[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Cora (No.196108, a historical numbering system used before 1981) was a 1961 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Its peak intensity was typhoon strength, with maximum winds of 40 m/s and a minimum central pressure of 985 hPa. It did not make landfall in China. It was numbered off on June 26, 1961, with 24 track points recorded throughout its lifetime.
Numbering note: The unified international numbering system for the Northwest Pacific has been assigned by the JMA in Japan, the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for East Asia, since 1981. This system did not exist in 1961. The number 196108 is the historical identifier retained by the CMA. The numbers assigned that year by the JMA in Japan, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the USA, and China’s meteorological agencies may differ for the same typhoon 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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Overview of Typhoon Cora
Typhoon Cora at 1961-06-20 14:00 at 11.2°N, 115°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Typhoon intensity with max winds of 40 m/s (~144 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 985hPa, recorded at 1961-06-24 14:00.
After 08:00 on June 26, 1961, Typhoon Cora gradually weakened and was stopped at 08:00 on June 26, 1961. Its lifecycle comprised 24 track points.
Typhoon Cora routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 06-20 14:00 | 11.2°N
115°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1005 hPa | - |
| 06-21 02:00 | 13°N
115.9°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | N |
| 06-21 14:00 | 13.7°N
115.6°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | NNW |
| 06-22 02:00 | 14.6°N
115.3°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | N |
| 06-22 14:00 | 15.4°N
115.1°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
998 hPa | NNW |
| 06-23 02:00 | 16°N
114.7°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
995 hPa | NW |
| 06-23 14:00 | 16.3°N
114.2°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | WNW |
| 06-24 02:00 | 16.7°N
113°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
989 hPa | WNW |
| 06-24 14:00 | 17.2°N
111.3°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
985 hPa | WNW |
| 06-25 02:00 | 17.8°N
109°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
985 hPa | WNW |
| 06-25 14:00 | 18.2°N
107°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
992 hPa | WNW |
| 06-26 02:00 | 18.5°N
105.6°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
996 hPa | WNW |
| 06-26 08:00 | 19°N
104.8°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
998 hPa | WNW |
Sampled rows shown; all 24 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Cora was the 1961 Typhoon.
Cora’s 196108 number is the historical identifier retained by the CMA, meaning the eighth typhoon of 1961. Its international name was CORA. The unified international numbering system for the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981. Before then, agencies used their own numbering systems, so the numbers assigned by the JMA in Japan, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the USA, and China’s meteorological agencies may differ for the same typhoon and cannot be compared directly.
Where did the track data for Typhoon CORA 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 Cora?
Typhoon Cora peak intensity is Typhoon , max wind 40m/s, minimum central pressure 985 hPa.
The Typhoon CoraLandfall.
According to records, Typhoon Cora is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Cora's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Cora's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/196108.
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