Tropical Cyclone Angela
● Data reliability: Generally reliable——Aircraft entered typhoons for in situ measurements, but satellites were not yet widespread: tracks are generally accurate, while intensities may be biased, with weaker cyclones potentially going unrecorded from 1950 until the advent of satellite coverage.
Angela at 1972-02-29 08:00:00 (BeijingTime) 在South Indian Ocean首次被记录, peak intensity 为Category 1 Tropical Cyclone , max wind 约 20.6 m/s (1 分钟平均) , minimum central pressure 994 hPa, at 1972-03-03 08:00:00前后结束, total 记录 13 track points (6 h一个) .
| Time (BeijingTime) | Position | Category (local) | wind speed m/s | Pressure hPa |
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| 1972-02-29 08:00 | -8.0°S, 97.0°E | Tropical Depression | 5.1 | 1004 |
| 1972-02-29 14:00 | -8.7°S, 97.7°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | 1004 |
| 1972-02-29 20:00 | -9.5°S, 98.5°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | 1003 |
| 1972-03-01 02:00 | -10.3°S, 99.2°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | 1002 |
| 1972-03-01 08:00 | -11.0°S, 100.0°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | 1002 |
| 1972-03-01 14:00 | -11.5°S, 101.2°E | Tropical Depression | 10.3 | 1000 |
| 1972-03-01 20:00 | -12.0°S, 102.5°E | Tropical Depression | 10.3 | 998 |
| 1972-03-02 02:00 | -12.5°S, 103.7°E | Tropical Depression | 12.9 | 996 |
| 1972-03-02 08:00 | -13.0°S, 105.0°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | 994 |
| 1972-03-02 14:00 | -13.1°S, 106.2°E | Tropical Depression | 18 | 994 |
| 1972-03-02 20:00 | -13.1°S, 107.4°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 20.6 | 995 |
| 1972-03-03 02:00 | -13.2°S, 108.6°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | 996 |
| 1972-03-03 08:00 | -13.3°S, 109.9°E | Tropical Depression | 5.1 | 996 |
Data sources: NOAA National Environmental Information Center IBTrACS v04r01 (Knapp et al., 2010), code 1972060S08097 / SH221972. There is no official Chinese name for this system, so the original English name is used. Intensity categories follow the local agency classification for the region, converted from 1-minute sustained winds using the WMO factor, and are for reference only. Data notes · Incorrect translation?