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      Category 1 Tropical Cyclone

      Unnamed Tropical Cyclone

      Storm Activity: Jan 29, 1956 - Feb 4, 1956

      Peak Wind
      75 mph
      Lowest Pressure
      975 mb
      Duration
      6 days
      Last Position
      36.5 S 176 E

      Storm Track

      Jan 29 – Feb 4
      Storm Category
      1. Tropical Depression < 39 mph
      2. Tropical Storm 39-73 mph
      3. Category 1 Peak 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
      75 mph
      Peak category
      Category 1
      Lowest pressure
      975 mb

      Feb 4 · 05:00 GMT 25 mph -- Tropical Depression

      Storm Track Statistics

      Feb 4 05:00 GMT -36.5 176 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 4 03:00 GMT -36.31 175.69 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 4 00:00 GMT -36.1 175.2 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 4 00:00 GMT -34.8 173.5 60 mph 986 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 4 00:00 GMT -35.99 175.21 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 21:00 GMT -35.69 174.67 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 21:00 GMT -34.39 172.62 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 21:00 GMT -35.63 174.69 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 18:00 GMT -35.2 174.1 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 18:00 GMT -33.97 171.77 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 18:00 GMT -35.18 174.11 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 17:00 GMT -35.01 173.9 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 17:00 GMT -33.82 171.5 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 17:00 GMT -35 173.9 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 15:00 GMT -34.59 173.47 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 15:00 GMT -33.53 170.97 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 15:00 GMT -34.61 173.45 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 12:00 GMT -33.9 172.8 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 12:00 GMT -33.08 170.22 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 12:00 GMT -33.95 172.75 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 09:00 GMT -33.19 172.11 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 09:00 GMT -32.62 169.56 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 09:00 GMT -33.24 172.07 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 06:00 GMT -32.5 171.5 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 06:00 GMT -32.13 168.99 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 06:00 GMT -32.53 171.47 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 05:00 GMT -32.29 171.33 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 05:00 GMT -31.97 168.82 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 05:00 GMT -32.3 171.3 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 03:00 GMT -31.88 171.03 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 03:00 GMT -31.63 168.53 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 03:00 GMT -31.88 171.02 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 3 00:00 GMT -31.3 170.7 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 3 00:00 GMT -31.1 168.2 75 mph 975 mb Tropical Cyclone 1
      Feb 3 00:00 GMT -31.27 170.69 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 21:00 GMT -30.73 170.47 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 21:00 GMT -30.55 168.01 70 mph 976 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 21:00 GMT -30.7 170.45 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 18:00 GMT -30.2 170.3 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 18:00 GMT -30 167.93 70 mph 977 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 18:00 GMT -30.17 170.26 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 17:00 GMT -30.04 170.23 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 17:00 GMT -29.82 167.92 70 mph 977 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 17:00 GMT -30 170.2 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 15:00 GMT -29.73 170.09 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 15:00 GMT -29.48 167.94 70 mph 978 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 15:00 GMT -29.72 170.06 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 12:00 GMT -29.3 169.9 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 12:00 GMT -29 168 70 mph 980 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 12:00 GMT -29.35 169.88 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 09:00 GMT -28.94 169.74 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 09:00 GMT -28.77 168.01 65 mph 981 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 09:00 GMT -28.96 169.74 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 06:00 GMT -28.5 169.6 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 06:00 GMT -28.56 168.09 65 mph 982 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 06:00 GMT -28.49 169.63 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 05:00 GMT -28.31 169.56 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 05:00 GMT -28.47 168.13 65 mph 982 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 05:00 GMT -28.3 169.6 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 03:00 GMT -27.87 169.48 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 03:00 GMT -28.22 168.24 65 mph 983 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 03:00 GMT -27.86 169.5 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 2 00:00 GMT -27.1 169.4 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 00:00 GMT -27.6 168.5 65 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 2 00:00 GMT -27.1 169.37 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 21:00 GMT -26.24 169.32 20 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 21:00 GMT -26.57 168.86 65 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 21:00 GMT -26.24 169.34 20 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 18:00 GMT -25.3 169.4 15 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 18:00 GMT -25.4 169.3 65 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 18:00 GMT -25.32 169.43 15 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 17:00 GMT -24.98 169.48 15 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 17:00 GMT -25.02 169.45 65 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 17:00 GMT -25 169.5 15 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 15:00 GMT -24.32 169.71 15 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 15:00 GMT -24.27 169.77 65 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 15:00 GMT -24.3 169.74 15 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 12:00 GMT -23.3 170.2 15 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 12:00 GMT -23.16 170.28 65 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 12:00 GMT -23.21 170.22 20 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 09:00 GMT -22.18 170.82 20 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 09:00 GMT -22.15 170.8 65 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 09:00 GMT -22.15 170.78 20 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 06:00 GMT -21.2 171.4 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 06:00 GMT -21.3 171.3 65 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 06:00 GMT -21.25 171.33 20 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 05:00 GMT -20.95 171.53 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 05:00 GMT -21.06 171.45 60 mph 985 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 05:00 GMT -21 171.5 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 03:00 GMT -20.56 171.74 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 03:00 GMT -20.65 171.74 60 mph 986 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 03:00 GMT -20.62 171.74 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Feb 1 00:00 GMT -20.2 172 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 00:00 GMT -20.17 172.17 60 mph 987 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Feb 1 00:00 GMT -20.23 172.05 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 21:00 GMT -20 172.33 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 21:00 GMT -19.8 172.59 55 mph 988 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 21:00 GMT -19.99 172.35 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 18:00 GMT -19.9 172.7 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 18:00 GMT -19.5 173 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 18:00 GMT -19.84 172.68 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 17:00 GMT -19.85 172.84 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 17:00 GMT -19.37 173.14 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 17:00 GMT -19.8 172.8 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 15:00 GMT -19.74 173.14 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 15:00 GMT -19.12 173.42 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 15:00 GMT -19.7 173.08 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 12:00 GMT -19.6 173.6 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 12:00 GMT -18.78 173.85 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 12:00 GMT -19.59 173.55 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 09:00 GMT -19.51 174.04 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 09:00 GMT -18.49 174.26 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 09:00 GMT -19.49 174.04 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 06:00 GMT -19.4 174.5 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 06:00 GMT -18.26 174.68 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 06:00 GMT -19.36 174.54 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 05:00 GMT -19.34 174.66 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 05:00 GMT -18.19 174.82 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 05:00 GMT -19.3 174.7 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 31 03:00 GMT -19.19 175 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 03:00 GMT -18.09 175.09 -- -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 03:00 GMT -19.15 175.07 35 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Jan 31 00:00 GMT -18.9 175.5 40 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 00:00 GMT -18 175.5 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 31 00:00 GMT -18.87 175.61 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Jan 30 21:00 GMT -18.59 176.01 45 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 21:00 GMT -18.03 175.95 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 21:00 GMT -18.53 176.09 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Jan 30 18:00 GMT -18.2 176.4 50 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 18:00 GMT -18 176.3 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 18:00 GMT -18.14 176.43 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Jan 30 17:00 GMT -18.05 176.49 50 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 17:00 GMT -17.93 176.37 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 17:00 GMT -18 176.5 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Jan 30 15:00 GMT -17.72 176.61 50 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 15:00 GMT -17.72 176.46 50 mph 992 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 15:00 GMT -17.71 176.59 45 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 30 12:00 GMT -17.2 176.6 45 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 12:00 GMT -17.27 176.43 45 mph 994 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 12:00 GMT -17.22 176.57 40 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 30 09:00 GMT -16.7 176.43 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 09:00 GMT -16.73 176.27 45 mph 996 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 09:00 GMT -16.7 176.41 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 30 06:00 GMT -16.2 176.1 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 06:00 GMT -16.2 176 40 mph 998 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 06:00 GMT -16.17 176.12 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 30 05:00 GMT -16.03 175.98 30 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 05:00 GMT -16.06 175.92 40 mph 998 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 05:00 GMT -16 176 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 30 03:00 GMT -15.7 175.7 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 03:00 GMT -15.77 175.71 35 mph 999 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 03:00 GMT -15.62 175.62 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 30 00:00 GMT -15.2 175.2 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 00:00 GMT -15.3 175.3 35 mph 1,000 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 30 00:00 GMT -15.04 174.95 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 29 21:00 GMT -14.67 174.55 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 21:00 GMT -14.72 174.67 35 mph 1,000 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 21:00 GMT -14.51 174.35 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 29 18:00 GMT -14.2 174.1 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 18:00 GMT -14.2 174.2 35 mph 1,000 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 18:00 GMT -14.1 174.02 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 29 17:00 GMT -14.05 174.04 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 17:00 GMT -14.08 174.16 35 mph 1,000 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 17:00 GMT -14 174 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 29 15:00 GMT -13.8 174.06 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 15:00 GMT -13.91 174.27 30 mph 1,000 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 15:00 GMT -13.87 174.14 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 29 12:00 GMT -13.6 174.5 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 12:00 GMT -13.83 174.81 30 mph 1,001 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 12:00 GMT -13.8 174.7 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 29 09:00 GMT -13.67 175.42 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 09:00 GMT -13.88 175.68 30 mph 1,001 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 09:00 GMT -13.85 175.58 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 29 06:00 GMT -13.9 176.6 25 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 06:00 GMT -14 176.7 30 mph 1,002 mb Tropical Cyclone --
      Jan 29 06:00 GMT -13.96 176.63 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Jan 29 05:00 GMT -14 177 25 mph -- Tropical Depression --

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