Typhoon Wilda (197006) Track Archive

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[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Wilda (No.197006, the historical numbering used before 1981) was a 1970 Northwest Pacific typhoon. It peaked as a super typhoon, with maximum winds of 55 m/s and a minimum central pressure of 939 hPa. It did not make landfall in China and was discontinued on 1970-08-19. Its full track contains 49 points.

Numbering note: Uniform international numbering in the Northwest Pacific is assigned by JMA (Japan), the Tokyo Regional Professional Meteorological Centre, beginning in 1981. This system did not exist in 1970. The number 197006 is the historical number retained by the CMA, and the numbers assigned that year by JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the USA, and China’s meteorological authorities 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 Wilda Route Characteristics

Track and Turning Characteristics

Typhoon Wilda (197006) 的生命史长达12天, 整体路径呈现典型的“NW行—N转—NE移”的抛物线形态. formed初期, 系统自140°E附近 toward NW, at 8月10日前后抵达琉球群岛以E海域. 值得注意的是, 该Typhoon 在接近23°N, 129°E附近时出现明显的路径转折. 8月10日至8月12日期间, 其经度变化极小 (从129.3°E至128.8°E) , 纬度持续N抬, 显示其在副热带高压边缘经历了一段近乎垂直 toward N的Moving过程. 8月13日后, 随着纬度进一步升高至27°N以N, 受W风带引导气流影响, 路径逐渐转为NE direction, 最终穿越Japan以E洋面, toward 高纬度海区移去. 全程无Landfall记录, 主要活动范围集中在开阔洋面.

Intensity evolution and historical comparison

The typhoon underwent significant rapid intensification. Starting as a tropical depression on August 7 (15 m/s, 1003 hPa), it became a severe tropical storm in just three days, reaching August 10. It then intensified explosively from August 11 to 12, with the pressure plunging to 940 hPa and maximum winds reaching 55 m/s, earning super typhoon status. It peaked on August 12 with a minimum pressure of 939 hPa. The peak was brief, and its intensity began fluctuating and weakening from August 13, but it remained a severe typhoon until August 14 (941 hPa). After moving to higher latitudes, it weakened rapidly due to cold sea water and wind shear, downgrading to a severe tropical storm on August 15 and becoming a tropical depression with extratropical characteristics on August 17.

Typhoon Wilda in 1970 was significantly stronger than previous storms with the same name. Its peak pressure of 939 hPa was lower than that of Wilda in 1994 (950 hPa), 1973 (978 hPa), and comparable systems in 1976 and 1991. As the strongest member of this naming list in the 1970s, its super typhoon status and exceptionally low pressure reflected the favorable oceanic thermal conditions that supported typhoon development that summer.

Typhoon Wilda routes

Time	Position	Intensity	Wind · Pressure	Move toward
08-07 08:00	17.5°N 140°E	Tropical Depression	15 m/s 1003 hPa	-
08-08 02:00	19.4°N 136.5°E	Tropical Depression	15 m/s 1002 hPa	W
08-08 20:00	20.9°N 133.6°E	Tropical Depression	15 m/s 1001 hPa	WNW
08-09 14:00	22.8°N 131.6°E	Tropical Storm	20 m/s 986 hPa	NW
08-10 08:00	21.8°N 129.3°E	Severe Tropical Storm	30 m/s 973 hPa	SW
08-11 02:00	22.3°N 129.2°E	Typhoon	40 m/s 968 hPa	NW
08-11 20:00	23.8°N 129°E	Severe Typhoon	50 m/s 955 hPa	N
08-12 14:00	25.4°N 128.9°E	Severe Typhoon	50 m/s 943 hPa	N
08-13 08:00	27.1°N 129.1°E	Severe Typhoon	45 m/s 945 hPa	N
08-14 02:00	29.6°N 129°E	Severe Typhoon	50 m/s 941 hPa	N
08-14 20:00	32.4°N 129.8°E	Typhoon	40 m/s 945 hPa	NNE
08-15 14:00	37.3°N 134.2°E	Severe Tropical Storm	25 m/s 975 hPa	NE
08-16 08:00	44°N 140.6°E	Tropical Storm	20 m/s 975 hPa	NE
08-17 02:00	47.6°N 146.5°E	Tropical Depression	- m/s 988 hPa	NE
08-17 20:00	52.1°N 155°E	Tropical Depression	- m/s 996 hPa	NE
08-18 14:00	54.8°N 166.5°E	Tropical Depression	- m/s 984 hPa	ENE
08-19 08:00	54°N 178°E	Tropical Depression	- m/s 980 hPa	ESE

Sampled rows shown; all 49 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

FAQ

Typhoon Wilda was the 1970s Typhoon.

197006 is the historical number retained by the CMA for Typhoon Wilda (the sixth typhoon of 1970). Its international name was WILDA. Uniform international numbering in the Northwest Pacific began only in 1981; before then, agencies used their own numbers, so the numbers assigned by JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the USA, and China’s meteorological authorities may differ and cannot be compared directly.

Where does the track data for Typhoon Wilda 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 Wilda?

Typhoon Wilda peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 55m/s, minimum central pressure 939 hPa.

Is the Typhoon Wilda Landfall?

According to records, Typhoon Wilda is not in our coastal landfall.

Where can I view typhoon Wilda's live track map?

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Wilda's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197006.

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