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1973 Severe Tropical Storm THELMA (1973317N08122)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1973317N08122
Start Nov 13 06Z
Landfall Nov 14 00Z, Nov 16 12Z, Nov 18 15Z
Max Intensity 58 kt (Nov 15 06Z), 991 mb (Nov 15 09Z)
End Nov 18 18Z
ATCF IDs ,WP221973
Track status Best track data.

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Radial wind information

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Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO PRES USA WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND TD9635 WIND TD9635 PRES
degrees north degrees east mb kts mb kts mb kts mb kts kts kts mb
WP 1973-11-13 06:00:00 TS 7.50 122.00 1005 1005
WP 09:00:00 TS 7.76 121.31 1005
WP 12:00:00 TS 8.00 120.60 1005 1005
WP 15:00:00 TS 8.21 119.88 1005
WP 18:00:00 TS 8.40 119.20 1005 1005
WP 21:00:00 TS 8.61 118.57 1005
WP 1973-11-14 00:00:00 TS 9.05 118.00 1005 25 1005 25 25 25 1005
WP 03:00:00 TS 9.25 117.46 27 1005 27 27 27 1005
WP 06:00:00 TS 9.40 116.83 1005 30 1005 30 30 30 1005
WP 09:00:00 TS 9.52 116.05 32 1004 32 32 32 1004
WP 12:00:00 TS 9.62 115.20 1004 35 1004 19 1005 35 35 35 1004
WP 15:00:00 TS 9.71 114.39 35 1003 21 1003 35 36 35 1003
WP 18:00:00 TS 9.78 113.52 1002 35 1002 23 1002 35 37 35 1002
WP 21:00:00 TS 9.85 112.54 37 1000 30 1000 37 38 37 1000
WP 1973-11-15 00:00:00 TS 9.91 111.54 998 40 998 38 998 35 995 40 40 40 998
WP 03:00:00 TS 9.92 110.70 45 995 48 995 37 993 45 43 45 995
WP 06:00:00 TS 9.89 109.97 992 50 992 58 992 40 992 50 47 50 993
WP 09:00:00 TS 9.83 109.32 52 992 58 991 42 992 52 51 52 992
WP 12:00:00 TS 9.79 108.81 992 55 992 58 991 45 992 55 55 55 991
WP 15:00:00 TS 9.77 108.48 50 993 58 991 42 992 50 50 50 992
WP 18:00:00 TS 9.76 108.26 994 45 994 58 992 40 993 45 45 45 993
WP 21:00:00 TS 9.76 108.04 40 995 48 993 35 994 40 40 40 994
WP 1973-11-16 00:00:00 TS 9.76 107.80 996 35 996 38 995 30 995 35 35 35 996
WP 03:00:00 TS 9.76 107.50 32 997 38 995 27 995 32 32 32 996
WP 06:00:00 TS 9.77 107.15 998 30 998 38 995 25 996 30 30 30 997
WP 09:00:00 TS 9.78 106.76 27 998 33 996 25 997 27 27 27 997
WP 12:00:00 TS 9.77 106.36 998 25 998 29 998 25 998 25 25 25 998
WP 15:00:00 TS 9.71 106.00 25 1000 29 1000 25 999 25 23 25 999
WP 18:00:00 TS 9.63 105.65 1002 25 1002 29 1002 25 1001 25 22 25 1000
WP 21:00:00 TS 9.56 105.30 22 1003 24 1002 25 1002 22 21 22 1002
WP 1973-11-17 00:00:00 TS 9.53 104.96 1004 20 1004 19 1003 25 1004 20 20 20 1004
WP 03:00:00 TS 9.51 104.60 20 1004 19 1003 25 1004 20 21 20 1004
WP 06:00:00 TS 9.52 104.21 1004 20 1004 19 1004 25 1004 20 22 20 1004
WP 09:00:00 TS 9.59 103.77 22 1004 25 1004 22 23 22 1004
WP 12:00:00 TS 9.65 103.33 1004 25 1004 25 1004 25 25 25 1004
WP 15:00:00 TS 9.69 102.93 25 1004 25 1004 25 25 25 1004
WP 18:00:00 TS 9.72 102.54 1004 25 1004 25 1004 25 25 25 1004
WP 21:00:00 TS 9.76 102.16 25 1004 25 1004 25 25 25 1004
WP 1973-11-18 00:00:00 TS 9.85 101.78 1004 25 1004 25 1004 25 25 25 1004
WP 03:00:00 TS 10.00 101.41 25 1005 25 1004 25 23 25 1004
WP 06:00:00 TS 10.22 100.99 1006 25 1006 25 1005 25 22 25 1005
WP 09:00:00 TS 10.54 100.54 22 1006 25 1005 22 21 22 1005
WP 12:00:00 TS 10.95 100.10 20 1006 25 1006 20 20 20 1006
NI 15:00:00 NR 11.84 99.32 25 1006
NI 18:00:00 NR 12.30 99.20 25 1006

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp221973.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=23104:THELMA:7320
CMA CH1973BST.txt:Storm=25:Thelma
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=9382:THELMA
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:801:THELMA
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=24129
TD9635 typhoons-analogs_19450101-19761231.corrected:Line=18070
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 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 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 kts degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts mb nmile kts degrees
1973 WP MM 1973-11-13 06:00:00 TS 7.50 122.00 1005 tokyo 11 11 _O____________ -5 7.50 122.00 2 1005 0 0 0 15 291
1973 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 7.76 121.31 88 88 _P____________ -5 7.76 121.31 2 1005 0 0 15 290
1973 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 8.00 120.60 1005 tokyo 168 168 _O____________ -5 8.00 120.60 2 1005 0 0 0 15 288
1973 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 8.21 119.88 204 133 _P____________ -5 8.21 119.88 2 1005 0 0 14 286
1973 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 8.40 119.20 1005 tokyo 133 74 _O____________ -5 8.40 119.20 2 1005 0 0 0 14 287
1973 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 8.61 118.57 74 0 _P____________ -5 8.61 118.57 2 1005 0 0 14 299
1973 WP MM 1973-11-14 00:00:00 TS 9.05 118.00 1005 tokyo 0 0 OO_______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.30 118.00 25 -1 8.80 118.00 2 1005 0 0 0 9.30 118.00 TC 25 9.30 118.00 1 25 9.30 118.00 25 1005 120 13 301
1973 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 9.25 117.46 31 31 PP_______PPP__ WP221973 9.40 117.44 27 -1 8.96 117.54 2 1005 0 0 9.40 117.44 TC 27 9.40 117.35 1 27 9.40 117.44 27 1005 120 12 287
1973 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 9.40 116.83 1005 tokyo 95 95 OO_______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.50 116.80 30 -1 9.10 117.00 2 1005 0 0 0 9.50 116.80 TC 30 9.50 116.68 1 30 9.50 116.80 30 1005 120 14 281
1973 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 9.52 116.05 166 166 PP_______PPP__ WP221973 9.60 116.03 32 -1 9.22 116.20 2 1004 0 0 9.60 116.03 TC 32 9.60 115.97 1 32 9.60 116.03 32 1004 150 16 278
1973 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 9.62 115.20 1004 tokyo 256 256 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.70 115.20 35 0 9.30 115.30 2 1004 0 0 0 9.60 114.80 0 19 1005 9.70 115.20 TC 35 9.70 115.20 2 35 9.70 115.20 35 1004 180 17 276
1973 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 9.71 114.39 341 341 PPP______PPP__ WP221973 9.81 114.42 35 0 9.35 114.49 2 1003 0 0 9.65 114.03 0 21 1003 9.81 114.42 TC 35 9.80 114.35 2 36 9.81 114.42 35 1003 180 17 276
1973 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 9.78 113.52 1002 tokyo 438 428 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.90 113.60 35 0 9.40 113.60 2 1002 0 0 0 9.70 113.20 1 23 1002 9.90 113.60 TC 35 9.89 113.46 2 37 9.90 113.60 35 1002 180 18 275
1973 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 9.85 112.54 413 330 PPP______PPP__ WP221973 9.97 112.65 37 0 9.50 112.44 2 1000 0 0 9.76 112.29 1 30 1000 9.97 112.65 TC 37 9.96 112.56 2 38 9.97 112.65 37 1000 180 20 274
1973 WP MM 1973-11-15 00:00:00 TS 9.91 111.54 998 tokyo 320 250 OOOO_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 10.00 111.70 40 0 9.60 111.30 9 998 0 0 0 9.80 111.40 2 38 998 10.20 110.60 TS 35 995 10.00 111.70 TC 40 10.00 111.70 2 40 10.00 111.70 40 998 180 18 272
1973 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 9.92 110.70 250 200 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 10.01 110.86 45 0 9.66 110.46 9 995 0 0 9.81 110.58 2 48 995 9.93 110.16 TS 37 993 10.01 110.86 TC 45 10.00 110.85 2 43 10.01 110.86 45 995 150 15 269
1973 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 9.89 109.97 992 tokyo 200 169 OOOO_____OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 10.00 110.10 50 0 9.70 109.80 9 992 0 0 0 9.80 109.90 3 58 992 9.70 109.70 TS 40 992 10.00 110.10 TC 50 9.98 110.05 2 47 10.00 110.10 50 993 120 14 266
1973 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 9.83 109.32 164 133 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 9.96 109.37 52 0 9.70 109.19 9 992 0 0 9.75 109.38 3 58 991 9.56 109.23 TS 42 992 9.96 109.37 TC 52 9.94 109.35 2 51 9.96 109.37 52 992 120 11 265
1973 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 9.79 108.81 992 tokyo 133 114 OOOO_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.90 108.80 55 0 9.70 108.70 9 992 0 0 0 9.70 109.00 3 58 991 9.50 108.80 TS 45 992 9.90 108.80 TC 55 9.90 108.80 2 55 9.90 108.80 55 991 120 8 266
1973 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 9.77 108.48 114 106 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 9.84 108.48 50 0 9.75 108.32 9 993 0 0 9.69 108.69 3 58 991 9.53 108.48 TS 42 992 9.84 108.48 TC 50 9.87 108.48 2 50 9.84 108.48 50 992 120 5 268
1973 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 9.76 108.26 994 tokyo 106 99 OOOO_____OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.80 108.30 45 0 9.80 108.00 9 994 0 0 0 9.70 108.40 3 58 992 9.60 108.20 TS 40 993 9.80 108.30 TC 45 9.84 108.30 2 45 9.80 108.30 45 993 120 4 269
1973 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 9.76 108.04 99 86 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 9.79 108.17 40 0 9.81 107.63 9 995 0 0 9.69 108.05 3 48 993 9.61 107.90 TS 35 994 9.79 108.17 TC 40 9.82 108.17 2 40 9.79 108.17 40 994 120 5 269
1973 WP MM 1973-11-16 00:00:00 TS 9.76 107.80 996 tokyo 86 70 OOOO_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.80 108.00 35 0 9.80 107.30 9 996 0 0 0 9.70 107.70 2 38 995 9.60 107.60 TD 30 995 9.80 108.00 TC 35 9.80 108.00 2 35 9.80 108.00 35 996 120 5 271
1973 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 9.76 107.50 70 55 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 9.80 107.69 32 -1 9.80 107.03 9 997 0 0 9.76 107.41 2 38 995 9.59 107.31 TD 27 995 9.80 107.69 TC 32 9.80 107.65 2 32 9.80 107.69 32 996 120 6 271
1973 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 9.77 107.15 998 tokyo 45 15 OOOO_____OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.80 107.30 30 -1 9.80 106.80 2 998 0 0 0 9.80 107.10 2 38 995 9.60 107.00 TD 25 996 9.80 107.30 TC 30 9.80 107.24 2 30 9.80 107.30 30 997 120 7 271
1973 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 9.78 106.76 15 0 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 9.81 106.85 27 -1 9.80 106.63 2 998 0 0 9.80 106.70 2 33 996 9.66 106.61 TD 25 997 9.81 106.85 TC 27 9.80 106.81 2 27 9.81 106.85 27 997 120 8 270
1973 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 9.77 106.36 998 tokyo 0 0 OOOO_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.80 106.40 25 -1 9.80 106.40 2 998 0 0 0 9.70 106.30 1 29 998 9.70 106.20 TD 25 998 9.80 106.40 TC 25 9.80 106.40 1 25 9.80 106.40 25 998 120 8 265
1973 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 9.71 106.00 0 0 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 9.75 106.03 25 -1 9.81 105.97 2 1000 0 0 9.47 105.99 1 29 1000 9.69 105.87 TD 25 999 9.75 106.03 TC 25 9.77 106.07 1 23 9.75 106.03 25 999 90 7 259
1973 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 9.63 105.65 1002 tokyo 0 0 OOOO_____OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.70 105.70 25 -1 9.80 105.50 2 1002 0 0 0 9.20 105.70 1 29 1002 9.60 105.50 TD 25 1001 9.70 105.70 TC 25 9.74 105.75 1 22 9.70 105.70 25 1000 60 7 257
1973 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 9.56 105.30 0 0 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 9.69 105.40 22 -1 9.76 105.20 2 1003 0 0 8.96 105.35 1 24 1002 9.41 104.95 TD 25 1002 9.69 105.40 TC 22 9.71 105.43 1 21 9.69 105.40 22 1002 60 7 261
1973 WP MM 1973-11-17 00:00:00 TS 9.53 104.96 1004 tokyo 0 0 OOOO_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.70 105.10 20 -1 9.70 104.90 2 1004 0 0 0 8.80 105.00 0 19 1003 9.20 104.40 TD 25 1004 9.70 105.10 TC 20 9.70 105.10 1 20 9.70 105.10 20 1004 60 7 266
1973 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 9.51 104.60 32 32 PPPP_____PPP__ WP221973 9.69 104.77 20 -1 9.59 104.48 2 1004 0 0 8.76 104.69 0 19 1003 9.05 104.02 TD 25 1004 9.69 104.77 TC 20 9.71 104.72 1 21 9.69 104.77 20 1004 60 7 270
1973 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 9.52 104.21 1004 tokyo 76 76 OOOO_____OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.70 104.40 20 -1 9.50 104.00 2 1004 0 0 0 8.80 104.40 0 19 1004 9.00 103.70 TD 25 1004 9.70 104.40 TC 20 9.73 104.32 1 22 9.70 104.40 20 1004 60 8 276
1973 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 9.59 103.77 100 100 PP_P_____PPP__ WP221973 9.74 103.96 22 -1 9.48 103.51 2 1004 0 0 0 9.08 103.34 TD 25 1004 9.74 103.96 TC 22 9.76 103.90 1 23 9.74 103.96 22 1004 60 9 278
1973 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 9.65 103.33 1004 tokyo 95 95 OO_O_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.80 103.50 25 -1 9.50 103.00 2 1004 0 0 0 9.20 103.00 TD 25 1004 9.80 103.50 TC 25 9.80 103.50 1 25 9.80 103.50 25 1004 60 8 276
1973 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 9.69 102.93 117 117 PP_P_____PPP__ WP221973 9.85 103.08 25 -1 9.49 102.48 2 1004 0 0 9.25 102.71 TD 25 1004 9.85 103.08 TC 25 9.82 103.11 1 25 9.85 103.08 25 1004 60 8 275
1973 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 9.72 102.54 1004 tokyo 148 148 OO_O_____OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 9.90 102.70 25 -1 9.50 102.00 2 1004 0 0 0 9.30 102.40 TD 25 1004 9.90 102.70 TC 25 9.85 102.73 1 25 9.90 102.70 25 1004 60 8 276
1973 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 9.76 102.16 157 157 PP_P_____PPP__ WP221973 9.93 102.33 25 -1 9.54 101.58 2 1004 0 0 9.36 102.00 TD 25 1004 9.93 102.33 TC 25 9.90 102.36 1 25 9.93 102.33 25 1004 60 8 280
1973 WP MM 1973-11-18 00:00:00 TS 9.85 101.78 1004 tokyo 181 181 OO_O_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 10.00 102.00 25 -1 9.60 101.20 2 1004 0 0 0 9.50 101.50 TD 25 1004 10.00 102.00 TC 25 10.00 102.00 1 25 10.00 102.00 25 1004 60 8 288
1973 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 10.00 101.41 197 172 PP_P_____PPP__ WP221973 10.18 101.71 25 -1 9.60 100.83 2 1005 0 0 9.73 100.84 TD 25 1004 10.18 101.71 TC 25 10.15 101.64 1 23 10.18 101.71 25 1004 60 9 295
1973 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 10.22 100.99 1006 tokyo 172 128 OO_O_____OPO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 10.40 101.40 25 -1 9.70 100.50 2 1006 0 0 0 10.10 100.20 TD 25 1005 10.40 101.40 TC 25 10.34 101.29 1 22 10.40 101.40 25 1005 60 10 302
1973 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 10.54 100.54 118 64 PP_P_____PPP__ WP221973 10.61 101.02 22 -1 10.03 100.19 2 1006 0 0 10.67 99.78 TD 25 1005 10.61 101.02 TC 22 10.56 100.95 1 21 10.61 101.02 22 1005 60 11 310
1973 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 10.95 100.10 59 0 OO_O_____OOO__ jtwc_wp WP221973 10.80 100.60 20 -1 10.50 99.90 2 1006 0 0 0 11.30 99.50 TD 25 1006 10.80 100.60 TC 20 10.80 100.60 1 20 10.80 100.60 20 1006 60 18 317
1973 NI BB 15:00:00 NR 11.84 99.32 0 0 ___P__________ WP221973 -5 2 0 0 11.84 99.32 TD 25 1006 TC 1 16 327
1973 NI BB 18:00:00 NR 12.30 99.20 0 ___O__________ -5 12.30 99.20 TD 25 1006 1 10 345