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1978 Severe Tropical Storm DELLA (1978222N11131)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1978222N11131
Start Aug 9 12Z
Landfall Aug 13 03Z, Aug 13 12Z
Max Intensity 48 kt (Aug 12 06Z), 985 mb (Aug 12 18Z)
End Aug 13 18Z
ATCF IDs ,WP121978
Track status Best track data.

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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 WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts mb kts mb kts kts
WP 1978-08-09 12:00:00 TS 11.45 130.80 1004 1004 19 1004
WP 15:00:00 TS 11.63 130.54 1004 21 1003
WP 18:00:00 TS 11.90 130.30 1004 1004 23 1003
WP 21:00:00 TS 12.33 130.11 1004 26 1003
WP 1978-08-10 00:00:00 TS 12.81 129.67 1004 20 1004 29 1003 20 20
WP 03:00:00 TS 13.32 129.66 20 1004 29 1002 20 21
WP 06:00:00 TS 13.85 129.74 1004 20 1004 29 1002 20 22
WP 09:00:00 TS 14.38 129.76 22 1004 29 1002 22 23
WP 12:00:00 TS 14.86 129.70 1004 25 1004 29 1002 25 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 15.25 129.58 25 1004 29 1002 25 26
WP 18:00:00 TS 15.59 129.36 1004 25 1004 29 1002 25 27
WP 21:00:00 TS 15.95 129.07 27 1003 29 1002 27 28
WP 1978-08-11 00:00:00 TS 16.34 128.70 1002 30 1002 29 1002 30 999 30 30
WP 03:00:00 TS 16.79 128.28 30 1001 33 1000 30 999 30 30
WP 06:00:00 TS 17.26 127.84 1000 30 1000 38 998 30 999 30 30
WP 09:00:00 TS 17.71 127.43 30 1000 38 998 30 997 30 30
WP 12:00:00 TS 18.20 127.03 1000 30 1000 38 998 30 995 30 30
WP 15:00:00 TS 18.77 126.63 30 999 38 998 30 995 30 31
WP 18:00:00 TS 19.37 126.22 998 30 998 38 998 30 995 30 32
WP 21:00:00 TS 19.97 125.83 32 998 38 997 30 995 32 33
WP 1978-08-12 00:00:00 TS 20.53 125.42 998 35 998 38 996 30 995 35 35
WP 03:00:00 TS 21.03 124.98 37 995 43 994 35 992 37 37
WP 06:00:00 TS 21.48 124.53 40 992 40 40 992 48 992 40 990 40 40
WP 09:00:00 TS 21.89 124.08 42 42 991 48 990 42 990 42 42
WP 12:00:00 TS 22.28 123.63 45 990 45 45 990 48 988 45 990 45 45
WP 15:00:00 TS 22.70 123.21 45 45 987 48 986 45 990 45 45
WP 18:00:00 TS 23.11 122.80 45 985 45 45 985 48 985 45 990 45 45
WP 21:00:00 TS 23.53 122.47 45 45 985 48 985 42 990 45 45
WP 1978-08-13 00:00:00 TS 23.95 122.05 45 985 45 45 985 48 985 40 990 45 45
WP 03:00:00 TS 24.42 121.42 42 42 990 43 987 37 992 42 40
WP 06:00:00 TS 24.82 120.59 40 996 40 40 996 38 990 35 995 40 35
WP 09:00:00 TS 25.05 119.60 32 998 33 993 30 996 32 30
WP 12:00:00 TS 25.21 118.56 1000 25 1000 29 996 25 998 25 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 25.43 117.54 1000 24 998
WP 18:00:00 TS 25.70 116.70 1001 1001 19 1000

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp121978.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=27235:DELLA:7812
CMA CH1978BST.txt:Storm=15:Della
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=12149:DELLA
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:920:DELLA
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=26067
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 AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA WIND USA SSHS TOKYO LAT TOKYO LON TOKYO GRADE TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES TOKYO R50_DIR TOKYO R30_DIR TOKYO R30_LONG TOKYO R30_SHORT 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 STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
1978 WP MM 1978-08-09 12:00:00 TS 11.45 130.80 1004 tokyo 548 528 _OO___________ -5 11.50 131.00 2 1004 0 0 0 11.40 130.60 0 19 1004 6 305
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 11.63 130.54 517 498 _PP___________ -5 11.70 130.79 2 1004 0 0 11.56 130.29 0 21 1003 7 313
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 11.90 130.30 1004 tokyo 501 490 _OO___________ -5 12.00 130.60 2 1004 0 0 0 11.80 130.00 1 23 1003 8 329
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 12.33 130.11 490 459 _PP___________ -5 12.46 130.46 2 1004 0 0 12.20 129.76 1 26 1003 11 326
1978 WP MM 1978-08-10 00:00:00 TS 12.81 129.67 1004 tokyo 461 452 OOO______OO___ jtwc_wp WP121978 12.70 128.80 20 -1 13.00 130.40 2 1004 0 0 0 12.70 129.60 1 29 1003 12.70 128.80 TC 20 12.70 128.80 1 20 11 336
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 13.32 129.66 472 472 PPP______PP___ WP121978 13.25 129.19 20 -1 13.50 130.47 2 1004 0 0 13.23 129.58 1 29 1002 13.25 129.19 TC 20 13.27 129.13 1 21 11 4
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 13.85 129.74 1004 tokyo 493 493 OOO______OP___ jtwc_wp WP121978 13.80 129.50 20 -1 14.00 130.50 2 1004 0 0 0 13.80 129.60 1 29 1002 13.80 129.50 TC 20 13.82 129.42 1 22 11 5
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.38 129.76 526 522 PPP______PP___ WP121978 14.33 129.68 22 -1 14.52 130.30 2 1004 0 0 14.37 129.52 1 29 1002 14.33 129.68 TC 22 14.34 129.62 1 23 10 358
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 14.86 129.70 1004 tokyo 545 545 OOO______OO___ jtwc_wp WP121978 14.80 129.70 25 -1 15.00 130.00 2 1004 0 0 0 14.90 129.40 1 29 1002 14.80 129.70 TC 25 14.80 129.70 1 25 9 349
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 15.25 129.58 556 554 PPP______PP___ WP121978 15.16 129.62 25 -1 15.38 129.71 2 1004 0 0 15.32 129.32 1 29 1002 15.16 129.62 TC 25 15.20 129.62 1 26 8 336
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 15.59 129.36 1004 tokyo 567 552 OOO______OP___ jtwc_wp WP121978 15.50 129.40 25 -1 15.70 129.40 2 1004 0 0 0 15.70 129.20 1 29 1002 15.50 129.40 TC 25 15.56 129.40 1 27 9 325
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 15.95 129.07 557 534 PPP______PP___ WP121978 15.88 129.09 27 -1 15.98 129.06 2 1003 0 0 16.10 129.01 1 29 1002 15.88 129.09 TC 27 15.91 129.08 1 28 10 320
1978 WP MM 1978-08-11 00:00:00 TS 16.34 128.70 1002 tokyo 534 522 OOOO_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP121978 16.30 128.70 30 -1 16.30 128.70 2 1002 0 0 0 16.50 128.70 1 29 1002 16.40 128.80 TD 30 999 16.30 128.70 TC 30 16.30 128.70 1 30 11 318
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 16.79 128.28 529 518 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 16.78 128.26 30 -1 16.72 128.34 2 1001 0 0 16.91 128.22 1 33 1000 16.79 128.34 TD 30 999 16.78 128.26 TC 30 16.75 128.30 1 30 12 318
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 17.26 127.84 1000 tokyo 526 526 OOOO_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP121978 17.30 127.80 30 -1 17.20 128.00 2 1000 0 0 0 17.30 127.70 2 38 998 17.20 127.90 TD 30 999 17.30 127.80 TC 30 17.23 127.85 1 30 12 319
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 17.71 127.43 526 503 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 17.78 127.34 30 -1 17.68 127.70 2 1000 0 0 17.63 127.34 2 38 998 17.64 127.49 TD 30 997 17.78 127.34 TC 30 17.75 127.38 1 30 12 321
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 18.20 127.03 1000 tokyo 495 464 OOOO_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP121978 18.30 126.90 30 -1 18.20 127.40 2 1000 0 0 0 18.00 127.00 2 38 998 18.10 127.10 TD 30 995 18.30 126.90 TC 30 18.30 126.90 1 30 13 324
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 18.77 126.63 455 422 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 18.94 126.50 30 -1 18.79 127.05 2 999 0 0 18.51 126.55 2 38 998 18.53 126.71 TD 30 995 18.94 126.50 TC 30 18.90 126.47 1 31 14 327
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 19.37 126.22 998 tokyo 425 404 OOOO_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP121978 19.60 126.10 30 -1 19.40 126.70 2 998 0 0 0 19.10 126.10 2 38 998 19.00 126.30 TD 30 995 19.60 126.10 TC 30 19.52 126.05 1 32 14 328
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 19.97 125.83 408 400 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 20.19 125.66 32 -1 19.99 126.40 2 998 0 0 19.74 125.75 2 38 997 19.57 125.86 TD 30 995 20.19 125.66 TC 32 20.13 125.63 1 33 14 327
1978 WP MM 1978-08-12 00:00:00 TS 20.53 125.42 998 tokyo 401 398 OOOO_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP121978 20.70 125.20 35 0 20.50 126.10 2 998 0 0 0 20.40 125.40 2 38 996 20.20 125.40 TD 30 995 20.70 125.20 TC 35 20.70 125.20 2 35 13 323
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 21.03 124.98 405 374 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 21.11 124.75 37 0 20.86 125.77 2 995 0 0 21.06 124.96 2 43 994 20.88 124.91 TD 35 992 21.11 124.75 TC 37 21.18 124.74 2 37 13 319
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 21.48 124.53 40 992 tokyo 365 308 OOOO_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP121978 21.50 124.30 40 0 21.20 125.40 3 40 992 0 2 150 60 0 21.60 124.50 3 48 992 21.50 124.40 TS 40 990 21.50 124.30 TC 40 21.60 124.28 2 40 12 316
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 21.89 124.08 308 252 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 21.95 123.84 42 0 21.63 124.98 3 42 991 0 2 150 60 21.87 124.12 3 48 990 21.95 123.88 TS 42 990 21.95 123.84 TC 42 22.00 123.82 2 42 12 314
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 22.28 123.63 45 990 tokyo 242 189 OOOO_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP121978 22.40 123.40 45 0 22.10 124.50 3 45 990 0 2 150 60 0 22.10 123.70 3 48 988 22.30 123.40 TS 45 990 22.40 123.40 TC 45 22.40 123.40 2 45 11 315
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 22.70 123.21 189 143 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 22.80 123.03 45 0 22.56 123.97 3 45 987 0 2 150 60 22.53 123.08 3 48 986 22.65 123.02 TS 45 990 22.80 123.03 TC 45 22.84 123.09 2 45 11 317
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 23.11 122.80 45 985 tokyo 143 104 OOOO_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP121978 23.20 122.70 45 0 23.00 123.40 3 45 985 0 2 150 60 0 23.00 122.50 3 48 985 23.00 122.70 TS 45 990 23.20 122.70 TC 45 23.28 122.80 2 45 11 321
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 23.53 122.47 104 55 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 23.66 122.39 45 0 23.43 122.83 3 45 985 0 2 150 60 23.36 122.29 3 48 985 23.35 122.46 TS 42 990 23.66 122.39 TC 45 23.71 122.46 2 45 11 321
1978 WP MM 1978-08-13 00:00:00 TS 23.95 122.05 45 985 tokyo 51 0 OOOO_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP121978 24.10 122.00 45 0 23.80 122.20 3 45 985 0 2 150 60 0 23.80 122.00 3 48 985 23.80 122.10 TS 40 990 24.10 122.00 TC 45 24.10 122.00 2 45 13 313
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 24.42 121.42 0 0 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 24.48 121.44 42 0 24.06 121.52 3 42 990 0 2 150 60 24.55 121.27 3 43 987 24.52 121.46 TS 37 992 24.48 121.44 TC 42 24.45 121.37 2 40 16 303
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 24.82 120.59 40 996 tokyo 24 24 OOOO_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP121978 24.80 120.70 40 0 24.30 120.70 3 40 996 0 2 150 60 0 25.20 120.30 2 38 990 25.10 120.60 TS 35 995 24.80 120.70 TC 40 24.76 120.59 2 35 18 291
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 25.05 119.60 22 0 PPPP_____PP___ WP121978 25.07 119.80 32 -1 24.61 119.73 3 998 0 2 25.41 119.24 2 33 993 25.20 119.58 TS 30 996 25.07 119.80 TC 32 25.04 119.72 2 30 19 282
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 25.21 118.56 1000 tokyo 0 0 OOOO_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP121978 25.30 118.80 25 -1 25.00 118.60 2 1000 0 0 0 25.40 118.30 1 29 996 25.00 118.50 TD 25 998 25.30 118.80 TC 25 25.30 118.80 1 25 19 282
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 25.43 117.54 0 0 _PP___________ WP121978 -5 25.48 117.34 2 1000 0 0 25.39 117.73 1 24 998 TD TC 1 18 286
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 25.70 116.70 1001 tokyo 0 _OO___________ -5 26.00 116.00 2 1001 0 0 0 25.40 117.40 0 19 1000 1 16 290