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      Tropical Depression

      Unnamed Unknown

      Storm Activity: Jan 7, 1940 - Jan 18, 1940

      Peak Wind
      --
      Lowest Pressure
      --
      Duration
      11 days
      Last Position
      27.2 S 62.3 E

      Storm Track

      Jan 7 – Jan 18
      Storm Category
      1. Tropical Depression Peak < 39 mph
      2. Tropical Storm 39-73 mph
      3. Category 1 74-95 mph
      4. Category 2 96-110 mph
      5. Category 3 111-129 mph
      6. Category 4 130-156 mph
      7. Category 5 157+ mph

      Intensity

      Sustained wind at each observation
      Peak wind
      --
      Peak category
      Tropical Depression
      Lowest pressure
      --

      Jan 18 · 06:00 GMT -- -- Unknown

      Storm Track Statistics

      Jan 18 06:00 GMT -27.2 62.3 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 18 03:00 GMT -27.17 62.27 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 18 00:00 GMT -27.13 62.23 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 17 21:00 GMT -27.08 62.2 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 17 18:00 GMT -27 62.16 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 17 15:00 GMT -26.89 62.13 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 17 12:00 GMT -26.74 62.09 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 17 09:00 GMT -26.55 62.04 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 17 06:00 GMT -26.3 62 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 17 03:00 GMT -25.99 61.95 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 17 00:00 GMT -25.63 61.9 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 16 21:00 GMT -25.22 61.84 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 16 18:00 GMT -24.77 61.78 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 16 15:00 GMT -24.29 61.71 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 16 12:00 GMT -23.78 61.62 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 16 09:00 GMT -23.26 61.53 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 16 06:00 GMT -22.73 61.43 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 16 03:00 GMT -22.2 61.31 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 16 00:00 GMT -21.68 61.17 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 15 21:00 GMT -21.17 61.03 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 15 18:00 GMT -20.68 60.86 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 15 15:00 GMT -20.22 60.68 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 15 12:00 GMT -19.8 60.47 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 15 09:00 GMT -19.42 60.25 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 15 06:00 GMT -19.1 60 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 15 03:00 GMT -18.89 59.73 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 15 00:00 GMT -18.7 59.43 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 14 21:00 GMT -18.55 59.12 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 14 18:00 GMT -18.42 58.79 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 14 15:00 GMT -18.31 58.45 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 14 12:00 GMT -18.2 58.1 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 14 09:00 GMT -18.1 57.75 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 14 06:00 GMT -18 57.4 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 14 03:00 GMT -17.87 57.07 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 14 00:00 GMT -17.73 56.73 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 13 21:00 GMT -17.6 56.39 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 13 18:00 GMT -17.48 56.05 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 13 15:00 GMT -17.35 55.71 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 13 12:00 GMT -17.23 55.37 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 13 09:00 GMT -17.11 55.04 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 13 06:00 GMT -17 54.7 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 13 03:00 GMT -16.91 54.3 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 13 00:00 GMT -16.83 53.89 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 12 21:00 GMT -16.75 53.46 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 12 18:00 GMT -16.68 53.04 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 12 15:00 GMT -16.62 52.61 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 12 12:00 GMT -16.55 52.19 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 12 09:00 GMT -16.49 51.79 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 12 06:00 GMT -16.42 51.4 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 12 03:00 GMT -16.35 51.04 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 12 00:00 GMT -16.27 50.7 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 11 21:00 GMT -16.19 50.4 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 11 18:00 GMT -16.09 50.14 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 11 15:00 GMT -15.99 49.92 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 11 12:00 GMT -15.87 49.76 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 11 09:00 GMT -15.75 49.65 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 11 06:00 GMT -15.6 49.6 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 11 03:00 GMT -15.43 49.51 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 11 00:00 GMT -15.25 49.46 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 10 21:00 GMT -15.06 49.48 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 10 18:00 GMT -14.86 49.57 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 10 15:00 GMT -14.65 49.75 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 10 12:00 GMT -14.44 50.02 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 10 09:00 GMT -14.22 50.4 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 10 06:00 GMT -14 50.9 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 10 03:00 GMT -13.76 51.55 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 10 00:00 GMT -13.51 52.32 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 9 21:00 GMT -13.25 53.2 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 9 18:00 GMT -13 54.15 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 9 15:00 GMT -12.75 55.15 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 9 12:00 GMT -12.51 56.18 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 9 09:00 GMT -12.3 57.2 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 9 06:00 GMT -12.1 58.2 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 9 03:00 GMT -11.94 59.19 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 9 00:00 GMT -11.8 60.18 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 8 21:00 GMT -11.67 61.16 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 8 18:00 GMT -11.57 62.1 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 8 15:00 GMT -11.48 62.97 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 8 12:00 GMT -11.41 63.76 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 8 09:00 GMT -11.35 64.45 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 8 06:00 GMT -11.3 65 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 8 03:00 GMT -11.26 65.41 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 8 00:00 GMT -11.23 65.68 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 7 21:00 GMT -11.21 65.84 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 7 18:00 GMT -11.2 65.91 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 7 15:00 GMT -11.2 65.9 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 7 12:00 GMT -11.2 65.83 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 7 09:00 GMT -11.2 65.72 -- -- Unknown --
      Jan 7 06:00 GMT -11.2 65.6 -- -- Unknown --

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