Tropical Cyclone Elsa
● 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.
Elsa at 1976-01-20 08:00:00 (BeijingTime) 在South Pacific首次被记录, peak intensity 为Category 2 Tropical Cyclone , max wind 约 30.4 m/s (1 分钟平均) , minimum central pressure 980 hPa, at 1976-01-26 20:00:00前后结束, total 记录 27 track points (6 h一个) . 曾Landfall或贴近land.
| Time (BeijingTime) | Position | Category (local) | wind speed m/s | Pressure hPa |
|---|
| 1976-01-20 08:00 | -17.9°S, 165.0°E | Tropical Cyclone | - | - |
| 1976-01-20 20:00 | -15.8°S, 165.8°E | Tropical Cyclone | - | - |
| 1976-01-21 08:00 | -14.3°S, 167.4°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1976-01-21 20:00 | -14.3°S, 168.9°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1976-01-22 08:00 | -15.7°S, 169.3°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1976-01-22 20:00 | -17.1°S, 168.6°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1976-01-23 08:00 | -18.5°S, 167.6°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 30.4 | 980 |
| 1976-01-23 20:00 | -19.9°S, 165.5°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 30.4 | 980 |
| 1976-01-24 08:00 | -21.0°S, 163.9°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 30.4 | 980 |
| 1976-01-24 20:00 | -22.2°S, 162.2°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 30.4 | 980 |
| 1976-01-25 08:00 | -24.4°S, 160.8°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1976-01-25 20:00 | -27.5°S, 161.1°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1976-01-26 08:00 | -31.0°S, 164.4°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
| 1976-01-26 20:00 | -35.0°S, 169.9°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
Data sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information IBTrACS v04r01 (Knapp et al., 2010), code 1976020S18165 / SH121976. This area has no official Chinese translated name, so the original English name is used. Intensity categories follow the classifications of the local agency in the region, converted from 1-min sustained wind using the WMO factor, for reference only. Data notes · Incorrect translation?