[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Betty (No.196104, a pre-1981 historical number) was a 1961 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity severe typhoon, max wind 50m/s, minimum central pressure 947hPa, it did not make landfall in China, and its final advisory was issued on 1961-06-01, with 49 track points recorded throughout.
Numbering note: the unified international numbering for the Northwest Pacific has been assigned by JMA (Japan), the E metropolitan regional specialized meteorological center, since 1981. This system did not exist in 1961; 196104 is the historical number still used by the CMA. The numbers given that year by JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (USA) and the meteorological authorities of China for the same typhoon may differ and cannot be compared directly.
Track data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speeds are 2-minute sustained wind speeds.
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Typhoon Betty Route
Typhoon Betty at 1961-05-21 08:00 at 9°N, 135°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Severe Typhoon intensity with max winds of 50 m/s (~180 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 947hPa, recorded at 1961-05-24 20:00.
After 20:00 on 1961-06-01, Typhoon Betty gradually weakened and was numbered off at 20:00 that day. Its lifecycle included 49 recorded track points.
Typhoon Betty routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 05-21 08:00 | 9°N
135°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1006 hPa | - |
| 05-22 02:00 | 10°N
134.7°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
996 hPa | NNW |
| 05-22 20:00 | 11.2°N
133.2°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
988 hPa | N |
| 05-23 14:00 | 12.6°N
131°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
992 hPa | WNW |
| 05-24 08:00 | 14.7°N
127.3°E | Severe Typhoon | 45 m/s
970 hPa | NW |
| 05-25 02:00 | 16.5°N
125.2°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
957 hPa | NW |
| 05-25 20:00 | 18.8°N
123.2°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
948 hPa | NW |
| 05-26 14:00 | 21.5°N
121.5°E | Severe Typhoon | 45 m/s
954 hPa | N |
| 05-27 02:00 | 23.6°N
120°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
990 hPa | - |
| 05-27 14:00 | 27°N
120.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | NNE |
| 05-28 08:00 | 31.8°N
122.2°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
995 hPa | NNE |
| 05-29 02:00 | 39.3°N
134°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
982 hPa | ENE |
| 05-29 20:00 | 43.5°N
142.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | ENE |
| 05-30 14:00 | 48.3°N
151.8°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
980 hPa | NNE |
| 05-31 08:00 | 50°N
154°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
980 hPa | NE |
| 06-01 02:00 | 52°N
162°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
990 hPa | ENE |
| 06-01 20:00 | 55°N
171°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
990 hPa | E |
Sampled rows shown; all 49 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Betty was the 1961 Typhoon.
The 196104 number for Typhoon Betty is the historical number still used by the CMA (the 4th typhoon of 1961); its international name is BETTY. The unified international numbering for the Northwest Pacific only began in 1981; before that, JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (USA) and the meteorological authorities of China each assigned their own numbers, so the numbers cannot be compared directly.
Where does the track data for Typhoon Betty come from?
Track data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speeds are 2-minute sustained wind speeds.
What is the highest level of Typhoon Betty?
Typhoon Betty peak intensity is Severe Typhoon, max wind 50m/s, minimum central pressure 947 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/196104.
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