Typhoon Kit Route Characteristics
Track and Turning Characteristics
Typhoon Kit (196314) 的生命史始 at Northwest Pacific远洋海域, 整体路径呈现典型的“抛物线”型转 toward 特征. formed初期 (10月3日至5日) , 系统在10°N至15°N的低纬度区域缓慢 toward NW, 期间经度在140°E附近小幅摆动, 显示其受副热带高压S侧引导气流影响较为稳定. 10月6日至9日, Typhoon 持续 toward WNW direction推进, 逐渐逼近20°N纬线.
The key recurvature point occurred around October 10. At 08:00 on October 10, the system was located at 23.5°N, 132°E, after which its track began turning sharply eastward. From 02:00 to 20:00 on October 11, the typhoon’s center latitude jumped rapidly north from 26.9°N to 31.2°N, while its longitude moved substantially east from 134.8°E to 142.9°E. This marked the completion of recurvature and the start of its accelerated northeastward phase. The typhoon then moved rapidly northeast over waters east of Japan before dissipating over the high-latitude ocean on October 14 at 49.4°N, 179.9°E. It made no landfall and remained at sea throughout its lifetime.
Intensity evolution and historical comparison
Kit’s intensity evolved through three stages: rapid intensification, a period of peak intensity, and rapid weakening. It began as a tropical depression and intensified into a tropical storm on the evening of October 5. It then entered a period of explosive intensification, growing from a severe tropical storm with winds of 30m/s on October 6 to peak intensity on October 9 in about three days. At peak intensity, its minimum central pressure fell to 932hPa and maximum winds reached 70m/s, making it a super typhoon. It remained in the high-intensity range of 936hPa to 946hPa for about 48 hours.
After recurving northward, the system weakened rapidly due to the influence of cold high-latitude waters and vertical wind shear. By the evening of October 11, it had weakened to a severe typhoon, and on October 12 it further weakened into a tropical depression. However, its pressure did not rise steadily throughout extratropical transition and remained near 980hPa late in its life, suggesting that its circulation may still have been quite broad.
Compared with other storms of the same name, the 1963 typhoon was significantly more intense than Kit in 1988 (970hPa), 1985 (959hPa), and 1978 (980hPa). Its intensity was comparable only with the 1981 super typhoon Kit (924hPa), though slightly weaker, making it one of the most intense storms in the Kit naming sequence.
Typhoon Kit Route Database
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 10-03 14:00 | 10.3°N
140.3°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1006 hPa | - |
| 10-04 02:00 | 12.2°N
141.7°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1006 hPa | NNE |
| 10-04 14:00 | 13.6°N
141°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | NW |
| 10-05 02:00 | 14.8°N
140.1°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | NNW |
| 10-05 14:00 | 15.7°N
139.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
998 hPa | NNW |
| 10-06 02:00 | 16.7°N
139.3°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
996 hPa | N |
| 10-06 14:00 | 17.8°N
138.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
990 hPa | NW |
| 10-07 02:00 | 18.8°N
137.4°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
985 hPa | WNW |
| 10-07 14:00 | 19.4°N
136.3°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
980 hPa | WNW |
| 10-08 02:00 | 19.8°N
135.4°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
964 hPa | WNW |
| 10-08 14:00 | 20.1°N
134.3°E | Super Typhoon | 60 m/s
950 hPa | W |
| 10-09 02:00 | 20.7°N
132.8°E | Super Typhoon | 65 m/s
942 hPa | WNW |
| 10-09 14:00 | 21.3°N
131.5°E | Super Typhoon | 70 m/s
936 hPa | WNW |
| 10-10 02:00 | 22.5°N
131.6°E | Super Typhoon | 70 m/s
936 hPa | NNE |
| 10-10 14:00 | 24.7°N
132.7°E | Super Typhoon | 70 m/s
932 hPa | NNE |
| 10-11 02:00 | 26.9°N
134.8°E | Super Typhoon | 65 m/s
945 hPa | NE |
| 10-11 14:00 | 29.4°N
139.2°E | Super Typhoon | 55 m/s
954 hPa | ENE |
| 10-12 02:00 | 33°N
147°E | Severe Typhoon | 45 m/s
960 hPa | ENE |
| 10-12 14:00 | 36°N
155°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
990 hPa | ENE |
| 10-13 02:00 | 39.5°N
162°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
994 hPa | NE |
| 10-13 14:00 | 43°N
166.9°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
990 hPa | NE |
| 10-14 02:00 | 47.2°N
173.2°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
988 hPa | NE |
| 10-14 08:00 | 49.4°N
179.9°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
982 hPa | ENE |
Sampled rows shown; all 44 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Kit is the 1963 Typhoon.
196314 is the historical identifier used by the CMA for Typhoon Kit, meaning the 14th tropical cyclone of 1963, while KIT was its international name. Uniform international numbering in the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981. Before then, agencies used their own numbering systems, so the JMA in Japan, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the United States, and Chinese meteorological authorities may have assigned different numbers to the same storm. These identifiers cannot be compared directly.
Where does Typhoon Kit's track data come from?
Track data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speeds are 2-minute sustained wind speeds.
What level is the Typhoon Kit strongest?
Typhoon Kit peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 70m/s, minimum central pressure 932 hPa.
Is there a Typhoon KitLandfall?
According to records, the Typhoon Kit is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Kit's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Kit's Track history graph, multinational weather agency Forecast comparison, windshield range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/196314.
Related searches
Download