The Typhoon Betty (197209)

The SummaryTyphoon Betty (international code 197209) is a 1972 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Super Typhoon, max wind 69m/s, minimum central pressure 910hPa, not in China Landfall, 1972-08-19 was numbered off, recorded 46 track points.

Typhoon Betty, international code 197209, international name BETTY, 1972 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1972-08-08 00:00:00, ended: 1972-08-19 06:00:00. Peak intensity: Super Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 910 hPa, max wind: 69m/s.

Typhoon Betty Route

Typhoon Betty at 1972-08-08 00:00:00 at 11.3°N, 151.8°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 69 m/s (~248 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 910hPa, recorded at 1972-08-15 18:00:00.

1972-08-19 06:00:00 After, Typhoon Betty gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1972-08-19 06:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 46 track points.

Typhoon Betty Route Analysis

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Betty (197209)'s life cycle begins at the Northwest Pacific Ocean Ocean, the overall path represents the typical NW toward MovingTrend, with no significant large angle turn toward . From the formed early August 8 bits at 11.3°N, 151.8°E's Nameless phase begins, the system stabilizes toward NW direction advance.

It is worth noting that when the Typhoon crossed the Philippines with the E ocean, the path curvature was smaller,ining a more straight forward route. Until August 15, as the latitude was further elevated to N to 22°N by N, the path gradually turned to more directionally toward N and NE direction, eventually at August 19 at 29.1°N, 115.2°E near the weakening dispersal.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

Betty's Intensity evolution experienced rapid enhancement, peak maintenance and rapid weakening in three typical stages.The system developed into Tropical Storm on August 9, the intensity continued to climb, and in only about 4 days Time from Tropical Storm intensified into Super Typhoon. From August 13 to August 15 for its peak, the max windined between 53m/s to 66m/s, of which August 15 reached the maximum of 66m/s, confirmed as Super Typhoon level.

与历届同名Typhoon 相比, 1972年Betty的Intensity表现极为突出. 其peak intensity (69m/s, 注: 数据源显示Max Wind69m/s, track points中最高记录为66m/s, 此处以数据头信息为准或取 track points极高值分析) 属 at Super Typhoon级别. 相比之下, 1984年Betty仅为Severe Tropical Storm, 1975年Betty为Severe Typhoon, 而1980年和1987年的Betty虽也达到Super Typhoon级别, 但1972年Betty在Northwest Pacific远洋海域展现了极强的能量积累能力. 其长达数日的Super Typhoon维持Time, 体现了该年度海温及大气环流条件对Typhoon 发展的有利支持.

Typhoon Betty routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1972-08-08 00:00:0011.3°N151.8°ENameless101008
1972-08-08 18:00:0011.7°N150.2°ENameless121004
1972-08-09 12:00:0013°N148.5°ETropical Storm20996
1972-08-10 06:00:0015.5°N146.5°ESevere Tropical Storm28985
1972-08-11 00:00:0017.4°N144.2°ETyphoon 33985
1972-08-11 18:00:0018.5°N140.7°ETyphoon 35980
1972-08-12 12:00:0018.8°N137.4°ETyphoon 41955
1972-08-13 06:00:0019°N134.5°ESuper Typhoon53935
1972-08-14 00:00:0019.6°N131.7°ESuper Typhoon56920
1972-08-14 18:00:0020.9°N128.7°ESuper Typhoon64925
1972-08-15 12:00:0022°N126.6°ESuper Typhoon66910
1972-08-16 06:00:0024.6°N124.3°ESuper Typhoon53930
1972-08-17 00:00:0026.5°N121.4°ETyphoon 41940
1972-08-17 18:00:0027.8°N119°ETropical Storm20985
1972-08-18 12:00:0028.2°N116.2°ENameless12996
1972-08-19 06:00:0029.1°N115.2°ENameless51000

Sampled rows shown; all 46 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Betty is the 1972 Typhoon.

Typhoon Betty's international code is 197209, is 1972's 9th Typhoon, international name BETTY.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Betty?

Typhoon Betty peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 69m/s, minimum central pressure 910 hPa.

The Typhoon BettyLandfall.

According to records, Typhoon Betty is not in our coastal landfall.

Where can I view typhoon Betty's live track map?

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Betty's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197209.

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