Tropical Cyclone Meli
● 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.
Meli at 1979-03-24 08:00:00 (BeijingTime) 在South Pacific首次被记录, peak intensity 为Category 4 tropical cyclone , max wind 约 59.2 m/s (1 分钟平均) , minimum central pressure 945 hPa, at 1979-03-31 20:00:00前后结束, total 记录 31 track points (6 h一个) .
| Time (BeijingTime) | Position | Category (local) | wind speed m/s | Pressure hPa |
|---|
| 1979-03-24 08:00 | -15.0°S, 176.5°W | Tropical Depression | 12.9 | 997 |
| 1979-03-24 20:00 | -15.3°S, 175.3°W | Tropical Depression | 18 | 997 |
| 1979-03-25 08:00 | -15.9°S, 174.5°W | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 20.6 | 990 |
| 1979-03-25 20:00 | -16.9°S, 174.7°W | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 30.9 | 990 |
| 1979-03-26 08:00 | -17.4°S, 175.6°W | Category 4 tropical cyclone | 48.9 | 980 |
| 1979-03-26 20:00 | -17.3°S, 177.1°W | Category 4 tropical cyclone | 56.6 | 970 |
| 1979-03-27 08:00 | -18.1°S, 179.3°W | Category 4 tropical cyclone | 59.2 | 955 |
| 1979-03-27 20:00 | -18.6°S, 178.5°E | Category 4 tropical cyclone | 56.6 | 965 |
| 1979-03-28 08:00 | -20.0°S, 176.1°E | Category 4 tropical cyclone | 56.6 | 945 |
| 1979-03-28 20:00 | -21.5°S, 174.9°E | Category 3 tropical cyclone | 46.3 | 965 |
| 1979-03-29 08:00 | -23.3°S, 174.9°E | Category 3 tropical cyclone | 36 | 955 |
| 1979-03-29 20:00 | -25.6°S, 176.6°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 25.7 | 970 |
| 1979-03-30 08:00 | -28.5°S, 179.5°W | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 25.7 | 980 |
| 1979-03-30 20:00 | -31.0°S, 175.0°W | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 25.7 | 980 |
| 1979-03-31 08:00 | -35.0°S, 168.0°W | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 23.1 | 990 |
| 1979-03-31 20:00 | -40.0°S, 160.0°W | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 22.1 | 990 |
Data sources: NOAA National Environmental Information Center IBTrACS v04r01 (Knapp et al., 2010), code 1979083S15184 / SH221979. 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-minute sustained winds using the WMO factor, for reference only. Data notes · Incorrect translation?
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