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1978 Tropical Cyclone BOB (1978032S09187)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1978032S09187
Start Jan 31 12Z
Max Intensity 85 kt (Feb 5 00Z), 945 mb (Feb 5 00Z)
End Feb 12 00Z
ATCF IDs
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
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts mb
SP 1978-01-31 12:00:00 NR -8.50 187.00 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -8.59 186.27 30 997
SP 18:00:00 NR -8.69 185.52 30 997
SP 21:00:00 NR -8.82 184.77 30 997
SP 1978-02-01 00:00:00 NR -9.00 184.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -9.23 183.21 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -9.50 182.43 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -9.77 181.68 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -10.00 181.00 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -10.16 180.38 30 997
SP 18:00:00 NR -10.29 179.83 30 997
SP 21:00:00 NR -10.40 179.37 30 997
SP 1978-02-02 00:00:00 NR -10.50 179.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -10.60 178.74 32 995
SP 06:00:00 NR -10.71 178.56 35 993
SP 09:00:00 NR -10.84 178.43 37 991
SP 12:00:00 NR -11.00 178.30 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -11.21 178.14 40 990
SP 18:00:00 NR -11.46 177.96 40 990
SP 21:00:00 NR -11.73 177.75 40 990
SP 1978-02-03 00:00:00 NR -12.00 177.50 40 990 40 990
SP 03:00:00 NR -12.22 177.17 43 987
SP 06:00:00 NR -12.45 176.79 47 985
SP 09:00:00 NR -12.70 176.39 51 982
SP 12:00:00 NR -13.00 176.00 55 980 55 980
SP 15:00:00 NR -13.37 175.66 57 977
SP 18:00:00 NR -13.79 175.33 60 975
SP 21:00:00 NR -14.24 175.01 62 972
SP 1978-02-04 00:00:00 NR -14.70 174.70 65 970 65 970
SP 03:00:00 NR -15.15 174.38 67 967
SP 06:00:00 NR -15.61 174.08 70 965
SP 09:00:00 NR -16.07 173.78 72 962
SP 12:00:00 NR -16.50 173.50 75 960 75 960
SP 15:00:00 NR -16.88 173.25 77 956
SP 18:00:00 NR -17.23 173.02 80 952
SP 21:00:00 NR -17.60 172.78 82 948
SP 1978-02-05 00:00:00 NR -18.00 172.50 85 945 85 945
SP 03:00:00 NR -18.48 172.15 82 948
SP 06:00:00 NR -19.00 171.76 80 952
SP 09:00:00 NR -19.52 171.37 77 956
SP 12:00:00 NR -20.00 171.00 75 960 75 960
SP 15:00:00 NR -20.41 170.71 72 962
SP 18:00:00 NR -20.79 170.44 70 965
SP 21:00:00 NR -21.14 170.18 67 967
SP 1978-02-06 00:00:00 NR -21.50 169.90 65 970 65 970
SP 03:00:00 NR -21.90 169.58 62 972
SP 06:00:00 NR -22.29 169.23 60 975
SP 09:00:00 NR -22.66 168.87 57 977
SP 12:00:00 NR -23.00 168.50 55 980 55 980
SP 15:00:00 NR -23.29 168.11 51 982
SP 18:00:00 NR -23.54 167.72 47 985
SP 21:00:00 NR -23.77 167.34 43 987
SP 1978-02-07 00:00:00 NR -24.00 167.00 40 990 40 990
SP 03:00:00 NR -24.23 166.69 40 990
SP 06:00:00 NR -24.46 166.42 40 990
SP 09:00:00 NR -24.71 166.19 40 990
SP 12:00:00 NR -25.00 166.00 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -25.34 165.80 40 990
SP 18:00:00 NR -25.71 165.64 40 990
SP 21:00:00 NR -26.10 165.53 40 990
SP 1978-02-08 00:00:00 NR -26.50 165.50 40 990 40 990
SP 03:00:00 NR -26.83 165.53 40 990
SP 06:00:00 NR -27.17 165.64 40 990
SP 09:00:00 NR -27.55 165.80 40 990
SP 12:00:00 NR -28.00 166.00 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -28.61 166.13 37 991
SP 18:00:00 NR -29.28 166.31 35 993
SP 21:00:00 NR -29.94 166.59 32 995
SP 1978-02-09 00:00:00 NR -30.50 167.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -30.86 167.53 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -31.11 168.21 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -31.31 169.03 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -31.50 170.00 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -31.75 171.18 30 997
SP 18:00:00 NR -32.00 172.48 30 997
SP 21:00:00 NR -32.25 173.80 30 997
SP 1978-02-10 00:00:00 NR -32.50 175.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -32.75 175.95 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -33.01 176.77 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -33.29 177.50 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -33.60 178.20 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -33.92 178.93 32 995
SP 18:00:00 NR -34.27 179.63 35 993
SP 21:00:00 NR -34.63 180.32 37 991
SP 1978-02-11 00:00:00 NR -35.00 181.00 40 990 40 990
SP 03:00:00 NR -35.37 181.73 40 990
SP 06:00:00 NR -35.74 182.45 40 990
SP 09:00:00 NR -36.12 183.14 40 990
SP 12:00:00 NR -36.50 183.80 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -36.88 184.40 40 990
SP 18:00:00 NR -37.25 184.96 40 990
SP 21:00:00 NR -37.63 185.48 40 990
SP 1978-02-12 00:00:00 NR -38.00 186.00 40 990 40 990

Source Information

Agency Information
USA
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1109:BOB
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA SSHS WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km 1 degrees north degrees east kts mb kts degrees
1978 SP MM 1978-01-31 12:00:00 NR -8.50 187.00 30 997 wellington 560 552 ________O_____ -5 -8.50 -173.00 30 997 15 263
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -8.59 186.27 557 557 ________P_____ -5 -8.59 -173.73 30 997 15 263
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -8.69 185.52 568 568 ________P_____ -5 -8.69 -174.48 30 997 15 261
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -8.82 184.77 587 587 ________P_____ -5 -8.82 -175.23 30 997 15 258
1978 SP MM 1978-02-01 00:00:00 NR -9.00 184.00 30 997 wellington 613 613 ________O_____ -5 -9.00 -176.00 30 997 16 255
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -9.23 183.21 649 648 ________P_____ -5 -9.23 -176.79 30 997 16 252
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -9.50 182.43 688 688 ________P_____ -5 -9.50 -177.57 30 997 16 251
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -9.77 181.68 728 704 ________P_____ -5 -9.77 -178.32 30 997 15 250
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -10.00 181.00 30 997 wellington 704 673 ________O_____ -5 -10.00 -179.00 30 997 13 253
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -10.16 180.38 673 660 ________P_____ -5 -10.16 -179.62 30 997 12 256
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -10.29 179.83 660 650 ________P_____ -5 -10.29 179.83 30 997 10 257
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -10.40 179.37 650 642 ________P_____ -5 -10.40 179.37 30 997 8 255
1978 SP MM 1978-02-02 00:00:00 NR -10.50 179.00 30 997 wellington 644 634 ________O_____ -5 -10.50 179.00 30 997 7 251
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -10.60 178.74 638 629 ________P_____ -5 -10.60 178.74 32 995 5 244
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -10.71 178.56 629 620 ________P_____ -5 -10.71 178.56 35 993 4 232
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -10.84 178.43 623 604 ________P_____ -5 -10.84 178.43 37 991 4 222
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -11.00 178.30 40 990 wellington 604 585 ________O_____ -5 -11.00 178.30 40 990 5 218
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -11.21 178.14 589 571 ________P_____ -5 -11.21 178.14 40 990 6 216
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -11.46 177.96 560 546 ________P_____ -5 -11.46 177.96 40 990 6 216
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -11.73 177.75 546 527 ________P_____ -5 -11.73 177.75 40 990 7 220
1978 SP MM 1978-02-03 00:00:00 NR -12.00 177.50 40 990 wellington 527 515 ________O_____ -5 -12.00 177.50 40 990 8 229
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -12.22 177.17 518 511 ________P_____ -5 -12.22 177.17 43 987 8 237
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -12.45 176.79 514 496 ________P_____ -5 -12.45 176.79 47 985 9 238
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -12.70 176.39 501 492 ________P_____ -5 -12.70 176.39 51 982 9 234
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -13.00 176.00 55 980 wellington 493 485 ________O_____ -5 -13.00 176.00 55 980 10 227
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -13.37 175.66 476 472 ________P_____ -5 -13.37 175.66 57 977 10 220
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -13.79 175.33 472 449 ________P_____ -5 -13.79 175.33 60 975 11 216
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -14.24 175.01 456 433 ________P_____ -5 -14.24 175.01 62 972 11 214
1978 SP MM 1978-02-04 00:00:00 NR -14.70 174.70 65 970 wellington 433 417 ________O_____ -5 -14.70 174.70 65 970 11 213
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -15.15 174.38 417 414 ________P_____ -5 -15.15 174.38 67 967 11 213
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -15.61 174.08 416 414 ________P_____ -5 -15.61 174.08 70 965 11 213
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -16.07 173.78 418 417 ________P_____ -5 -16.07 173.78 72 962 11 212
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -16.50 173.50 75 960 wellington 427 422 ________O_____ -5 -16.50 173.50 75 960 10 212
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -16.88 173.25 431 431 ________P_____ -5 -16.88 173.25 77 956 9 212
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -17.23 173.02 454 451 ________P_____ -5 -17.23 173.02 80 952 9 212
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -17.60 172.78 468 468 ________P_____ -5 -17.60 172.78 82 948 9 213
1978 SP MM 1978-02-05 00:00:00 NR -18.00 172.50 85 945 wellington 497 497 ________O_____ -5 -18.00 172.50 85 945 11 214
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -18.48 172.15 503 495 ________P_____ -5 -18.48 172.15 82 948 12 215
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -19.00 171.76 501 489 ________P_____ -5 -19.00 171.76 80 952 13 215
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -19.52 171.37 500 482 ________P_____ -5 -19.52 171.37 77 956 12 216
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -20.00 171.00 75 960 wellington 482 432 ________O_____ -5 -20.00 171.00 75 960 11 215
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -20.41 170.71 432 394 ________P_____ -5 -20.41 170.71 72 962 9 214
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -20.79 170.44 384 352 ________P_____ -5 -20.79 170.44 70 965 9 214
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -21.14 170.18 352 309 ________P_____ -5 -21.14 170.18 67 967 9 215
1978 SP MM 1978-02-06 00:00:00 NR -21.50 169.90 65 970 wellington 309 269 ________O_____ -5 -21.50 169.90 65 970 9 217
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -21.90 169.58 269 226 ________P_____ -5 -21.90 169.58 62 972 10 218
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -22.29 169.23 226 198 ________P_____ -5 -22.29 169.23 60 975 10 220
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -22.66 168.87 200 172 ________P_____ -5 -22.66 168.87 57 977 10 223
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -23.00 168.50 55 980 wellington 172 158 ________O_____ -5 -23.00 168.50 55 980 9 228
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -23.29 168.11 158 147 ________P_____ -5 -23.29 168.11 51 982 9 233
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -23.54 167.72 147 147 ________P_____ -5 -23.54 167.72 47 985 9 235
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -23.77 167.34 161 159 ________P_____ -5 -23.77 167.34 43 987 8 235
1978 SP MM 1978-02-07 00:00:00 NR -24.00 167.00 40 990 wellington 179 178 ________O_____ -5 -24.00 167.00 40 990 8 232
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -24.23 166.69 201 201 ________P_____ -5 -24.23 166.69 40 990 7 229
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -24.46 166.42 236 236 ________P_____ -5 -24.46 166.42 40 990 7 223
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -24.71 166.19 262 262 ________P_____ -5 -24.71 166.19 40 990 7 216
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -25.00 166.00 40 990 wellington 299 299 ________O_____ -5 -25.00 166.00 40 990 7 210
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -25.34 165.80 336 336 ________P_____ -5 -25.34 165.80 40 990 8 205
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -25.71 165.64 385 385 ________P_____ -5 -25.71 165.64 40 990 8 197
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -26.10 165.53 430 430 ________P_____ -5 -26.10 165.53 40 990 8 189
1978 SP MM 1978-02-08 00:00:00 NR -26.50 165.50 40 990 wellington 473 473 ________O_____ -5 -26.50 165.50 40 990 7 0
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -26.83 165.53 506 506 ________P_____ -5 -26.83 165.53 40 990 7 169
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -27.17 165.64 547 545 ________P_____ -5 -27.17 165.64 40 990 8 162
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -27.55 165.80 588 588 ________P_____ -5 -27.55 165.80 40 990 9 159
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -28.00 166.00 40 990 wellington 629 629 ________O_____ -5 -28.00 166.00 40 990 11 164
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -28.61 166.13 695 695 ________P_____ -5 -28.61 166.13 37 991 13 168
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -29.28 166.31 771 761 ________P_____ -5 -29.28 166.31 35 993 14 163
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -29.94 166.59 761 688 ________P_____ -5 -29.94 166.59 32 995 14 154
1978 SP MM 1978-02-09 00:00:00 NR -30.50 167.00 30 997 wellington 688 630 ________O_____ -5 -30.50 167.00 30 997 12 138
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -30.86 167.53 622 558 ________P_____ -5 -30.86 167.53 30 997 12 120
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -31.11 168.21 558 489 ________P_____ -5 -31.11 168.21 30 997 14 109
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -31.31 169.03 489 418 ________P_____ -5 -31.31 169.03 30 997 16 104
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -31.50 170.00 30 997 wellington 412 341 ________O_____ -5 -31.50 170.00 30 997 19 104
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -31.75 171.18 327 279 ________P_____ -5 -31.75 171.18 30 997 22 103
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -32.00 172.48 278 257 ________P_____ -5 -32.00 172.48 30 997 23 103
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -32.25 173.80 266 259 ________P_____ -5 -32.25 173.80 30 997 22 103
1978 SP MM 1978-02-10 00:00:00 NR -32.50 175.00 30 997 wellington 289 289 ________O_____ -5 -32.50 175.00 30 997 19 105
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -32.75 175.95 319 315 ________P_____ -5 -32.75 175.95 30 997 16 109
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -33.01 176.77 344 342 ________P_____ -5 -33.01 176.77 30 997 14 113
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -33.29 177.50 367 367 ________P_____ -5 -33.29 177.50 30 997 13 116
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -33.60 178.20 30 997 wellington 401 401 ________O_____ -5 -33.60 178.20 30 997 13 118
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -33.92 178.93 415 391 ________P_____ -5 -33.92 178.93 32 995 14 119
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -34.27 179.63 385 373 ________P_____ -5 -34.27 179.63 35 993 13 122
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -34.63 180.32 377 364 ________P_____ -5 -34.63 -179.68 37 991 13 123
1978 SP MM 1978-02-11 00:00:00 NR -35.00 181.00 40 990 wellington 369 365 ________O_____ -5 -35.00 -179.00 40 990 14 123
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -35.37 181.73 376 376 ________P_____ -5 -35.37 -178.27 40 990 14 122
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -35.74 182.45 404 404 ________P_____ -5 -35.74 -177.55 40 990 14 123
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -36.12 183.14 437 437 ________P_____ -5 -36.12 -176.86 40 990 13 125
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -36.50 183.80 40 990 wellington 478 478 ________O_____ -5 -36.50 -176.20 40 990 13 127
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -36.88 184.40 519 519 ________P_____ -5 -36.88 -175.60 40 990 12 129
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -37.25 184.96 564 564 ________P_____ -5 -37.25 -175.04 40 990 11 131
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -37.63 185.48 605 605 ________P_____ -5 -37.63 -174.52 40 990 11 132
1978 SP MM 1978-02-12 00:00:00 NR -38.00 186.00 40 990 wellington 648 ________O_____ -5 -38.00 -174.00 40 990 11 133