[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Kit (No.197817, a historical number used before 1981) was a 1978 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Its peak intensity was severe tropical storm, with maximum winds of 30m/s and a minimum central pressure of 980hPa. It did not make landfall in China, was numbered off on 1978-09-27, and has 35 recorded track points throughout its lifetime.
Numbering explanation: International numbering 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 identifier 197817 is a historical number retained by the CMA. The numbers assigned to the same typhoon that year by the JMA (Japan), the USA Joint Typhoon Warning Center, 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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The Typhoon Kit Route
Typhoon Kit at 1978-09-19 08:00 at 13.5°N, 135°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 30 m/s (~108 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 980hPa, recorded at 1978-09-25 08:00.
After 20:00 on September 27, 1978, Typhoon Kit gradually weakened and was dissipated at 20:00 that day. Its full lifecycle was recorded with 35 track points.
Typhoon Kit Route Database
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 09-19 08:00 | 13.5°N
135°E | Tropical Depression | - m/s
1008 hPa | - |
| 09-19 20:00 | 15.5°N
133°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1006 hPa | WNW |
| 09-20 08:00 | 13.5°N
131°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1004 hPa | SSW |
| 09-20 20:00 | 12.8°N
128°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1004 hPa | WSW |
| 09-21 08:00 | 13.3°N
129°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1004 hPa | N |
| 09-21 20:00 | 14.1°N
127°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1002 hPa | WNW |
| 09-22 08:00 | 14.8°N
125°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1000 hPa | WNW |
| 09-22 20:00 | 15.3°N
122.3°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
995 hPa | W |
| 09-23 08:00 | 15.2°N
117.5°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
996 hPa | W |
| 09-23 20:00 | 15.1°N
115.5°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
995 hPa | NNW |
| 09-24 08:00 | 15.7°N
113.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
992 hPa | WNW |
| 09-24 20:00 | 17°N
112°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | WNW |
| 09-25 08:00 | 17.6°N
110.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | WNW |
| 09-25 20:00 | 18.1°N
109.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
985 hPa | W |
| 09-26 08:00 | 18°N
107.6°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
985 hPa | WSW |
| 09-26 20:00 | 16.8°N
105.9°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
995 hPa | SW |
| 09-27 08:00 | 18°N
104°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1000 hPa | NW |
| 09-27 20:00 | 17°N
102.5°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1000 hPa | SW |
Sampled rows shown; all 35 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Kit is the 1978 Typhoon.
The 197817 identifier for Typhoon Kit is the historical number retained by the CMA (the 17th typhoon of 1978), while its international name was KIT. International numbering for the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981. Before then, agencies such as the JMA (Japan), the USA Joint Typhoon Warning Center, and China’s meteorological authorities each used their own numbering systems, so the numbers assigned to the same typhoon may differ and cannot be compared directly.
Where does Typhoon Kit'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 level is the Typhoon Kit strongest?
Typhoon Kit peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980 hPa.
Is there a Typhoon KitLandfall?
According to records, the Typhoon Kit is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Kit's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Kit's Track history graph, multinational weather agency Forecast comparison, windshield range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197817.
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