[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Opal (No.197624, the historical numbering used before 1981) was a 1976 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Its peak intensity was tropical storm, with maximum winds of 20 m/s and a minimum central pressure of 996 hPa. It did not make landfall in China, was stopped on December 10, 1976, and had 13 recorded track points throughout its lifetime.
Numbering note: The international numbering system for the Northwest Pacific was introduced in 1981 by the JMA in Japan, the Tokyo Regional Specialized Meteorological Center. It did not exist in 1976. The number 197624 is the historical identifier retained by the CMA. The numbers assigned that year by the JMA in Japan, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the United States, and China’s meteorological authorities to 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 Opal
Typhoon Opal at 1976-12-07 20:00 at 15.3°N, 130.6°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 20 m/s (~72 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 996hPa, recorded at 1976-12-09 08:00.
After 1976-12-10 20:00, Typhoon Opal gradually weakened and was numbered off at 20:00 on 1976-12-10. Its lifecycle included 13 track points.
Typhoon Opal routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 12-07 20:00 | 15.3°N
130.6°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1006 hPa | - |
| 12-08 02:00 | 15.6°N
131.4°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1006 hPa | ENE |
| 12-08 08:00 | 16.1°N
132.1°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1005 hPa | NE |
| 12-08 14:00 | 16.6°N
132.6°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1003 hPa | NE |
| 12-08 20:00 | 17.1°N
133.2°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | NE |
| 12-09 02:00 | 17.6°N
133.6°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | NE |
| 12-09 08:00 | 18.1°N
134.2°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
996 hPa | NE |
| 12-09 14:00 | 18.7°N
134.8°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
996 hPa | NE |
| 12-09 20:00 | 19.5°N
135.4°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
996 hPa | NE |
| 12-10 02:00 | 19.9°N
136.4°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
998 hPa | ENE |
| 12-10 08:00 | 20°N
137.5°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
998 hPa | E |
| 12-10 14:00 | 19.8°N
138.6°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
1000 hPa | E |
| 12-10 20:00 | 19.6°N
139.9°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1005 hPa | E |
FAQ
Typhoon Opal was the 1976 Typhoon.
Typhoon Opal’s number 197624 is the historical identifier retained by the CMA, meaning the 24th typhoon of 1976. Its international name was OPAL. The international numbering system for the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981. Before then, each agency used its own numbering, so the numbers assigned by the JMA in Japan, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in the United States, and China’s meteorological authorities to the same typhoon may differ and cannot be directly compared.
Where did Typhoon Opal's track data 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 Opal?
Typhoon Opal peak intensity is Tropical Storm, max wind 20m/s, minimum central pressure 996 hPa.
The Typhoon Opal Landfall.
According to records, Typhoon Opal is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Opal's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Opal's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197624.
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