The Typhoon Polly (197802)

The SummaryTyphoon Polly (international code 197802) is a 1978 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 25m/s, minimum central pressure 985hPa, not in China Landfall, 1978-06-20 was numbered off, recording 29 track points.

Typhoon Polly, international code 197802, international name POLLY, 1978 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1978-06-13 12:00:00, ended: 1978-06-20 12:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 985 hPa, max wind: 25m/s.

Typhoon Polly Route

Typhoon Polly at 1978-06-13 12:00:00 at 20.3°N, 138.3°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 25 m/s (~90 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 985hPa, recorded at 1978-06-19 12:00:00.

1978-06-20 12:00:00 After, Typhoon Polly gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1978-06-20 12:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 29 track points.

Typhoon Polly trajectory analysis

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Polly (197802) 的生命史始 at Northwest Pacific洋面, 整体路径呈现典型的“先W后N再NE”的抛物线型转 toward 特征. formed初期 (6月13日至14日) , 系统位 at lat 20°至23°N, 134°至138°之间, 主要 toward NW. 值得注意的是, 在6月15日00:00至12:00期间, Typhoon 中心The latitude从24.1°N微降至23.3°N, During继续W移, 显示出短暂的停滞或SW toward 调整迹象, 随后 at 6月16日开始重新转为NNW.

When the system Moving to lat 26.5°N, 126.1° near, its Moving direction gradually shifted from NW to positive N, and then toward NE direction accelerated. on June 20, with the latitude rapidly rising to 33.4°N, the length rebounded to 130.4°E, indicating that the system has fully Go to W wind belt guided airflow control zone, completed the turn toward and accelerated away from continental coastal .

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

From the perspective of intensity changes, Typhoon Polly experienced a slow improvement after rapid weakening of the entire process. The initial phase is Nameless, max windins fluctuations between 7-12m/s. On June 17, with toward NMoving, intensity began to increase steadily, wind speed from 15m/s increased to 17m/s. On June 19, 00:00, the system upgraded to Tropical Storm (20m/s) , and at the same day at 12:00 reached peak intensity, sex set to Severe Tropical Storm, max wind recorded 25m/s. However, the peak stateins Time extremely short, Go to High latitude ocean after, influenced by environmental factors, intensity rapidly decreased.

Polly (199513) and Polly (197415) both reached the Severe Typhoon level, and Polly (196807) reached the Severe Tropical Storm level in 1968.

Typhoon Polly routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1978-06-13 12:00:0020.3°N138.3°ENameless7-
1978-06-14 00:00:0022.2°N136.3°ENameless101004
1978-06-14 12:00:0023.8°N134.5°ENameless101004
1978-06-15 00:00:0024.1°N133.1°ENameless71002
1978-06-15 12:00:0023.3°N132.3°ENameless71000
1978-06-16 00:00:0022.4°N132.4°ENameless121000
1978-06-16 12:00:0023.5°N131°ENameless121000
1978-06-17 00:00:0024.4°N128.9°ENameless15998
1978-06-17 12:00:0025°N127.4°ENameless12996
1978-06-18 00:00:0026.1°N126.3°ENameless15994
1978-06-18 12:00:0026.5°N126.1°ENameless17990
1978-06-19 00:00:0027.5°N126°ETropical Storm20985
1978-06-19 12:00:0029.1°N126.4°ESevere Tropical Storm25985
1978-06-20 00:00:0031.5°N127.3°ETropical Storm23985
1978-06-20 12:00:0033.4°N130.4°ENameless15998

Sampled rows shown; all 29 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Polly was the 1978 Typhoon.

Typhoon Polly's international code is 197802, is 1978's 2nd Typhoon, international name POLLY.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Polly?

Typhoon Polly peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 25m/s, minimum central pressure 985 hPa.

Typhoon PollyLandfall?

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Polly's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197802.

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