[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Hester (No.196816, the historical numbering before 1981) was a 1968 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Its peak intensity was severe tropical storm, with maximum winds of 25 m/s and a minimum central pressure of 988 hPa. It did not make landfall in China, was decommissioned on October 20, 1968, and had 18 recorded track points throughout its lifetime.
Numbering note: The internationally unified numbering system for the Northwest Pacific has been assigned by JMA (Japan), the RSMC for the E-japan region, since 1981. This system did not exist in 1968. The identifier 196816 is the historical number retained by the CMA. The numbers assigned that year by JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the United States, and China’s meteorological authorities for the same typhoon may differ and cannot be directly compared.
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 Hester
Typhoon Hester at 1968-10-16 14:00 at 14°N, 118.3°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 25 m/s (~90 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 988hPa, recorded at 1968-10-18 14:00.
After 20:00 on October 20, 1968, Typhoon Hester gradually weakened and was dissipated at 20:00 that day. Its lifecycle contains 18 track points.
Typhoon Hester routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 10-16 14:00 | 14°N
118.3°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1006 hPa | - |
| 10-16 20:00 | 13.4°N
116.7°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1006 hPa | WSW |
| 10-17 02:00 | 13°N
115.8°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | WSW |
| 10-17 08:00 | 12.4°N
115.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1002 hPa | SSW |
| 10-17 14:00 | 11.9°N
115.3°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1002 hPa | S |
| 10-17 20:00 | 11.6°N
114.8°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | WSW |
| 10-18 02:00 | 11.5°N
113.9°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
1000 hPa | W |
| 10-18 08:00 | 11.5°N
113.2°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
998 hPa | W |
| 10-18 14:00 | 11.5°N
112.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
998 hPa | W |
| 10-18 20:00 | 11.5°N
112°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
998 hPa | W |
| 10-19 02:00 | 11.4°N
111.4°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
997 hPa | W |
| 10-19 08:00 | 11.3°N
110.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
994 hPa | WSW |
| 10-19 14:00 | 11°N
110.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | WSW |
| 10-19 20:00 | 10.9°N
109.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
988 hPa | W |
| 10-20 02:00 | 11.1°N
108.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | WNW |
| 10-20 08:00 | 11.1°N
107.9°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
1000 hPa | W |
| 10-20 14:00 | 10.7°N
106.7°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1004 hPa | WSW |
| 10-20 20:00 | 10.5°N
105.5°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | W |
FAQ
Typhoon Hester was the 1968 Typhoon.
Typhoon Hester’s identifier 196816 is the historical number retained by the CMA (the 16th typhoon of 1968), while its international name was HESTER. The internationally unified numbering system for the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981. Before then, each agency assigned its own numbers, so the numbers used by JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the United States, and China’s meteorological authorities for the same typhoon may differ and cannot be directly compared.
Where does the track data for Typhoon Hester 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 Hester?
Typhoon Hester peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 25m/s, minimum central pressure 988 hPa.
Is the Typhoon Hester Landfall?
According to records, Typhoon Hester is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Hester's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Hester's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/196816.
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