The SummaryTyphoon Kathy (international code 197217) is a 1972 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980hPa, not in China Landfall, 1972-10-08 was numbered off, recording 35 track points.
Typhoon Kathy, international code 197217, international name KATHY, 1972 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1972-09-30 00:00:00, ended: 1972-10-08 12:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 980 hPa, max wind: 30m/s.
Typhoon Kathy at 1972-09-30 00:00:00 at 14.8°N, 160°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.
It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 30 m/s (~108 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 980hPa, recorded at 1972-10-02 12:00:00.
1972-10-08 12:00:00 After, Typhoon Kathy gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1972-10-08 12:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 35 track points.
Typhoon Kathy (197217) at 1972年9月30日在Northwest Pacific远洋海域 formed, 初始Position位 at 14.8°N, 160°E. 其生命史全长约8.5天, 整体路径呈现显著的“NW-NE”抛物线型转 toward 特征. formed初期, 系统 toward NW, 至10月2日00:00到达最W端During150.5°E附近. 随后, 受大气环流引导气流变化影响, typhoon track逐渐转为N direction, 并 at 10月4日至10月5日期间完成关键转 toward . 10月5日12:00后, 系统中心The latitude突破28.5°N, Moving direction彻底转为NE toward , 加速 toward 高纬度海域移去. 整个过程中, Typhoon 未Landfall任何陆地, 始终在开阔洋面上活动, 最终 at 10月8日12:00在56°N, 178°E附近 weakened into Nameless并结束监测.
在Intensity变化方面, Kathy表现出快速增强后长期维持的特征. 从9月30日的Nameless (12m/s) 起步, 系统在48h内迅速加强, at 10月1日00:00达到Severe Tropical Storm级别 (25m/s) . 10月2日12:00, 其Max Wind达到峰值30m/s, 并在此后长达近5天的Time内 (直至10月6日12:00) 基本维持在Severe Tropical StormIntensity区间 (25-30m/s) , 显示出较强的结构稳定性. 随着The latitude升高Go to 中高纬度冷海区, 系统自10月7日起开始显著减弱, wind speed逐步降至20m/s以下.
Data show that in 1969, the same name Typhoon reached the 'Super Typhoon' level, and in 1976 and 1961 the same name Typhoon also reached the 'Typhoon' level.
| Time | The latitude | During | Intensity | Wind (m/s) | Pressure (hPa) | Moving toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-09-30 00:00:00 | 14.8°N | 160°E | Nameless | 12 | 1000 | |
| 1972-09-30 12:00:00 | 15.8°N | 157.8°E | Nameless | 17 | 1000 | |
| 1972-10-01 00:00:00 | 16.3°N | 155.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 990 | |
| 1972-10-01 12:00:00 | 17.6°N | 153.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 990 | |
| 1972-10-02 00:00:00 | 20.1°N | 150.5°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 990 | |
| 1972-10-02 12:00:00 | 20.4°N | 147.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 | 985 | |
| 1972-10-03 00:00:00 | 20.5°N | 145.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 28 | 980 | |
| 1972-10-03 12:00:00 | 20.8°N | 144°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 | 980 | |
| 1972-10-04 00:00:00 | 20.9°N | 141.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 | 990 | |
| 1972-10-04 12:00:00 | 22.8°N | 137.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 | 990 | |
| 1972-10-05 00:00:00 | 26.2°N | 135.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 | 990 | |
| 1972-10-05 12:00:00 | 28.5°N | 137.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 990 | |
| 1972-10-06 00:00:00 | 31°N | 138.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 985 | |
| 1972-10-06 12:00:00 | 35.5°N | 144.2°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 28 | 990 | |
| 1972-10-07 00:00:00 | 40.2°N | 152°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 994 | |
| 1972-10-07 12:00:00 | 45°N | 162°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 994 | |
| 1972-10-08 00:00:00 | 50°N | 172°E | Tropical Storm | 20 | 992 | |
| 1972-10-08 12:00:00 | 56°N | 178°E | Nameless | 17 | 988 |
Sampled rows shown; all 35 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
Typhoon Kathy's international code is 197217, is 1972's 17th Typhoon, international name KATHY.
Typhoon Kathy peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980 hPa.
According to records, Typhoon Kathy is not in our coastal Landfall.
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