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1968 Severe Tropical Storm HESTER (1968290N14118)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1968290N14118
Start Oct 15 18Z
Landfall Oct 19 18Z
Max Intensity 55 kt (Oct 19 06Z), 987 mb (Oct 19 06Z)
End Oct 21 00Z
ATCF IDs ,WP201968
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

Map of storm track

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO PRES USA WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND TD9635 WIND TD9635 PRES
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north kts kts 1 kts kts degrees north degrees north degrees north degrees east
WP 1968-10-15 18:00:00 TS 13.80 117.90 1004 1004
WP 21:00:00 TS 13.70 117.60 1005
WP 1968-10-16 00:00:00 TS 13.70 117.40 1006 1006
WP 03:00:00 TS 13.70 117.20 1005
WP 06:00:00 MX 13.70 117.30 1004 1004 1006
WP 09:00:00 MX 13.60 117.00 1005 1006
WP 12:00:00 MX 13.40 116.50 1006 1006 1006
WP 15:00:00 MX 13.30 116.10 1005 1005
WP 18:00:00 MX 13.20 115.80 1004 1004 1004
WP 21:00:00 MX 13.00 115.50 1004 1003
WP 1968-10-17 00:00:00 TS 12.80 115.30 1004 1004 29 1002
WP 03:00:00 TS 12.60 115.10 1003 29 1002
WP 06:00:00 TS 12.40 115.00 1002 1002 29 1002
WP 09:00:00 TS 12.20 114.70 1002 29 1001
WP 12:00:00 TS 12.10 114.40 1002 1002 29 1000
WP 15:00:00 TS 12.00 114.00 1002 34 1000
WP 18:00:00 TS 12.00 113.70 1002 1002 38 1000
WP 21:00:00 TS 11.90 113.30 1001 38 999
WP 1968-10-18 00:00:00 TS 11.80 113.00 1000 1000 38 998 35 1000
WP 03:00:00 TS 11.70 112.70 999 43 998 38 999
WP 06:00:00 TS 11.70 112.50 998 998 48 998 40 998
WP 09:00:00 TS 11.60 112.30 998 48 998 40 998
WP 12:00:00 TS 11.60 112.20 998 30 998 48 998 40 998 30 30 30 997
WP 15:00:00 TS 11.50 111.90 33 998 48 998 40 998 33 34 33 995
WP 18:00:00 TS 11.40 111.70 998 35 998 48 997 40 997 35 38 35 992
WP 21:00:00 TS 11.30 111.40 40 997 48 996 43 996 40 41 40 990
WP 1968-10-19 00:00:00 TS 11.20 111.00 995 45 995 48 994 45 995 45 45 45 988
WP 03:00:00 TS 11.00 110.70 50 995 48 992 45 995 50 46 50 988
WP 06:00:00 TS 10.90 110.40 995 55 995 48 990 45 995 55 48 55 987
WP 09:00:00 TS 10.90 110.00 53 995 48 989 45 995 53 49 53 989
WP 12:00:00 TS 10.90 109.50 995 50 995 48 988 45 995 50 50 50 990
WP 15:00:00 TS 11.10 109.10 43 997 48 989 43 997 43 46 43 992
WP 18:00:00 TS 11.20 108.70 998 35 998 48 990 40 998 35 43 35 994
WP 21:00:00 TS 11.40 108.20 35 999 43 995 35 999 35 39 35 996
WP 1968-10-20 00:00:00 TS 11.50 107.80 1000 35 1000 38 1000 30 1000 35 35 35 998
WP 03:00:00 TS 11.40 107.30 33 1001 34 1002 33 33 1000
WP 06:00:00 TS 11.20 106.70 1002 30 1002 29 1004 30 30 1001
WP 09:00:00 TS 10.90 106.10 1004 1004
WP 12:00:00 MX 10.90 105.40 1006 1006 1004
WP 15:00:00 TS 11.00 104.50 1006
WP 18:00:00 TS 11.00 103.70 1006 1006
WP 21:00:00 TS 11.00 103.00 1007
WP 1968-10-21 00:00:00 TS 11.00 102.50 1008 1008

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp201968.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=17964:HESTER:6820
CMA CH1968BST.txt:Storm=31:Hester
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=6025:HESTER
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:653:HESTER
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=21992
TD9635 typhoons-analogs_19450101-19761231.corrected:Line=12480
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA WIND USA SSHS TOKYO LAT TOKYO LON TOKYO GRADE TOKYO PRES TOKYO R50_DIR TOKYO R30_DIR TOKYO LAND CMA LAT CMA LON CMA CAT CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO LAT HKO LON HKO CAT HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND TD9635 LAT TD9635 LON TD9635 WIND TD9635 PRES TD9635 ROCI STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north kts mb km km degrees north mb nmile degrees north degrees east kts mb nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts nmile degrees north 1 kts mb degrees north kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east
1968 WP MM 1968-10-15 18:00:00 TS 13.80 117.90 1004 tokyo 262 262 _O_____________ -5 13.80 117.90 2 1004 0 0 0 5 260
1968 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 13.70 117.60 293 293 _P_____________ -5 13.70 117.60 2 1005 0 0 5 260
1968 WP MM 1968-10-16 00:00:00 TS 13.70 117.40 1006 tokyo 315 315 _O_____________ -5 13.70 117.40 2 1006 0 0 0 4 260
1968 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 13.70 117.20 336 326 _P_____________ -5 13.70 117.20 2 1005 0 0 1 260
1968 WP MM 06:00:00 MX 13.70 117.30 1004 tokyo 326 326 _OO____________ -5 13.60 117.00 2 1004 0 0 0 14.00 118.30 0 1006 3 250
1968 WP MM 09:00:00 MX 13.60 117.00 357 357 _PP____________ -5 13.50 116.70 2 1005 0 0 13.70 117.40 0 1006 8 250
1968 WP MM 12:00:00 MX 13.40 116.50 1006 tokyo 400 400 _OO____________ -5 13.40 116.40 2 1006 0 0 0 13.40 116.70 0 1006 9 250
1968 WP MM 15:00:00 MX 13.30 116.10 429 423 _PP____________ -5 13.30 116.10 2 1005 0 0 13.20 116.20 0 1005 8 250
1968 WP MM 18:00:00 MX 13.20 115.80 1004 tokyo 451 445 _OO____________ -5 13.30 115.80 2 1004 0 0 0 13.00 115.80 0 1004 7 245
1968 WP MM 21:00:00 MX 13.00 115.50 469 465 _PP____________ -5 13.30 115.50 2 1004 0 0 12.70 115.50 0 1003 6 235
1968 WP MM 1968-10-17 00:00:00 TS 12.80 115.30 1004 tokyo 480 475 _OO____________ -5 13.20 115.20 2 1004 0 0 0 12.40 115.40 1 29 1002 5 225
1968 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 12.60 115.10 481 471 _PP____________ -5 13.10 114.90 2 1003 0 0 12.10 115.40 1 29 1002 5 220
1968 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 12.40 115.00 1002 tokyo 471 470 _OO____________ -5 12.90 114.60 2 1002 0 0 0 11.90 115.30 1 29 1002 6 230
1968 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 12.20 114.70 477 477 _PP____________ -5 12.70 114.20 2 1002 0 0 11.70 115.10 1 29 1001 7 245
1968 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 12.10 114.40 1002 tokyo 493 493 _OO____________ -5 12.60 113.90 2 1002 0 0 0 11.60 114.80 1 29 1000 7 250
1968 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 12.00 114.00 493 461 _PP____________ -5 12.50 113.60 2 1002 0 0 11.50 114.40 1 34 1000 7 260
1968 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 12.00 113.70 1002 tokyo 461 431 _OO____________ -5 12.40 113.40 2 1002 0 0 0 11.50 113.90 2 38 1000 7 260
1968 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 11.90 113.30 420 391 _PP____________ -5 12.30 113.10 2 1001 0 0 11.50 113.50 2 38 999 6 255
1968 WP MM 1968-10-18 00:00:00 TS 11.80 113.00 1000 tokyo 391 369 _OOO___________ -5 12.10 112.90 9 1000 0 0 0 11.50 113.20 2 38 998 11.80 112.80 TS 35 1000 6 255
1968 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 11.70 112.70 362 341 _PPP___________ -5 11.90 112.80 9 999 0 0 11.50 112.80 2 43 998 11.80 112.60 TS 38 999 5 255
1968 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 11.70 112.50 998 tokyo 341 324 _OOO___________ -5 11.80 112.60 9 998 0 0 0 11.50 112.50 3 48 998 11.70 112.40 TS 40 998 5 255
1968 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 11.60 112.30 324 314 _PPP___________ -5 11.70 112.40 9 998 0 0 11.50 112.20 3 48 998 11.60 112.30 TS 40 998 4 255
1968 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 11.60 112.20 998 tokyo 314 286 OOOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP201968 11.60 112.30 30 -1 11.60 112.10 9 998 0 0 0 11.50 112.00 3 48 998 11.60 112.20 TS 40 998 11.60 112.30 TC 30 11.60 112.30 1 30 11.60 112.30 30 997 120 4 250
1968 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 11.50 111.90 286 267 PPPP______PPP__ WP201968 11.40 112.00 33 -1 11.50 111.80 9 998 0 0 11.50 111.70 3 48 998 11.60 112.10 TS 40 998 11.40 112.00 TC 33 11.50 112.00 1 34 11.40 112.00 33 995 120 5 245
1968 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 11.40 111.70 998 tokyo 267 238 OOOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP201968 11.30 111.70 35 0 11.40 111.50 9 998 0 0 0 11.40 111.40 3 48 997 11.50 111.90 TS 40 997 11.30 111.70 TC 35 11.30 111.70 1 38 11.30 111.70 35 992 120 6 250
1968 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 11.30 111.40 238 211 PPPP______PPP__ WP201968 11.20 111.40 40 0 11.30 111.10 9 997 0 0 11.40 111.20 3 48 996 11.40 111.60 TS 43 996 11.20 111.40 TC 40 11.20 111.40 1 41 11.20 111.40 40 990 120 6 250
1968 WP MM 1968-10-19 00:00:00 TS 11.20 111.00 995 tokyo 201 176 OOOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP201968 11.10 111.10 45 0 11.20 110.80 9 995 0 0 0 11.30 110.90 3 48 994 11.30 111.20 TS 45 995 11.10 111.10 TC 45 11.10 111.10 2 45 11.10 111.10 45 988 120 7 250
1968 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 11.00 110.70 181 152 PPPP______PPP__ WP201968 11.00 110.80 50 0 11.10 110.60 9 995 0 0 11.10 110.60 3 48 992 11.10 110.80 TS 45 995 11.00 110.80 TC 50 11.00 110.70 2 46 11.00 110.80 50 988 120 7 250
1968 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 10.90 110.40 995 tokyo 158 122 OOOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP201968 10.90 110.40 55 0 11.00 110.30 9 995 0 0 0 11.00 110.30 3 48 990 11.00 110.50 TS 45 995 10.90 110.40 TC 55 10.90 110.30 2 48 10.90 110.40 55 987 120 8 260
1968 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 10.90 110.00 122 86 PPPP______PPP__ WP201968 10.90 110.00 53 0 11.00 109.90 9 995 0 0 10.90 109.90 3 48 989 10.90 110.20 TS 45 995 10.90 110.00 TC 53 10.90 109.90 2 49 10.90 110.00 53 989 120 8 270
1968 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 10.90 109.50 995 tokyo 78 46 OOOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP201968 10.90 109.50 50 0 11.00 109.40 9 995 0 0 0 10.90 109.50 3 48 988 11.00 109.90 TS 45 995 10.90 109.50 TC 50 10.90 109.50 2 50 10.90 109.50 50 990 120 9 280
1968 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 11.10 109.10 35 0 PPPP______PPP__ WP201968 11.10 109.00 43 0 11.00 109.10 9 997 0 0 11.00 109.20 3 48 989 11.20 109.50 TS 43 997 11.10 109.00 TC 43 11.00 109.10 2 46 11.10 109.00 43 992 120 9 290
1968 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 11.20 108.70 998 tokyo 0 0 OOOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP201968 11.30 108.50 35 0 11.00 108.70 9 998 0 0 0 11.10 108.90 3 48 990 11.40 109.10 TS 40 998 11.30 108.50 TC 35 11.20 108.60 2 43 11.30 108.50 35 994 120 9 290
1968 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 11.40 108.20 0 0 PPPP______PPP__ WP201968 11.60 108.10 35 0 11.00 108.30 9 999 0 0 11.10 108.40 3 43 995 11.50 108.60 TS 35 999 11.60 108.10 TC 35 11.50 108.20 2 39 11.60 108.10 35 996 120 9 285
1968 WP MM 1968-10-20 00:00:00 TS 11.50 107.80 1000 tokyo 0 0 OOOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP201968 11.80 107.70 35 0 11.00 107.80 9 1000 0 0 0 11.10 107.90 2 38 1000 11.60 108.10 TD 30 1000 11.80 107.70 TC 35 11.80 107.70 2 35 11.80 107.70 35 998 120 9 270
1968 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 11.40 107.30 0 0 PPP_______P_P__ WP201968 11.90 107.20 33 -1 11.00 107.30 9 1001 0 0 10.90 107.30 2 34 1002 TD 11.90 107.20 TC 33 2 11.90 107.20 33 1000 90 11 255
1968 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 11.20 106.70 1002 tokyo 0 0 OOO_______O_O__ jtwc_wp WP201968 12.00 106.70 30 -1 11.00 106.80 2 1002 0 0 0 10.70 106.70 1 29 1004 12.00 106.70 TC 30 2 12.00 106.70 30 1001 60 12 245
1968 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 10.90 106.10 0 0 _PP____________ WP201968 -5 11.00 106.20 2 1004 0 0 10.60 106.10 1 1004 TC 2 13 255
1968 WP MM 12:00:00 MX 10.90 105.40 1006 tokyo 0 0 _OO____________ -5 11.00 105.40 2 1006 0 0 0 10.50 105.50 0 1004 16 275
1968 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 11.00 104.50 0 0 _P_____________ -5 11.00 104.50 2 1006 0 0 0 17 275
1968 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 11.00 103.70 1006 tokyo 0 0 _O_____________ -5 11.00 103.70 2 1006 0 0 0 15 270
1968 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 11.00 103.00 10 10 _P_____________ -5 11.00 103.00 2 1007 0 0 12 270
1968 WP MM 1968-10-21 00:00:00 TS 11.00 102.50 1008 tokyo 65 _O_____________ -5 11.00 102.50 2 1008 0 0 0 11 270