The Typhoon Gloria (197814)

The SummaryTyphoon Gloria (international code 197814) is a 1978 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Tropical Storm, max wind 20m/s, minimum central pressure 992hPa, not in China Landfall, 1978-08-31 was numbered off, recorded 14 track points.

Typhoon Gloria, international code 197814, international name GLORIA, 1978 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1978-08-28 12:00:00, ended: 1978-08-31 18:00:00. Peak intensity: Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 992 hPa, max wind: 20m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Gloria

Typhoon Gloria at 1978-08-28 12:00:00 at 20.9°N, 130.4°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 20 m/s (~72 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 992hPa, recorded at 1978-08-30 00:00:00.

1978-08-31 18:00:00 After, Typhoon Gloria gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1978-08-31 18:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 14 track points.

Typhoon Gloria Route Analysis

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Gloria (197814)'s life history is short, from formed to dispersed about 3 and a half days. its initial position at the Northwest Pacific surface (20.9°N, 130.4°E) , the overall Moving path showed a noticeable 'first W after N after NE' turning characteristics. During August 28th, 12th to 29th, 12th, the system mainly toward NW, latitude slowly rising from 20.9°N to 22.2°N, longitude shifting from 130.4°EW to 128.0°E near, this stage Moving speed is relatively steady.

It is worth noting that between 18h and 30h on August 29, the typhoon track occurred a critical shift toward . The length from 128.1°E slightly declined to 128.3°E, marking the Moving direction shift from NW to N and NE. Then, the system accelerated toward NE, until August 31, 18h arriving at the end (29.7°N, 131.6°E) .

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

在Intensity变化方面, Gloria经历了一个典型的“增强-维持-减弱”过程. formed初期为Nameless, max wind 10m/s. 随着 toward NWMoving, intensity 逐渐加强, at 8月29日12时wind speed增至15m/s, 并在8月30日00时达到巅峰状态, 升级为Tropical Storm, max wind 录得20m/s. peak intensity维持了约12h (至8月30日12时) , 随后开始减弱. 8月30日18时起, 系统重新降级为Nameless, wind speed回落至17m/s及以下, 直至最终消散时wind speed降至12m/s. 由 at 数据中最低气压缺失, 仅能依据wind speed判断其Intensity等级较低, 未发展为Severe Typhoon或更高量级.

Historical records show that the 1968s, 1974s, 1996s and 1999s of the same name typhoon reached Severe Typhoon, Super Typhoon or Typhoon levels.

Route of Typhoon Gloria

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1978-08-28 12:00:0020.9°N130.4°ENameless101000
1978-08-28 18:00:0020.8°N129.9°ENameless101000
1978-08-29 00:00:0021°N129.3°ENameless121000
1978-08-29 06:00:0021.5°N128.5°ENameless12998
1978-08-29 12:00:0022.2°N128°ENameless15998
1978-08-29 18:00:0023°N128.1°ENameless17996
1978-08-30 00:00:0023.8°N128.3°ETropical Storm20994
1978-08-30 06:00:0024.6°N128.4°ETropical Storm20992
1978-08-30 12:00:0025.4°N128.6°ETropical Storm20992
1978-08-30 18:00:0026.3°N128.9°ENameless17992
1978-08-31 00:00:0027.2°N129.4°ENameless15994
1978-08-31 06:00:0028°N130.1°ENameless15996
1978-08-31 12:00:0028.8°N131°ENameless15996
1978-08-31 18:00:0029.7°N131.6°ENameless12-

Common Questions

Typhoon Gloria was the 1978 Typhoon.

Typhoon Gloria's international code is 197814, typhoon number 14 of 1978, international name GLORIA.

What is the most powerful Typhoon Gloria?

Typhoon Gloria peak intensity is Tropical Storm, max wind 20m/s, minimum central pressure 992 hPa.

Typhoon Gloria Landfall?

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

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

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