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1978 Tropical Cyclone BOB (1978032S09187)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1978032S09187
Start Jan 31 12Z
Max Intensity 85 kt (Feb 5 00Z), 945 mb (Feb 5 00Z)
End Feb 12 00Z
ATCF IDs
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts nmile mb
SP 1978-01-31 12:00:00 NR -8.50 187.00 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -8.60 186.30 30 997
SP 18:00:00 NR -8.70 185.50 30 997
SP 21:00:00 NR -8.80 184.80 30 997
SP 1978-02-01 00:00:00 NR -9.00 184.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -9.20 183.20 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -9.50 182.40 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -9.80 181.70 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -10.00 181.00 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -10.20 180.40 30 997
SP 18:00:00 NR -10.30 179.80 30 997
SP 21:00:00 NR -10.40 179.40 30 997
SP 1978-02-02 00:00:00 NR -10.50 179.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -10.60 178.70 33 995
SP 06:00:00 NR -10.70 178.60 35 994
SP 09:00:00 NR -10.80 178.40 38 992
SP 12:00:00 NR -11.00 178.30 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -11.20 178.10 40 990
SP 18:00:00 NR -11.50 178.00 40 990
SP 21:00:00 NR -11.70 177.80 40 990
SP 1978-02-03 00:00:00 NR -12.00 177.50 40 990 40 990
SP 03:00:00 NR -12.20 177.20 44 988
SP 06:00:00 NR -12.40 176.80 48 985
SP 09:00:00 NR -12.70 176.40 51 983
SP 12:00:00 NR -13.00 176.00 55 980 55 980
SP 15:00:00 NR -13.40 175.70 58 978
SP 18:00:00 NR -13.80 175.30 60 975
SP 21:00:00 NR -14.20 175.00 63 973
SP 1978-02-04 00:00:00 NR -14.70 174.70 65 970 65 970
SP 03:00:00 NR -15.20 174.40 68 968
SP 06:00:00 NR -15.60 174.10 70 965
SP 09:00:00 NR -16.10 173.80 73 963
SP 12:00:00 NR -16.50 173.50 75 960 75 960
SP 15:00:00 NR -16.90 173.30 78 956
SP 18:00:00 NR -17.20 173.00 80 953
SP 21:00:00 NR -17.60 172.80 83 949
SP 1978-02-05 00:00:00 NR -18.00 172.50 85 945 85 945
SP 03:00:00 NR -18.50 172.10 83 949
SP 06:00:00 NR -19.00 171.80 80 953
SP 09:00:00 NR -19.50 171.40 78 956
SP 12:00:00 NR -20.00 171.00 75 960 75 960
SP 15:00:00 NR -20.40 170.70 73 963
SP 18:00:00 NR -20.80 170.40 70 965
SP 21:00:00 NR -21.10 170.20 68 968
SP 1978-02-06 00:00:00 NR -21.50 169.90 65 970 65 970
SP 03:00:00 NR -21.90 169.60 63 973
SP 06:00:00 NR -22.30 169.20 60 975
SP 09:00:00 NR -22.70 168.90 58 978
SP 12:00:00 NR -23.00 168.50 55 980 55 980
SP 15:00:00 NR -23.30 168.10 51 983
SP 18:00:00 NR -23.50 167.70 48 985
SP 21:00:00 NR -23.80 167.30 44 988
SP 1978-02-07 00:00:00 NR -24.00 167.00 40 990 40 990
SP 03:00:00 NR -24.20 166.70 40 990
SP 06:00:00 NR -24.50 166.40 40 990
SP 09:00:00 NR -24.70 166.20 40 990
SP 12:00:00 NR -25.00 166.00 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -25.30 165.80 40 990
SP 18:00:00 NR -25.70 165.60 40 990
SP 21:00:00 NR -26.10 165.50 40 990
SP 1978-02-08 00:00:00 NR -26.50 165.50 40 990 40 990
SP 03:00:00 NR -26.80 165.50 40 990
SP 06:00:00 NR -27.20 165.60 40 990
SP 09:00:00 NR -27.60 165.80 40 990
SP 12:00:00 NR -28.00 166.00 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -28.60 166.10 38 992
SP 18:00:00 NR -29.30 166.30 35 994
SP 21:00:00 NR -29.90 166.60 33 995
SP 1978-02-09 00:00:00 NR -30.50 167.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -30.90 167.50 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -31.10 168.20 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -31.30 169.00 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -31.50 170.00 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -31.80 171.20 30 997
SP 18:00:00 NR -32.00 172.50 30 997
SP 21:00:00 NR -32.20 173.80 30 997
SP 1978-02-10 00:00:00 NR -32.50 175.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -32.70 175.90 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -33.00 176.80 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -33.30 177.50 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -33.60 178.20 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -33.90 178.90 33 995
SP 18:00:00 NR -34.30 179.60 35 994
SP 21:00:00 NR -34.60 180.30 38 992
SP 1978-02-11 00:00:00 NR -35.00 181.00 40 990 40 990
SP 03:00:00 NR -35.40 181.70 40 990
SP 06:00:00 NR -35.70 182.40 40 990
SP 09:00:00 NR -36.10 183.10 40 990
SP 12:00:00 NR -36.50 183.80 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -36.90 184.40 40 990
SP 18:00:00 NR -37.30 185.00 40 990
SP 21:00:00 NR -37.60 185.50 40 990
SP 1978-02-12 00:00:00 NR -38.00 186.00 40 990 40 990

Source Information

Agency Information
USA
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1109:BOB
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA SSHS WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km mb nmile nmile nmile mb degrees north degrees east
1978 SP MM 1978-01-31 12:00:00 NR -8.50 187.00 30 997 wellington 560 552 _________O_____ -5 -8.50 -173.00 30 997 15 265
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -8.60 186.30 557 557 _________P_____ -5 -8.60 -173.70 30 997 15 265
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -8.70 185.50 568 568 _________P_____ -5 -8.70 -174.50 30 997 15 260
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -8.80 184.80 587 587 _________P_____ -5 -8.80 -175.20 30 997 15 260
1978 SP MM 1978-02-01 00:00:00 NR -9.00 184.00 30 997 wellington 613 613 _________O_____ -5 -9.00 -176.00 30 997 16 255
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -9.20 183.20 649 648 _________P_____ -5 -9.20 -176.80 30 997 16 250
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -9.50 182.40 688 688 _________P_____ -5 -9.50 -177.60 30 997 16 250
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -9.80 181.70 728 704 _________P_____ -5 -9.80 -178.30 30 997 15 250
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -10.00 181.00 30 997 wellington 704 673 _________O_____ -5 -10.00 -179.00 30 997 13 255
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -10.20 180.40 673 660 _________P_____ -5 -10.20 -179.60 30 997 12 255
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -10.30 179.80 660 650 _________P_____ -5 -10.30 179.80 30 997 10 255
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -10.40 179.40 650 642 _________P_____ -5 -10.40 179.40 30 997 8 255
1978 SP MM 1978-02-02 00:00:00 NR -10.50 179.00 30 997 wellington 644 634 _________O_____ -5 -10.50 179.00 30 997 7 250
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -10.60 178.70 638 629 _________P_____ -5 -10.60 178.70 33 995 5 245
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -10.70 178.60 629 620 _________P_____ -5 -10.70 178.60 35 994 4 230
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -10.80 178.40 623 604 _________P_____ -5 -10.80 178.40 38 992 4 220
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -11.00 178.30 40 990 wellington 604 585 _________O_____ -5 -11.00 178.30 40 990 5 220
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -11.20 178.10 589 571 _________P_____ -5 -11.20 178.10 40 990 6 215
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -11.50 178.00 560 546 _________P_____ -5 -11.50 178.00 40 990 6 215
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -11.70 177.80 546 527 _________P_____ -5 -11.70 177.80 40 990 7 220
1978 SP MM 1978-02-03 00:00:00 NR -12.00 177.50 40 990 wellington 527 515 _________O_____ -5 -12.00 177.50 40 990 8 230
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -12.20 177.20 518 511 _________P_____ -5 -12.20 177.20 44 988 8 235
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -12.40 176.80 514 496 _________P_____ -5 -12.40 176.80 48 985 9 240
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -12.70 176.40 501 492 _________P_____ -5 -12.70 176.40 51 983 9 235
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -13.00 176.00 55 980 wellington 493 485 _________O_____ -5 -13.00 176.00 55 980 10 225
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -13.40 175.70 476 472 _________P_____ -5 -13.40 175.70 58 978 10 220
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -13.80 175.30 472 449 _________P_____ -5 -13.80 175.30 60 975 11 215
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -14.20 175.00 456 433 _________P_____ -5 -14.20 175.00 63 973 11 215
1978 SP MM 1978-02-04 00:00:00 NR -14.70 174.70 65 970 wellington 433 417 _________O_____ -5 -14.70 174.70 65 970 11 215
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -15.20 174.40 417 414 _________P_____ -5 -15.20 174.40 68 968 11 215
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -15.60 174.10 416 414 _________P_____ -5 -15.60 174.10 70 965 11 215
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -16.10 173.80 418 417 _________P_____ -5 -16.10 173.80 73 963 11 210
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -16.50 173.50 75 960 wellington 427 422 _________O_____ -5 -16.50 173.50 75 960 10 210
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -16.90 173.30 431 431 _________P_____ -5 -16.90 173.30 78 956 9 210
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -17.20 173.00 454 451 _________P_____ -5 -17.20 173.00 80 953 9 210
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -17.60 172.80 468 468 _________P_____ -5 -17.60 172.80 83 949 9 215
1978 SP MM 1978-02-05 00:00:00 NR -18.00 172.50 85 945 wellington 497 497 _________O_____ -5 -18.00 172.50 85 945 11 215
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -18.50 172.10 503 495 _________P_____ -5 -18.50 172.10 83 949 12 215
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -19.00 171.80 501 489 _________P_____ -5 -19.00 171.80 80 953 13 215
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -19.50 171.40 500 482 _________P_____ -5 -19.50 171.40 78 956 12 215
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -20.00 171.00 75 960 wellington 482 432 _________O_____ -5 -20.00 171.00 75 960 11 215
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -20.40 170.70 432 394 _________P_____ -5 -20.40 170.70 73 963 9 215
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -20.80 170.40 384 352 _________P_____ -5 -20.80 170.40 70 965 9 215
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -21.10 170.20 352 309 _________P_____ -5 -21.10 170.20 68 968 9 215
1978 SP MM 1978-02-06 00:00:00 NR -21.50 169.90 65 970 wellington 309 269 _________O_____ -5 -21.50 169.90 65 970 9 215
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -21.90 169.60 269 226 _________P_____ -5 -21.90 169.60 63 973 10 220
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -22.30 169.20 226 198 _________P_____ -5 -22.30 169.20 60 975 10 220
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -22.70 168.90 200 172 _________P_____ -5 -22.70 168.90 58 978 10 225
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -23.00 168.50 55 980 wellington 172 158 _________O_____ -5 -23.00 168.50 55 980 9 230
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -23.30 168.10 158 147 _________P_____ -5 -23.30 168.10 51 983 9 235
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -23.50 167.70 147 147 _________P_____ -5 -23.50 167.70 48 985 9 235
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -23.80 167.30 161 159 _________P_____ -5 -23.80 167.30 44 988 8 235
1978 SP MM 1978-02-07 00:00:00 NR -24.00 167.00 40 990 wellington 179 178 _________O_____ -5 -24.00 167.00 40 990 8 230
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -24.20 166.70 201 201 _________P_____ -5 -24.20 166.70 40 990 7 230
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -24.50 166.40 236 236 _________P_____ -5 -24.50 166.40 40 990 7 225
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -24.70 166.20 262 262 _________P_____ -5 -24.70 166.20 40 990 7 215
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -25.00 166.00 40 990 wellington 299 299 _________O_____ -5 -25.00 166.00 40 990 7 210
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -25.30 165.80 336 336 _________P_____ -5 -25.30 165.80 40 990 8 205
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -25.70 165.60 385 385 _________P_____ -5 -25.70 165.60 40 990 8 195
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -26.10 165.50 430 430 _________P_____ -5 -26.10 165.50 40 990 8 190
1978 SP MM 1978-02-08 00:00:00 NR -26.50 165.50 40 990 wellington 473 473 _________O_____ -5 -26.50 165.50 40 990 7 0
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -26.80 165.50 506 506 _________P_____ -5 -26.80 165.50 40 990 7 170
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -27.20 165.60 547 545 _________P_____ -5 -27.20 165.60 40 990 8 160
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -27.60 165.80 588 588 _________P_____ -5 -27.60 165.80 40 990 9 160
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -28.00 166.00 40 990 wellington 629 629 _________O_____ -5 -28.00 166.00 40 990 11 165
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -28.60 166.10 695 695 _________P_____ -5 -28.60 166.10 38 992 13 170
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -29.30 166.30 771 761 _________P_____ -5 -29.30 166.30 35 994 14 165
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -29.90 166.60 761 688 _________P_____ -5 -29.90 166.60 33 995 14 155
1978 SP MM 1978-02-09 00:00:00 NR -30.50 167.00 30 997 wellington 688 630 _________O_____ -5 -30.50 167.00 30 997 12 140
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -30.90 167.50 622 558 _________P_____ -5 -30.90 167.50 30 997 12 120
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -31.10 168.20 558 489 _________P_____ -5 -31.10 168.20 30 997 14 110
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -31.30 169.00 489 418 _________P_____ -5 -31.30 169.00 30 997 16 105
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -31.50 170.00 30 997 wellington 412 341 _________O_____ -5 -31.50 170.00 30 997 19 105
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -31.80 171.20 327 279 _________P_____ -5 -31.80 171.20 30 997 22 105
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -32.00 172.50 278 257 _________P_____ -5 -32.00 172.50 30 997 23 105
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -32.20 173.80 266 259 _________P_____ -5 -32.20 173.80 30 997 22 105
1978 SP MM 1978-02-10 00:00:00 NR -32.50 175.00 30 997 wellington 289 289 _________O_____ -5 -32.50 175.00 30 997 19 105
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -32.70 175.90 319 315 _________P_____ -5 -32.70 175.90 30 997 16 110
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -33.00 176.80 344 342 _________P_____ -5 -33.00 176.80 30 997 14 115
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -33.30 177.50 367 367 _________P_____ -5 -33.30 177.50 30 997 13 115
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -33.60 178.20 30 997 wellington 401 401 _________O_____ -5 -33.60 178.20 30 997 13 120
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -33.90 178.90 415 391 _________P_____ -5 -33.90 178.90 33 995 14 120
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -34.30 179.60 385 373 _________P_____ -5 -34.30 179.60 35 994 13 120
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -34.60 180.30 377 364 _________P_____ -5 -34.60 -179.70 38 992 13 125
1978 SP MM 1978-02-11 00:00:00 NR -35.00 181.00 40 990 wellington 369 365 _________O_____ -5 -35.00 -179.00 40 990 14 125
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -35.40 181.70 376 376 _________P_____ -5 -35.40 -178.30 40 990 14 120
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -35.70 182.40 404 404 _________P_____ -5 -35.70 -177.60 40 990 14 125
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -36.10 183.10 437 437 _________P_____ -5 -36.10 -176.90 40 990 13 125
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -36.50 183.80 40 990 wellington 478 478 _________O_____ -5 -36.50 -176.20 40 990 13 125
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -36.90 184.40 519 519 _________P_____ -5 -36.90 -175.60 40 990 12 130
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -37.30 185.00 564 564 _________P_____ -5 -37.30 -175.00 40 990 11 130
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -37.60 185.50 605 605 _________P_____ -5 -37.60 -174.50 40 990 11 130
1978 SP MM 1978-02-12 00:00:00 NR -38.00 186.00 40 990 wellington 648 _________O_____ -5 -38.00 -174.00 40 990 11 135