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1970 Tropical Cyclone (Gale) HELEN (1970104S15184)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1970104S15184
Start Apr 13 12Z
Max Intensity 40 kt (Apr 13 18Z), 990 mb (Apr 13 18Z)
End Apr 17 00Z
ATCF IDs SH301970
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 WIND NEUMANN WIND
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts mb kts kts
SP 1970-04-13 12:00:00 TS -14.80 -176.00
SP 15:00:00 TS -15.31 -175.74
SP 18:00:00 TS -15.81 -175.45 40 990 40 990
SP 21:00:00 TS -16.20 -175.18 40 990
SP 1970-04-14 00:00:00 TS -16.50 -174.91 40 990 35 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -16.72 -174.64 40 990 35 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -16.88 -174.39 40 990 40 990 35 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -17.00 -174.13 40 990 35 32
SP 12:00:00 TS -17.09 -173.88 40 990 35 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -17.13 -173.57 40 990 35 32
SP 18:00:00 TS -17.16 -173.30 40 990 40 990 35 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -17.24 -173.12 37 991 35 27
SP 1970-04-15 00:00:00 TS -17.37 -173.05 35 993 35 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -17.57 -173.09 32 995 35 22
SP 06:00:00 TS -17.81 -173.23 30 997 30 997 35 20
SP 09:00:00 TS -18.02 -173.41 30 997 35 20
SP 12:00:00 TS -18.20 -173.66 30 997 35 20
SP 15:00:00 TS -18.29 -173.94 30 997 35 17
SP 18:00:00 TS -18.37 -174.26 30 997 30 997 35 15
SP 21:00:00 TS -18.47 -174.58 30 997 35 15
SP 1970-04-16 00:00:00 TS -18.59 -174.92 30 997 35 15
SP 03:00:00 TS -18.73 -175.25 30 997 35 15
SP 06:00:00 TS -18.90 -175.57 30 997 30 997 35 15
SP 09:00:00 TS -19.11 -175.88 30 997 35 15
SP 12:00:00 TS -19.36 -176.16 30 997 35 15
SP 15:00:00 TS -19.61 -176.31 30 997 35 15
SP 18:00:00 TS -19.86 -176.27 30 997 30 997 35 15
SP 21:00:00 TS -20.15 -176.07 35
SP 1970-04-17 00:00:00 TS -20.40 -175.70 35

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh301970.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=118:HELEN
DS824 s_hem.dat:1133:30P
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-006:Line=8467
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=278:HELEN:BSH3070:NZeal706
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA SSHS WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east 1 degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
1970 SP MM 1970-04-13 12:00:00 TS -14.80 -176.00 374 369 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH301970 -14.80 -176.00 -5 -14.80 184.00 TC -14.80 -176.00 2 11 154
1970 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -15.31 -175.74 371 371 P________PP___ SH301970 -15.32 -175.75 -5 -15.32 -175.75 TC -15.28 -175.73 2 11 152
1970 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -15.81 -175.45 40 990 wellington 375 375 O_______OOP___ jtwc_sh SH301970 -15.80 -175.50 -5 -16.10 -175.10 40 990 -15.80 184.50 TC -15.74 -175.46 2 10 149
1970 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -16.20 -175.18 387 387 P_______PPP___ SH301970 -16.19 -175.24 -5 -16.31 -174.87 40 990 -16.19 -175.24 TC -16.15 -175.22 2 9 143
1970 SP MM 1970-04-14 00:00:00 TS -16.50 -174.91 390 386 O_______POO_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -16.50 -175.00 -5 -16.50 -174.63 40 990 -16.50 185.00 TC 35 -16.50 -175.00 2 -16.50 -174.60 TC 30 7 135
1970 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -16.72 -174.64 389 387 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -16.73 -174.78 -5 -16.67 -174.34 40 990 -16.73 -174.78 TC 35 -16.77 -174.82 2 -16.67 -174.31 TC 30 6 127
1970 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -16.88 -174.39 40 990 wellington 397 391 O_______OOP_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -16.90 -174.60 -5 -16.80 -174.00 40 990 -16.90 185.40 TC 35 -16.97 -174.65 2 -16.80 -174.00 TC 30 6 120
1970 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -17.00 -174.13 392 388 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -17.08 -174.46 -5 -16.89 -173.59 40 990 -17.08 -174.46 TC 35 -17.11 -174.48 2 -16.86 -173.66 TC 32 5 113
1970 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -17.09 -173.88 394 384 O_______POO_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -17.20 -174.30 -5 -16.95 -173.18 40 990 -17.20 185.70 TC 35 -17.20 -174.30 2 -16.90 -173.30 TC 35 5 103
1970 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -17.13 -173.57 384 379 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -17.22 -174.06 -5 -17.01 -172.83 40 990 -17.22 -174.06 TC 35 -17.23 -174.01 2 -16.98 -172.89 TC 32 6 98
1970 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -17.16 -173.30 40 990 wellington 387 384 O_______OOP_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -17.20 -173.80 -5 -17.10 -172.60 40 990 -17.20 186.20 TC 35 -17.22 -173.72 2 -17.10 -172.60 TC 30 4 105
1970 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -17.24 -173.12 384 384 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -17.21 -173.51 -5 -17.27 -172.56 37 991 -17.21 -173.51 TC 35 -17.23 -173.46 2 -17.29 -172.57 TC 27 3 131
1970 SP MM 1970-04-15 00:00:00 TS -17.37 -173.05 406 405 O_______POO_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -17.30 -173.30 -5 -17.46 -172.66 35 993 -17.30 186.70 TC 35 -17.30 -173.30 2 -17.50 -172.70 TC 25 3 172
1970 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -17.57 -173.09 428 428 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -17.51 -173.23 -5 -17.64 -172.85 32 995 -17.51 -173.23 TC 35 -17.53 -173.26 2 -17.67 -172.87 TC 22 5 200
1970 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -17.81 -173.23 30 997 wellington 452 452 O_______OOP_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -17.80 -173.30 -5 -17.80 -173.10 30 997 -17.80 186.70 TC 35 -17.83 -173.33 2 -17.80 -173.10 TC 20 5 214
1970 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -18.02 -173.41 477 477 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -18.12 -173.45 -5 -17.87 -173.33 30 997 -18.12 -173.45 TC 35 -18.13 -173.48 2 -17.86 -173.34 TC 20 6 226
1970 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -18.20 -173.66 506 506 O_______POO_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -18.40 -173.70 -5 -17.91 -173.61 30 997 -18.40 186.30 TC 35 -18.40 -173.70 2 -17.90 -173.60 TC 20 6 242
1970 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -18.29 -173.94 522 522 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -18.53 -173.98 -5 -17.94 -173.90 30 997 -18.53 -173.98 TC 35 -18.54 -173.96 2 -17.93 -173.89 TC 17 6 254
1970 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -18.37 -174.26 30 997 wellington 545 545 O_______OOP_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -18.60 -174.30 -5 -18.00 -174.20 30 997 -18.60 185.70 TC 35 -18.63 -174.28 2 -18.00 -174.20 TC 15 6 254
1970 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -18.47 -174.58 567 567 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -18.69 -174.64 -5 -18.11 -174.50 30 997 -18.69 -174.64 TC 35 -18.71 -174.63 2 -18.13 -174.51 TC 15 7 251
1970 SP MM 1970-04-16 00:00:00 TS -18.59 -174.92 586 560 O_______POO_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -18.80 -175.00 -5 -18.24 -174.79 30 997 -18.80 185.00 TC 35 -18.80 -175.00 2 -18.30 -174.80 TC 15 7 247
1970 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -18.73 -175.25 551 531 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -18.93 -175.35 -5 -18.41 -175.06 30 997 -18.93 -175.35 TC 35 -18.95 -175.43 2 -18.43 -175.07 TC 15 7 243
1970 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -18.90 -175.57 30 997 wellington 531 513 O_______OOP_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -19.10 -175.70 -5 -18.60 -175.30 30 997 -19.10 184.30 TC 35 -19.11 -175.85 2 -18.60 -175.30 TC 15 7 238
1970 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -19.11 -175.88 513 507 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -19.29 -176.10 -5 -18.82 -175.49 30 997 -19.29 -176.10 TC 35 -19.30 -176.20 2 -18.83 -175.52 TC 15 7 231
1970 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -19.36 -176.16 504 502 O_______POO_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -19.50 -176.40 -5 -19.07 -175.65 30 997 -19.50 183.60 TC 35 -19.50 -176.40 2 -19.10 -175.70 TC 15 6 218
1970 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -19.61 -176.31 509 509 P_______PPP_P_ SH301970 -19.69 -176.50 -5 -19.33 -175.78 30 997 -19.69 -176.50 TC 35 -19.71 -176.41 2 -19.35 -175.82 TC 15 5 192
1970 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -19.86 -176.27 30 997 wellington 530 530 O_______OOP_O_ jtwc_sh SH301970 -19.90 -176.40 -5 -19.60 -175.90 30 997 -19.90 183.60 TC 35 -19.94 -176.26 2 -19.60 -175.90 TC 15 6 158
1970 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -20.15 -176.07 560 560 P________PP___ SH301970 -20.14 -176.10 -5 -20.14 -176.10 TC 35 -20.17 -176.01 2 TC 8 135
1970 SP MM 1970-04-17 00:00:00 TS -20.40 -175.70 614 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH301970 -20.40 -175.70 -5 -20.40 184.30 TC 35 -20.40 -175.70 2 9 126