Global: Tropical Cyclone: Most Intense Tropical Cyclone (by Central Pressure)
Record Value | 870 mb (25.69") |
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Date of Event | 12/10/1979 |
Length of Record | 1951-present |
Geospatial Location | Pressure Estimated in Eye of Typhoon Tip [16°44'N, 137°46'E] |
Instrumentation | Tropical Cyclone Dropsonde |
Reference
Krause and Flood, 1997: Weather and Climate Extremes, US Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Centerpp. 89; , Dunnavan, G.M. and J.W. Diercks (1980): "An analysis of Sypertyphoon Tip (October 1979)" Mon. Wea. Rev., 180:1915-1923
Discussion
A US Air Weather Service reconnaissance aircraft recorded an onboard measurement of 700 hPa at a height of only 1900 m and a dropsonde measurement of 870 hPa
Additional Images
Closeup and Regional Satellite Images of Pacific Region for Dropsonde into Typhoon Tip
Closeup and Regional Satellite Images of Pacific Region for Dropsonde into Typhoon Tip