[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Lex (No.198010, the historical numbering used before 1981) was a 1980 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Its peak intensity was typhoon, with maximum winds of 40 m/s and a minimum central pressure of 962 hPa. It did not make landfall in China. Numbering ended on 1980-08-09, with 51 track points recorded throughout its lifetime.
Numbering note: International typhoon numbering for the Northwest Pacific has been assigned by the JMA (Japan), the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in Tokyo, since 1981. This system did not exist in 1980. The number 198010 is the historical number continued by the CMA, while the numbers assigned that year by the JMA (Japan), the JTWC (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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Typhoon Lex Route Overview
Typhoon Lex at 1980-07-28 08:00 at 23.5°N, 149.9°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 962hPa, recorded at 1980-08-03 02:00.
After 1980-08-09 20:00, Typhoon Lex gradually weakened and was dissipated at 20:00 on 1980-08-09. Its lifetime included 51 recorded track points.
Typhoon Lex routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 07-28 08:00 | 23.5°N
149.9°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1004 hPa | - |
| 07-29 02:00 | 23.6°N
148.4°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1002 hPa | NW |
| 07-29 20:00 | 24.4°N
149°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | NNE |
| 07-30 14:00 | 25.2°N
149.2°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
990 hPa | NNW |
| 07-31 08:00 | 25.3°N
148.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
976 hPa | WSW |
| 08-01 02:00 | 24.8°N
147.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
972 hPa | WSW |
| 08-01 20:00 | 24°N
145.5°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
965 hPa | WSW |
| 08-02 14:00 | 23.8°N
144.5°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
965 hPa | WNW |
| 08-03 08:00 | 25.6°N
144.1°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
962 hPa | NNW |
| 08-04 02:00 | 27.3°N
144.4°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
965 hPa | N |
| 08-04 20:00 | 29.1°N
145.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
970 hPa | NNE |
| 08-05 14:00 | 30.6°N
146.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | NE |
| 08-06 08:00 | 32.1°N
149.2°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | ENE |
| 08-07 02:00 | 33.8°N
152.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
985 hPa | ENE |
| 08-07 20:00 | 37.5°N
156°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
985 hPa | NNE |
| 08-08 14:00 | 41.2°N
156.5°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
995 hPa | N |
| 08-09 08:00 | 45°N
156.8°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
996 hPa | N |
| 08-09 20:00 | 49°N
157°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1002 hPa | N |
Sampled rows shown; all 51 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Lex was the 1980s Typhoon.
Typhoon Lex had the number 198010 under the historical numbering system continued by the CMA (the 10th typhoon of 1980), and its international name was LEX. International typhoon numbering for the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981. Before then, each agency used its own numbering system, so the numbers assigned by the JMA (Japan), the JTWC (United States), and China’s meteorological authorities to the same typhoon may differ and cannot be directly compared.
Where does the track data for Typhoon Lex 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 Typhoon Lex?
Typhoon Lex peak intensity is Typhoon , max wind 40m/s, minimum central pressure 962 hPa.
The Lexlandfall Typhoon?
According to records, the Typhoon Lex is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Lex's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Lex's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, windshield range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/198010.
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