[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Kathy (No. 197217, a historical number used before 1981) was a 1972 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity typhoon, max wind 40 m/s, minimum central pressure 976 hPa, it did not make landfall in China, it was numbered off on 1972-10-07, and 34 track points were recorded throughout.
Numbering note: unified international numbering for the Northwest Pacific has been assigned since 1981 by the JMA (Japan), the East Asia regional specialized meteorological center. This system did not exist in 1972; 197217 is the historical number continued by the CMA, and the numbers given that year by the JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the USA, and China's meteorological authorities may differ and cannot be compared directly.
Path. Data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speed refers to 2-min sustained wind speed. Track points at intermediate times are encrypted based on original operational positioning data, while wind speed and pressure are interpolated using best-track anchor points.
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Typhoon Kathy Route
Typhoon Kathy at 1972-09-29 14:00 at 13°N, 163°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 976hPa, recorded at 1972-10-02 20:00.
After 20:00 on 1972-10-07, Typhoon Kathy gradually weakened and was numbered off at 20:00 that day. Its lifecycle comprised 34 track points.
Typhoon Kathy routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 09-29 14:00 | 13°N
163°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | - |
| 09-30 02:00 | 13.1°N
161°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1004 hPa | W |
| 09-30 14:00 | 14.1°N
158.8°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1002 hPa | WNW |
| 10-01 02:00 | 15.3°N
156.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
995 hPa | WNW |
| 10-01 14:00 | 16.8°N
154.3°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | WNW |
| 10-02 02:00 | 18.6°N
151.5°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
988 hPa | WNW |
| 10-02 14:00 | 20°N
148.2°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
988 hPa | WNW |
| 10-03 02:00 | 20.5°N
146.4°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
985 hPa | WNW |
| 10-03 14:00 | 20.9°N
145.2°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
980 hPa | WNW |
| 10-04 02:00 | 20.8°N
142.8°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
980 hPa | W |
| 10-04 14:00 | 21.4°N
139.6°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | WNW |
| 10-05 02:00 | 23°N
137°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | NW |
| 10-05 14:00 | 26°N
136.7°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | N |
| 10-06 02:00 | 29.3°N
138°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
988 hPa | NNE |
| 10-06 14:00 | 33°N
141.5°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | NE |
| 10-07 02:00 | 37.2°N
149.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
994 hPa | ENE |
| 10-07 14:00 | 41.4°N
156°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
996 hPa | NE |
| 10-07 20:00 | 44.5°N
161°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
996 hPa | NE |
Sampled rows shown; all 34 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Kathy was the 1972 Typhoon.
The number 197217 for Typhoon Kathy is the historical number still used by the CMA (it was the 17th typhoon of 1972); its international name is KATHY. Unified international numbering in the Northwest Pacific only began in 1981. Before that, each agency numbered storms separately — JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the USA, and China's meteorological authorities — so the numbers given to the same typhoon may differ and cannot be compared directly.
Where does the track data for Typhoon Kathy come from?
Path. Data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speed refers to 2-min sustained wind speed. Track points at intermediate times are encrypted based on original operational positioning data, while wind speed and pressure are interpolated using best-track anchor points.
What is the highest level of Typhoon Kathy?
Typhoon Kathy peak intensity is Typhoon , max wind 40m/s, minimum central pressure 976 hPa.
Typhoon Kathy Landfall?
According to records, Typhoon Kathy is not in our coastal Landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Kathy's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Kathy's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197217.
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