 OOOO_____O____ jtwc_wp WP381961 17.60 141.10 -5 17.50 140.50 2 1000 0 0 0 18.00 143.00 1 29 1000 17.90 142.00 TD 25 1001 17.60 141.10 TC 10 334
1961 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 18.19 141.53 1790 1744 PPPP_____P____ WP381961 17.90 140.93 -5 17.96 140.40 2 1000 0 0 18.48 142.85 1 29 1000 18.44 141.96 TD 25 1000 17.90 140.93 TC 9 339
1961 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 18.62 141.38 1000 tokyo 1744 1698 OOOO_____O____ jtwc_wp WP381961 18.20 140.80 -5 18.50 140.40 2 1000 0 0 0 19.00 142.70 1 29 1000 19.00 141.90 TD 25 1000 18.20 140.80 TC 9 344
1961 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 19.05 141.27 1698 1641 PPPP_____P____ WP381961 18.51 140.74 -5 19.08 140.41 2 1000 0 0 19.60 142.61 1 29 1000 19.54 141.84 TD 27 999 18.51 140.74 TC 9 351
1961 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 19.54 141.22 1000 tokyo 1641 1585 OOOO_____O____ jtwc_wp WP381961 18.80 140.70 -5 19.70 140.50 2 1000 0 0 0 20.30 142.50 1 29 1000 20.10 141.70 TD 30 998 18.80 140.70 TC 10 352
1961 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 20.03 141.13 1585 1529 PPPP_____P____ WP381961 19.01 140.61 -5 20.31 140.71 2 999 0 0 21.13 142.30 1 29 1000 20.67 141.43 TD 30 996 19.01 140.61 TC 10 348
1961 WP MM 1961-08-15 00:00:00 TS 20.54 141.00 998 tokyo 1529 1458 OOOO_____O____ jtwc_wp WP381961 19.20 140.50 -5 21.00 140.90 2 998 0 0 0 22.00 142.00 1 29 1000 21.30 141.10 TD 30 995 19.20 140.50 TC 11 345
1961 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 21.12 140.83 1458 1339 PPPP_____P____ WP381961 19.45 140.41 -5 21.85 140.92 2 997 0 0 22.79 141.60 1 29 998 22.05 140.81 TD 35 992 19.45 140.41 TC 18 349
1961 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 22.30 140.64 996 tokyo 1325 1223 OOOO_____O_O__ jtwc_wp WP381961 19.70 140.30 -5 22.80 140.80 2 996 0 0 0 23.50 141.10 1 29 996 22.80 140.50 TS 40 990 19.70 140.30 TC 24.60 140.70 55 989 240 22 350
1961 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 23.30 140.41 1213 1108 PPPP_____P_P__ WP381961 19.50 140.20 -5 23.80 140.61 2 995 0 0 24.09 140.56 1 33 996 23.40 140.16 TS 45 988 19.91 140.16 TC 24.61 140.51 55 988 240 20 345
1961 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 24.22 140.08 994 tokyo 1108 996 OOOO_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP381961 20.10 140.00 -5 24.70 140.20 9 994 0 0 0 24.60 140.00 2 38 996 24.00 139.80 STS 50 986 20.10 140.00 TC 24.80 140.20 2 55 24.80 140.20 55 988 240 20 338
1961 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 25.17 139.57 986 902 PPPP______PP__ WP381961 22.93 139.61 -5 25.30 139.41 9 994 0 0 25.08 139.44 2 43 996 24.73 139.42 STS 57 986 TC 25.41 139.71 2 58 25.27 139.69 57 987 210 19 328
1961 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 25.79 138.99 994 tokyo 902 823 OOOO______PO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 25.90 139.10 60 0 25.80 138.60 9 994 0 0 0 25.60 138.90 3 48 996 25.50 139.00 T 65 986 26.01 139.21 2 62 25.90 139.10 60 987 180 16 323
1961 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 26.45 138.51 823 736 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 26.89 138.62 65 1 26.40 138.18 9 994 0 0 26.23 138.38 3 53 995 26.27 138.52 T 65 986 26.61 138.67 2 66 26.54 138.61 65 986 180 16 327
1961 WP MM 1961-08-16 00:00:00 TS 27.10 138.03 995 tokyo 733 656 OOOO______OO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 27.20 138.10 70 1 27.00 137.90 9 995 0 0 0 26.90 137.90 3 58 995 27.00 138.00 T 65 986 27.20 138.10 3 70 27.20 138.10 70 986 180 15 325
1961 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 27.71 137.52 656 580 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 27.82 137.52 70 1 27.54 137.61 9 995 0 0 27.56 137.52 3 58 994 27.63 137.46 T 65 986 27.79 137.48 3 70 27.82 137.52 70 986 180 15 322
1961 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 28.29 136.96 995 tokyo 580 516 OOOO______PO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 28.40 136.90 70 1 28.10 137.20 9 995 0 0 0 28.20 137.10 3 58 993 28.20 136.90 T 65 986 28.35 136.84 3 71 28.40 136.90 70 986 180 16 318
1961 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 28.87 136.33 504 446 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 28.93 136.26 70 1 28.79 136.49 9 992 0 0 28.83 136.48 3 63 992 28.76 136.36 T 65 980 28.89 136.20 3 71 28.93 136.26 71 985 180 16 314
1961 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 29.39 135.67 990 tokyo 446 379 OOOO______OO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 29.40 135.60 70 1 29.40 135.70 9 990 0 0 0 29.40 135.80 4 68 991 29.30 135.80 T 65 975 29.40 135.60 4 72 29.40 135.60 72 984 180 15 310
1961 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 29.82 135.03 375 312 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 29.81 134.90 70 1 29.72 135.06 9 990 0 0 29.89 135.17 4 68 991 29.82 135.19 T 67 975 29.90 135.06 4 74 29.81 134.90 72 982 150 13 308
1961 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 30.22 134.45 990 tokyo 312 252 OOOO______PO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 30.20 134.30 70 1 30.00 134.50 9 990 0 0 0 30.30 134.60 4 68 991 30.30 134.60 T 70 975 30.36 134.57 4 76 30.20 134.30 72 981 120 12 315
1961 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 30.67 134.02 242 190 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 30.68 133.97 75 1 30.50 133.96 9 990 0 0 30.68 134.12 4 72 990 30.73 134.07 T 70 975 30.77 134.12 4 78 30.68 133.97 76 983 90 11 321
1961 WP MM 1961-08-17 00:00:00 TS 31.07 133.66 990 tokyo 190 158 OOOO______OO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 31.10 133.70 80 1 31.00 133.50 9 990 0 0 0 31.00 133.70 4 77 989 31.10 133.60 T 70 975 31.10 133.70 4 80 31.10 133.70 80 985 60 10 315
1961 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 31.35 133.24 146 133 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 31.35 133.25 75 1 31.37 133.20 9 989 0 0 31.27 133.28 4 77 988 31.43 133.19 T 67 977 31.35 133.28 4 72 31.35 133.25 75 987 60 8 304
1961 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 31.55 132.84 988 tokyo 127 95 OOOO______PO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 31.50 132.80 70 1 31.60 132.90 9 988 0 0 0 31.50 132.90 4 77 988 31.70 132.80 T 65 980 31.53 132.90 4 65 31.50 132.80 70 990 60 8 297
1961 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 31.70 132.46 95 56 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 31.65 132.47 60 0 31.61 132.38 9 989 0 0 31.72 132.53 4 62 989 31.92 132.33 T 52 982 31.67 132.54 4 57 31.65 132.47 60 991 60 7 294
1961 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 31.83 132.11 990 tokyo 56 37 OOOO______OO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 31.80 132.20 50 0 31.60 131.90 9 990 0 0 0 31.90 132.20 3 48 990 32.10 131.90 TS 40 985 31.80 132.20 2 50 31.80 132.20 50 993 60 6 302
1961 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 32.02 131.85 28 9 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 32.01 131.96 40 0 31.84 131.71 9 995 0 0 32.02 131.88 3 38 995 32.30 131.58 TS 35 990 31.94 131.88 2 42 32.01 131.96 41 994 60 6 311
1961 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 32.20 131.60 1000 tokyo 9 0 OOOO______PO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 32.20 131.70 30 -1 32.10 131.60 2 1000 0 0 0 32.10 131.60 1 29 1000 32.50 131.30 TD 30 995 32.09 131.58 2 34 32.20 131.70 32 996 60 5 303
1961 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 32.31 131.31 0 0 PPPP______PP__ WP151961 32.31 131.36 25 -1 32.16 131.43 2 1003 0 0 32.13 131.41 1 1002 32.71 130.96 TD 27 1000 32.24 131.29 2 26 32.31 131.36 25 997 90 5 292
1961 WP MM 1961-08-18 00:00:00 TS 32.40 131.02 1006 tokyo 0 0 OOOO______OO__ jtwc_wp WP151961 32.40 131.00 20 -1 32.20 131.20 2 1006 0 0 0 32.20 131.20 0 1005 32.90 130.60 TD 25 1005 32.40 131.00 1 18 32.40 131.00 18 998 120 5 293
1961 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 32.53 130.72 0 0 PPPP_______P__ WP151961 32.54 130.65 15 -1 32.38 130.89 2 1006 0 0 32.38 130.89 0 1005 33.06 130.25 TD 25 1005 1 32.54 130.65 14 999 120 6 298
1961 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 32.68 130.40 1006 tokyo 0 0 OOOO_______O__ jtwc_wp WP151961 32.70 130.30 10 -1 32.60 130.50 2 1006 0 0 0 32.60 130.50 0 1005 33.20 129.90 TD 25 1006 1 32.70 130.30 10 1001 120 6 291
1961 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 32.75 130.02 0 0 _PP___________ WP151961 -5 32.77 130.04 2 1006 0 0 32.74 130.01 0 1006 TD 1 7 289
1961 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 32.90 129.60 1006 tokyo 0 0 _OO___________ -5 32.90 129.60 2 1006 0 0 0 32.90 129.60 0 1007 6 303
1961 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 33.11 129.38 21 18 _PP___________ -5 32.97 129.26 2 1007 0 0 33.18 129.44 0 1007 5 341
1961 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 33.40 129.40 1008 tokyo 21 21 _OO___________ -5 33.00 129.00 2 1008 0 0 0 33.50 129.50 0 1007 7 18
1961 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 33.80 129.65 38 38 __P___________ -5 2 0 0 33.80 129.65 0 1007 9 40
1961 WP MM 1961-08-19 00:00:00 TS 34.10 130.10 49 11 __O___________ -5 34.10 130.10 0 1007 12 60
1961 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 34.40 130.94 11 0 __P___________ -5 34.40 130.94 0 1007 17 69
1961 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 34.70 132.00 0 __O___________ -5 34.70 132.00 0 1008 18 71