[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Gloria (No. 196815, the pre-1981 historical number) was a 1968 Northwest Pacific typhoon. It peaked as a severe typhoon, with maximum winds of 45 m/s and a minimum central pressure of 951 hPa. It did not make landfall in China, was numbered off on October 25, 1968, and has 52 recorded track points throughout its lifetime.
Numbering note: The internationally unified numbering system for the Northwest Pacific has been implemented by JMA (Japan), the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for East Asia, since 1981. This system did not exist in 1968. The identifier 196815 is the historical number retained by the CMA. The numbers assigned that year by JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (USA), and China’s meteorological authorities to 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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Overview of Typhoon Gloria
Typhoon Gloria at 1968-10-12 14:00 at 7°N, 142.2°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Severe Typhoon intensity with max winds of 45 m/s (~162 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 951hPa, recorded at 1968-10-19 02:00.
After 08:00 on October 25, 1968, Typhoon Gloria gradually weakened and was stopped numbering at 08:00 that day. Its lifecycle comprised 52 track points.
Route of Typhoon Gloria
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 10-12 14:00 | 7°N
142.2°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1006 hPa | - |
| 10-13 08:00 | 8.4°N
140.7°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1005 hPa | NW |
| 10-14 02:00 | 10°N
138.6°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | WNW |
| 10-14 20:00 | 10.7°N
136°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1003 hPa | WNW |
| 10-15 14:00 | 11.9°N
135°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | NNW |
| 10-16 08:00 | 14°N
134.8°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
994 hPa | N |
| 10-17 02:00 | 15.4°N
134°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
988 hPa | NW |
| 10-17 20:00 | 17°N
133.1°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
975 hPa | N |
| 10-18 14:00 | 18.2°N
133°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
962 hPa | N |
| 10-19 08:00 | 19.6°N
132.8°E | Severe Typhoon | 45 m/s
951 hPa | N |
| 10-20 02:00 | 21.5°N
132.4°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
963 hPa | NNW |
| 10-20 20:00 | 23.1°N
132.1°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
966 hPa | NNE |
| 10-21 14:00 | 24.2°N
132.9°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
965 hPa | NE |
| 10-22 08:00 | 25.2°N
133.2°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
968 hPa | N |
| 10-23 02:00 | 26°N
133.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
977 hPa | SSW |
| 10-23 20:00 | 26.8°N
134.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
984 hPa | NE |
| 10-24 14:00 | 29.4°N
137.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
985 hPa | NE |
| 10-25 08:00 | 33°N
145°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
990 hPa | ENE |
Sampled rows shown; all 52 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Gloria is the 1968 Typhoon.
Gloria’s identifier 196815 is the historical number retained by the CMA, meaning the 15th typhoon of 1968. Its international name was GLORIA. The internationally unified numbering system for the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981; before then, each agency used its own numbering system. The numbers assigned by JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (USA), and China’s meteorological authorities to the same typhoon may differ and cannot be compared directly.
Where does the track data for Typhoon Gloria 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 most powerful Typhoon Gloria?
Typhoon Gloria peak intensity is Severe Typhoon, max wind 45m/s, minimum central pressure 951 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?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Gloria's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/196815.
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