[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Elaine (No.197812, the historical numbering system used before 1981) was a 1978 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity: typhoon, maximum wind: 35 m/s, minimum central pressure: 965 hPa, no landfall in China, de-numbered on 1978-08-28, with 31 track points recorded throughout its lifetime.
Numbering note: The internationally unified numbering system for the Northwest Pacific has been assigned by the JMA (Japan), the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for East Asia, since 1981. This system did not exist in 1978. The number 197812 is the historical number used by the CMA. The numbers assigned that year by the JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (USA), and China's meteorological authorities may differ for the same typhoon and 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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Overview of Typhoon Elaine
Typhoon Elaine at 1978-08-21 08:00 at 17°N, 127°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Typhoon intensity with max winds of 35 m/s (~126 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 965hPa, recorded at 1978-08-26 20:00.
After 20:00 on 1978-08-28, Typhoon Elaine gradually weakened and was numbered off at 20:00 on 1978-08-28; its lifecycle recorded 31 track points.
Route of Typhoon Elaine
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 08-21 08:00 | 17°N
127°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | - |
| 08-21 20:00 | 17.4°N
126°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | WNW |
| 08-22 08:00 | 17.6°N
125.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | WNW |
| 08-22 20:00 | 17.9°N
124.7°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | NW |
| 08-23 08:00 | 18.6°N
123.5°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
998 hPa | WNW |
| 08-23 20:00 | 18°N
122.2°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
993 hPa | WSW |
| 08-24 08:00 | 17.4°N
120.6°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
990 hPa | WSW |
| 08-24 20:00 | 17.1°N
119.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
985 hPa | WNW |
| 08-25 08:00 | 17.4°N
118.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
980 hPa | WNW |
| 08-25 20:00 | 17°N
118.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
975 hPa | SSE |
| 08-26 08:00 | 18.3°N
116.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
975 hPa | NW |
| 08-26 20:00 | 19.6°N
115.2°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
970 hPa | WNW |
| 08-27 08:00 | 20.2°N
113°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
965 hPa | WNW |
| 08-27 20:00 | 21.3°N
110.2°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
970 hPa | WNW |
| 08-28 08:00 | 22°N
107.2°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
992 hPa | WNW |
| 08-28 20:00 | 21°N
102.5°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
996 hPa | W |
Sampled rows shown; all 31 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Elaine was the 1978 Typhoon.
Typhoon Elaine's 197812 is the historical number used by the CMA (the 12th numbered typhoon of 1978), while its international name was ELAINE. The internationally unified numbering system for the Northwest Pacific began in 1981. Before that, each agency used its own numbering system, and the numbers assigned by the JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (USA), and China's meteorological authorities may differ for the same typhoon and cannot be directly compared.
Where does the track data for Typhoon Elaine 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 Elaine?
Typhoon Elaine peak intensity is Typhoon , max wind 35m/s, minimum central pressure 965 hPa.
Typhoon Elaine Landfall?
According to records, Typhoon Elaine is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Elaine's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Elaine's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197812.
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