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1978 Severe Tropical Storm KIKI (1978063S13059)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1978063S13059
Start Mar 4 06Z
Max Intensity 55 kt (Mar 8 06Z), 991 mb (Mar 8 12Z)
End Mar 12 12Z
ATCF IDs ,SH241978
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 DS824 WIND NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east
SI 1978-03-04 06:00:00 TS -13.40 59.20 35 30
SI 09:00:00 TS -13.60 58.80 35 30
SI 12:00:00 TS -13.80 58.30 35 30
SI 15:00:00 TS -13.90 57.90 35 33
SI 18:00:00 TS -13.90 57.50 35 35
SI 21:00:00 TS -13.80 57.10 35 35
SI 1978-03-05 00:00:00 TS -13.70 56.80 35 35
SI 03:00:00 TS -13.60 56.50 35 35
SI 06:00:00 TS -13.50 56.20 35 35
SI 09:00:00 TS -13.40 56.00 35 35
SI 12:00:00 TS -13.20 55.80 35 35
SI 15:00:00 TS -13.00 55.60 35 35
SI 18:00:00 TS -12.90 55.40 35 35
SI 21:00:00 TS -12.60 55.30 35 35
SI 1978-03-06 00:00:00 TS -12.30 55.30 35 35
SI 03:00:00 TS -12.00 55.20 35 35
SI 06:00:00 TS -12.00 55.20 35 35
SI 09:00:00 TS -12.70 55.50 35 35
SI 12:00:00 TS -13.80 56.00 35 35
SI 15:00:00 TS -15.40 56.50 35 35
SI 18:00:00 TS -17.20 57.10 35 35
SI 21:00:00 TS -18.40 57.20 35 35
SI 1978-03-07 00:00:00 TS -19.50 57.00 35 35
SI 03:00:00 TS -20.40 56.70 35 35
SI 06:00:00 TS -21.10 56.30 35 35
SI 09:00:00 TS -21.70 55.90 35 38
SI 12:00:00 TS -22.10 55.50 35 40
SI 15:00:00 TS -22.60 55.10 35 43
SI 18:00:00 TS -23.00 54.60 35 45
SI 21:00:00 TS -23.40 53.80 35 48
SI 1978-03-08 00:00:00 TS -23.90 52.90 35 50
SI 03:00:00 TS -24.30 52.00 35 53
SI 06:00:00 TS -24.70 51.10 36 991 35 55
SI 09:00:00 TS -25.10 50.40 35 50
SI 12:00:00 TS -25.50 49.70 35 45 991
SI 15:00:00 TS -25.80 49.00 35 50
SI 18:00:00 TS -26.20 48.30 35 55
SI 21:00:00 TS -26.60 47.70 35 53
SI 1978-03-09 00:00:00 TS -27.00 47.30 35 50
SI 03:00:00 TS -27.40 46.90 35 50
SI 06:00:00 TS -27.60 46.70 28 997 35 50
SI 09:00:00 TS -27.40 46.60 43
SI 12:00:00 ET -27.30 46.60 35 997
SI 15:00:00 ET -27.50 46.20 40
SI 18:00:00 ET -27.80 45.90 45
SI 21:00:00 ET -28.10 45.60 43
SI 1978-03-10 00:00:00 ET -28.50 45.40 40
SI 03:00:00 ET -28.80 45.10 38
SI 06:00:00 MX -29.20 45.10 35
SI 09:00:00 MX -29.60 45.10 33
SI 12:00:00 ET -30.00 45.40 30
SI 15:00:00 ET -30.40 45.80 28
SI 18:00:00 ET -30.80 46.40 25
SI 21:00:00 ET -31.10 47.10 25
SI 1978-03-11 00:00:00 ET -31.40 48.00 25
SI 03:00:00 ET -31.90 48.80 25
SI 06:00:00 MX -32.40 49.50 25
SI 09:00:00 MX -32.90 49.90 25
SI 12:00:00 ET -33.40 50.10 25
SI 15:00:00 ET -33.70 50.10 25
SI 18:00:00 ET -34.00 50.10 25
SI 21:00:00 ET -34.60 50.10 25
SI 1978-03-12 00:00:00 ET -35.30 50.10 25
SI 03:00:00 ET -35.40 50.00 25
SI 06:00:00 MX -35.40 50.00 25
SI 09:00:00 ET -35.50 50.00 25
SI 12:00:00 ET -36.00 50.00 25

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh241978.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION WMO-Best-Tracks.txt:Line=11015:kiki1
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 s_hem.dat:1370:24S
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-005:Line=11422
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=527:KIKI:BSH2478:Reunion
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA SSHS REUNION LAT REUNION LON REUNION TYPE REUNION TNUM DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north mb nmile nmile degrees east nmile degrees north 1 kts mb kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east
1978 SI MM 1978-03-04 06:00:00 TS -13.40 59.20 reunion 766 736 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -13.40 59.20 -5 -13.40 59.20 TC 35 -13.40 59.20 2 -13.40 59.20 TC 30 9 245
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -13.60 58.80 736 708 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -13.60 58.70 -5 -13.60 58.70 TC 35 -13.60 58.80 2 -13.60 58.80 TC 30 9 245
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -13.80 58.30 reunion 707 694 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -13.80 58.30 -5 -13.80 58.30 TC 35 -13.70 58.30 2 -13.80 58.40 TC 30 9 250
1978 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -13.90 57.90 694 693 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -13.90 57.90 -5 -13.90 57.90 TC 35 -13.80 57.90 2 -13.90 57.90 TC 33 8 260
1978 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -13.90 57.50 reunion 693 693 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -13.90 57.50 -5 -13.90 57.50 TC 35 -13.90 57.50 2 -13.90 57.50 TC 35 8 270
1978 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -13.80 57.10 706 696 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -13.80 57.10 -5 -13.80 57.10 TC 35 -13.90 57.10 2 -13.90 57.10 TC 35 7 285
1978 SI MM 1978-03-05 00:00:00 TS -13.70 56.80 reunion 699 667 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -13.70 56.80 -5 -13.70 56.80 TC 35 -13.80 56.80 2 -13.80 56.80 TC 35 7 290
1978 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -13.60 56.50 670 643 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -13.60 56.50 -5 -13.60 56.50 TC 35 -13.70 56.50 2 -13.70 56.50 TC 35 6 295
1978 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -13.50 56.20 reunion 643 626 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -13.50 56.20 -5 -13.50 56.20 TC 35 -13.50 56.20 2 -13.50 56.20 TC 35 6 300
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -13.40 56.00 626 609 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -13.40 56.00 -5 -13.40 56.00 TC 35 -13.40 56.00 2 -13.30 56.00 TC 35 5 305
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -13.20 55.80 reunion 613 598 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -13.20 55.80 -5 -13.20 55.80 TC 35 -13.20 55.80 2 -13.20 55.80 TC 35 5 310
1978 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -13.00 55.60 601 591 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -13.10 55.60 -5 -13.10 55.60 TC 35 -13.10 55.60 2 -13.10 55.60 TC 35 5 315
1978 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -12.90 55.40 reunion 582 579 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -12.90 55.50 -5 -12.50 55.00 99 9.90 -12.90 55.50 TC 35 -12.90 55.50 2 -12.90 55.50 TC 35 5 330
1978 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -12.60 55.30 579 579 P_____P___PP_P_ SH241978 -12.60 55.40 -5 -12.50 55.10 99 -12.60 55.40 TC 35 -12.50 55.30 2 -12.70 55.40 TC 35 6 340
1978 SI MM 1978-03-06 00:00:00 TS -12.30 55.30 reunion 587 577 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -12.30 55.30 -5 -12.50 55.20 99 9.90 -12.30 55.30 TC 35 -12.00 55.20 2 -12.50 55.30 TC 35 6 345
1978 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -12.00 55.20 585 585 P_____P___PP_P_ SH241978 -12.00 55.20 -5 -12.50 55.40 99 -12.00 55.20 TC 35 -11.80 55.10 2 -12.10 55.20 TC 35 3 350
1978 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -12.00 55.20 reunion 585 582 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -12.00 55.20 -5 -12.50 55.50 2 9.90 -12.00 55.20 TC 35 -12.00 55.20 2 -12.00 55.20 TC 35 7 155
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -12.70 55.50 597 597 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -12.80 55.60 -5 2 -12.80 55.60 TC 35 -12.90 55.60 2 -12.30 55.30 TC 35 20 160
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -13.80 56.00 reunion 612 547 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -14.00 56.10 -5 -14.00 56.10 TC 35 -14.10 56.10 2 -13.20 55.60 TC 35 29 160
1978 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -15.40 56.50 536 338 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -15.50 56.60 -5 -15.50 56.60 TC 35 -15.60 56.60 2 -15.00 56.30 TC 35 35 160
1978 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -17.20 57.10 reunion 327 192 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -17.00 56.90 -5 -17.00 56.90 TC 35 -17.00 56.90 2 -17.00 56.90 TC 35 31 170
1978 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -18.40 57.20 192 94 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -18.20 56.90 -5 -18.20 56.90 TC 35 -18.10 56.90 2 -18.10 57.00 TC 35 23 180
1978 SI MM 1978-03-07 00:00:00 TS -19.50 57.00 reunion 85 56 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -19.20 56.60 -5 -19.20 56.60 TC 35 -19.20 56.70 2 -19.00 56.80 TC 35 20 190
1978 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -20.40 56.70 63 51 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -20.10 56.30 -5 -20.10 56.30 TC 35 -20.10 56.40 2 -20.00 56.40 TC 35 18 200
1978 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -21.10 56.30 reunion 51 30 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -20.90 56.00 -5 -20.90 56.00 TC 35 -20.90 56.00 2 -20.90 56.00 TC 35 15 210
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -21.70 55.90 45 45 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -21.50 55.70 -5 -21.50 55.70 TC 35 -21.60 55.80 2 -21.60 55.70 TC 38 12 215
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -22.10 55.50 reunion 78 78 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -22.00 55.40 -5 -22.00 55.40 TC 35 -22.10 55.40 2 -22.10 55.40 TC 40 12 220
1978 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -22.60 55.10 143 143 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -22.50 55.00 -5 -22.50 55.00 TC 35 -22.60 55.00 2 -22.60 55.00 TC 43 13 225
1978 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -23.00 54.60 reunion 203 203 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -23.00 54.50 -5 -23.00 54.50 TC 35 -23.00 54.50 2 -23.00 54.50 TC 45 15 235
1978 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -23.40 53.80 280 280 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -23.50 53.70 -5 -23.50 53.70 TC 35 -23.50 53.70 2 -23.50 53.70 TC 48 18 240
1978 SI MM 1978-03-08 00:00:00 TS -23.90 52.90 reunion 380 380 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -24.00 52.80 -5 -24.00 52.80 TC 35 -24.00 52.80 2 -24.00 52.70 TC 50 19 240
1978 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -24.30 52.00 448 382 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -24.50 51.80 -5 -24.50 51.80 TC 35 -24.50 51.80 2 -24.50 51.80 TC 53 18 240
1978 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -24.70 51.10 36 991 reunion 372 317 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -24.90 50.90 -5 -24.90 50.90 TC 35 -24.90 50.90 2 -24.90 50.90 TC 55 17 240
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -25.10 50.40 317 261 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -25.30 50.10 -5 -25.30 50.10 TC 35 -25.30 50.10 2 -25.30 50.10 TC 50 15 240
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -25.50 49.70 reunion 266 210 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -25.70 49.40 -5 -25.70 49.40 TC 35 -25.70 49.30 2 -25.70 49.40 TC 45 991 15 240
1978 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -25.80 49.00 210 179 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -26.10 48.70 -5 -26.10 48.70 TC 35 -26.10 48.60 2 -26.10 48.70 TC 50 15 240
1978 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -26.20 48.30 reunion 179 173 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -26.50 48.00 -5 -26.50 48.00 TC 35 -26.50 48.00 2 -26.50 48.00 TC 55 14 235
1978 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -26.60 47.70 180 180 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -26.90 47.40 -5 -26.90 47.40 TC 35 -26.90 47.50 2 -26.80 47.50 TC 53 12 230
1978 SI MM 1978-03-09 00:00:00 TS -27.00 47.30 reunion 207 204 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -27.30 47.00 -5 -27.30 47.00 TC 35 -27.30 47.10 2 -27.20 47.10 TC 50 10 225
1978 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -27.40 46.90 244 244 P_________PP_P_ SH241978 -27.70 46.70 -5 -27.70 46.70 TC 35 -27.60 46.80 2 -27.70 46.70 TC 50 9 220
1978 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -27.60 46.70 28 997 reunion 253 228 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH241978 -28.00 46.50 -5 -28.00 46.50 TC 35 -28.00 46.50 2 -28.00 46.50 TC 50 3 260
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -27.40 46.60 228 209 _____________P_ SH241978 -5 TC 2 -27.50 46.80 TC 43 4 345
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 ET -27.30 46.60 reunion 209 209 _____________O_ -5 2 -27.00 47.00 EX 35 997 4 260
1978 SI MM 15:00:00 ET -27.50 46.20 223 220 _____________P_ -5 2 -27.10 46.60 EX 40 8 230
1978 SI MM 18:00:00 ET -27.80 45.90 reunion 248 247 _____________O_ -5 -27.50 46.10 EX 45 9 220
1978 SI MM 21:00:00 ET -28.10 45.60 279 279 _____________P_ -5 -27.80 45.80 EX 43 8 210
1978 SI MM 1978-03-10 00:00:00 ET -28.50 45.40 reunion 323 323 _____________O_ -5 -28.10 45.60 EX 40 8 210
1978 SI MM 03:00:00 ET -28.80 45.10 357 357 _____________P_ -5 -28.50 45.30 EX 38 8 200
1978 SI MM 06:00:00 MX -29.20 45.10 reunion 402 402 _____________O_ -5 -28.90 45.10 EX 35 8 180
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 MX -29.60 45.10 446 446 _____________P_ -5 -29.20 45.00 EX 33 9 160
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 ET -30.00 45.40 reunion 491 491 _____________O_ -5 -29.50 45.00 EX 30 10 145
1978 SI MM 15:00:00 ET -30.40 45.80 536 536 _____________P_ -5 -30.00 45.30 EX 28 11 130
1978 SI MM 18:00:00 ET -30.80 46.40 reunion 576 576 _____________O_ -5 -30.50 45.80 EX 25 13 120
1978 SI MM 21:00:00 ET -31.10 47.10 633 633 _____________P_ -5 -30.80 46.30 EX 25 15 115
1978 SI MM 1978-03-11 00:00:00 ET -31.40 48.00 reunion 691 691 _____________O_ -5 -31.00 47.00 EX 25 16 120
1978 SI MM 03:00:00 ET -31.90 48.80 772 772 _____________P_ -5 -31.30 48.00 EX 25 16 130
1978 SI MM 06:00:00 MX -32.40 49.50 reunion 845 845 _____________O_ -5 -31.80 48.90 EX 25 14 140
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 MX -32.90 49.90 910 910 _____________P_ -5 -32.40 49.60 EX 25 11 150
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 ET -33.40 50.10 reunion 958 958 _____________O_ -5 -33.00 50.00 EX 25 8 165
1978 SI MM 15:00:00 ET -33.70 50.10 1000 1000 _____________P_ -5 -33.30 50.10 EX 25 7 175
1978 SI MM 18:00:00 ET -34.00 50.10 reunion 1032 1032 _____________O_ -5 -33.70 50.10 EX 25 10 185
1978 SI MM 21:00:00 ET -34.60 50.10 1095 1095 _____________P_ -5 -34.60 50.10 EX 25 13 180
1978 SI MM 1978-03-12 00:00:00 ET -35.30 50.10 reunion 1168 1164 _____________O_ -5 -35.30 50.10 EX 25 8 185
1978 SI MM 03:00:00 ET -35.40 50.00 1174 1174 _____________P_ -5 -35.30 50.00 EX 25 2 195
1978 SI MM 06:00:00 MX -35.40 50.00 reunion 1174 1174 _____________O_ -5 -35.20 50.00 EX 25 1 215
1978 SI MM 09:00:00 ET -35.50 50.00 1185 1185 _____________P_ -5 -35.50 50.00 EX 25 6 180
1978 SI MM 12:00:00 ET -36.00 50.00 1236 _____________O_ -5 -36.00 50.00 EX 25 11 0