[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Sarah (No.197320, historical number before 1981) was a 1973 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Its peak intensity was severe tropical storm, with maximum winds of 25m/s and a minimum central pressure of 984hPa. It did not make landfall in China. The system was numbered off on 1973-11-12, with 10 track points recorded throughout its lifetime.
Numbering system: The unified international numbering system for the Northwest Pacific has been assigned by JMA (Japan), the regional specialized meteorological center for East Asia, since 1981. This system did not exist in 1973. The number 197320 is the historical number retained by the CMA. JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the USA, and China’s meteorological authorities may have assigned different numbers to the same typhoon that year, so the numbers cannot be directly compared.
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 Sarah Route
Typhoon Sarah at 1973-11-10 02:00 at 11.6°N, 112.6°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 984hPa, recorded at 1973-11-10 20:00.
After 08:00 on November 12, 1973, Typhoon Sarah gradually weakened and was numbered off at 08:00 that day. Its lifecycle was recorded with 10 track points.
Typhoon Sarah routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 11-10 02:00 | 11.6°N
112.6°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1004 hPa | - |
| 11-10 08:00 | 12.1°N
111.8°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | WNW |
| 11-10 14:00 | 12.2°N
110.9°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
990 hPa | W |
| 11-10 20:00 | 12.1°N
109.6°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
984 hPa | W |
| 11-11 02:00 | 11.8°N
108.8°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
995 hPa | WSW |
| 11-11 08:00 | 11.3°N
108.1°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1002 hPa | SW |
| 11-11 14:00 | 10.9°N
106.6°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1004 hPa | WSW |
| 11-11 20:00 | 10.6°N
105°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1006 hPa | W |
| 11-12 02:00 | 10.3°N
103.5°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1007 hPa | WSW |
| 11-12 08:00 | 10°N
102°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1007 hPa | WSW |
FAQ
Typhoon Sarah was the 1973 Typhoon.
For Typhoon Sarah, 197320 is the historical number retained by the CMA, meaning the 20th typhoon of 1973. Its international name was SARAH. The unified international numbering system for the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981. Before then, agencies such as JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the USA, and China’s meteorological authorities used different numbering systems for the same typhoon, so the numbers cannot be directly compared.
Where did the track data for Typhoon Sarah 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 Sarah?
Typhoon Sarah peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 25m/s, minimum central pressure 984 hPa.
Typhoon Sarah Landfall?
According to records, Typhoon Sarah is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Sarah's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Sarah's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, windshield range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197320.
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