The Typhoon Gerald (198101)

The SummaryTyphoon Gerald (international code 198101) is a 1981 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980hPa, not in China Landfall, 1981-04-20 was numbered off, recording 22 track points.

Typhoon Gerald, international code 198101, international name GERALD, 1981 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1981-04-14 18:00:00, ended: 1981-04-20 00:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 980 hPa, max wind: 30m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Gerald

Typhoon Gerald at 1981-04-14 18:00:00 at 5.8°N, 155.6°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 1981-04-16 12:00:00.

Typhoon Gerald gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1981-04-20 00:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 22 track points.

Characteristics of Typhoon Gerald

Moving and turning toward characteristics

Typhoon Gerald (198101) formed at Northwest Pacific低The latitude海域, 初始Position位 at lat 5.8°N, 155.6°附近. 在生命史初期 (4月14日至15日) , 系统呈现微弱的 toward WMovingTrend, During从155.6°EW移至152.0°E, 纬度基本维持在6°N以S. 4月16日凌晨, 随着Intensity增强为Tropical Storm, 其Moving路径发生显著转折, 由W direction转为稳定的NW. 这一转 toward 过程伴随着快速的经纬度变化, 系统在24h内 toward N推进约3个纬度, toward W推进约5个经度.

Go to April 17, Moving direction further adjusted to near positive N, the length change slowed, and stabilized at lng between 145.8° to 146.0°, showing a change in the nature of guiding air flow. April 18 to 19, the system at 12° to 15° continued on N, followed by a slight toward E rotation sign, finally at April 20 dispersed at lat 15.3° N, 146.2° near.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

Gerald’s Intensity evolution shows a typical “fast enhancement- maintenance-slow weakening” feature.The system started from Nameless, rapidly reinforcing within 12h on April 16 at 00:00 to 12:00, max wind jumping from 23m/s to 30m/s, reaching the Severe Tropical Storm level, which is also the peak intensity in its history.

In 1987, the 12th Typhoon Gerald reached the Super Typhoon level, and in 1984 the 8th Typhoon Gerald was only the Severe Tropical Storm level. in 1981, the first Typhoon Gerald was the same as the Severe Tropical Storm peak, but its duration was shorter and limited to spring sea temperature and atmospheric environment, failing to further develop into a higher-intensity Typhoon system.

Typhoon Gerald routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1981-04-14 18:00:005.8°N155.6°ENameless101005
1981-04-15 00:00:005.7°N154.7°ENameless121004
1981-04-15 06:00:005.6°N153.8°ENameless121000
1981-04-15 12:00:005.7°N152.9°ENameless151000
1981-04-15 18:00:005.9°N152°ENameless17998
1981-04-16 00:00:006.3°N151.1°ETropical Storm23996
1981-04-16 06:00:007.5°N149.5°ESevere Tropical Storm25990
1981-04-16 12:00:008.1°N147.8°ESevere Tropical Storm30985
1981-04-16 18:00:008.4°N146.4°ESevere Tropical Storm28980
1981-04-17 00:00:009°N146°ESevere Tropical Storm25985
1981-04-17 06:00:009.9°N145.9°ESevere Tropical Storm25990
1981-04-17 12:00:0011°N145.8°ESevere Tropical Storm25990
1981-04-17 18:00:0011.7°N145.8°ETropical Storm23990
1981-04-18 00:00:0012.2°N145.8°ETropical Storm23990
1981-04-18 06:00:0012.8°N145.9°ETropical Storm23990
1981-04-18 12:00:0013.4°N146.1°ETropical Storm20990
1981-04-18 18:00:0013.9°N146.5°ETropical Storm20990
1981-04-19 00:00:0014.6°N147.1°ENameless17992
1981-04-19 06:00:0015.3°N146.8°ENameless15992
1981-04-19 12:00:0015.4°N145.7°ENameless15992
1981-04-19 18:00:0014.7°N145.7°ENameless12992
1981-04-20 00:00:0015.3°N146.2°ENameless12992

Common Questions

Typhoon Gerald was the first Typhoon of 1981.

Typhoon Gerald's international code is 198101, is the 1981 number 1 Typhoon, international name GERALD.

What is the most powerful Typhoon Gerald?

Typhoon Gerald peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980 hPa.

The Gerald Landfall Typhoon.

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Gerald's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/198101.

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