Tropical Cyclone Gail
● 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.
Gail at 1972-04-11 08:00:00 (BeijingTime) 在South Pacific首次被记录, peak intensity 为Category 2 Tropical Cyclone , max wind 约 33.4 m/s (1 分钟平均) , minimum central pressure 960 hPa, at 1972-04-20 20:00:00前后结束, total 记录 39 track points (6 h一个) .
| Time (BeijingTime) | Position | Category (local) | wind speed m/s | Pressure hPa |
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| 1972-04-11 08:00 | -12.8°S, 154.2°E | Tropical Depression | 10.3 | - |
| 1972-04-11 20:00 | -13.1°S, 154.1°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | - |
| 1972-04-12 08:00 | -13.5°S, 154.1°E | Tropical Depression | 10.3 | - |
| 1972-04-12 20:00 | -13.8°S, 154.5°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | - |
| 1972-04-13 08:00 | -14.1°S, 155.0°E | Tropical Depression | 18 | - |
| 1972-04-13 20:00 | -14.7°S, 156.2°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 28.3 | - |
| 1972-04-14 08:00 | -15.8°S, 157.3°E | Tropical Depression | 10.3 | - |
| 1972-04-14 20:00 | -16.9°S, 159.0°E | Tropical Depression | 12.9 | - |
| 1972-04-15 08:00 | -17.3°S, 161.0°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | 960 |
| 1972-04-15 20:00 | -17.6°S, 162.9°E | Tropical Depression | 18 | 970 |
| 1972-04-16 08:00 | -17.7°S, 164.8°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 23.1 | 980 |
| 1972-04-16 20:00 | -17.5°S, 166.7°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | 980 |
| 1972-04-17 08:00 | -17.4°S, 168.4°E | Tropical Depression | 5.1 | 980 |
| 1972-04-17 20:00 | -17.3°S, 169.7°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | 980 |
| 1972-04-18 08:00 | -17.0°S, 170.0°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 30.4 | 980 |
| 1972-04-18 20:00 | -16.4°S, 170.5°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 30.4 | 980 |
| 1972-04-19 08:00 | -16.0°S, 171.0°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1972-04-19 20:00 | -15.3°S, 170.5°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1972-04-20 08:00 | -15.2°S, 170.0°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1972-04-20 20:00 | -15.7°S, 169.2°E | Tropical Depression | 16.5 | 997 |
Data sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information IBTrACS v04r01 (Knapp et al., 2010), code 1972102S13154 / SH291972. There is no official Chinese name for this basin; the original English name is displayed. Intensity categories follow local agency classifications for the basin (converted from 1-minute sustained winds using WMO coefficients) and are for reference only. Data notes · Incorrect translation?