Tropical Cyclone Rachel
● Data reliability: ReliableWeather satellites monitored it throughout, so its track and intensity are relatively accurate (Atlantic and E. Pacific since 1966, other basins since 1980).
Rachel at 1996-12-30 08:00:00 (BeijingTime) 在South Indian Ocean首次被记录, peak intensity 为Category 3 tropical cyclone , max wind 约 41.2 m/s (1 分钟平均) , minimum central pressure 965 hPa, at 1997-01-11 20:00:00前后结束, total 记录 51 track points (6 h一个) . 曾Landfall或贴近land.
| Time (BeijingTime) | Position | Category (local) | wind speed m/s | Pressure hPa |
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| 1996-12-30 08:00 | -14.9°S, 137.1°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | - |
| 1996-12-31 02:00 | -14.3°S, 135.4°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | - |
| 1996-12-31 20:00 | -13.2°S, 134.1°E | Tropical Depression | 10.3 | - |
| 1997-01-01 14:00 | -12.2°S, 133.0°E | Tropical Depression | 12.9 | 1000 |
| 1997-01-02 08:00 | -11.3°S, 131.9°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | 1000 |
| 1997-01-03 02:00 | -11.2°S, 130.2°E | Tropical Depression | 18 | 996 |
| 1997-01-03 20:00 | -13.0°S, 127.8°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 25.7 | 986 |
| 1997-01-04 14:00 | -14.4°S, 125.4°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 25.7 | 992 |
| 1997-01-05 08:00 | -16.2°S, 123.1°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 25.7 | 992 |
| 1997-01-06 02:00 | -17.4°S, 121.3°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 28.3 | 985 |
| 1997-01-06 20:00 | -18.4°S, 119.8°E | Category 3 tropical cyclone | 36 | 965 |
| 1997-01-07 14:00 | -20.1°S, 118.6°E | Category 3 tropical cyclone | 38.6 | 968 |
| 1997-01-08 08:00 | -22.5°S, 118.5°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 23.1 | 989 |
| 1997-01-09 02:00 | -24.9°S, 119.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | 995 |
| 1997-01-09 20:00 | -26.5°S, 121.1°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | 1001 |
| 1997-01-10 14:00 | -28.3°S, 122.3°E | Tropical Depression | 12.9 | - |
| 1997-01-11 08:00 | -29.3°S, 124.2°E | Tropical Depression | 10.3 | - |
| 1997-01-11 20:00 | -29.6°S, 125.6°E | Tropical Depression | 7.7 | - |
Data sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information IBTrACS v04r01 (Knapp et al., 2010), code 1996365S15137 / SH151997. There is no official Chinese name for this basin, so the original English name is used. Intensity categories follow the local agency scale for the basin, converted from 1-minute sustained winds using the WMO factor, and are for reference only. Data notes · Incorrect translation?