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      Tropical Depression Joan

      Storm Activity: Aug 29, 1955 - Sep 8, 1955

      Peak Wind
      --
      Lowest Pressure
      968 mb
      Duration
      11 days
      Last Position
      60 N 178.2 E

      Storm Track

      Aug 29 – Sep 8
      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
      968 mb

      Sep 8 · 18:00 GMT -- 998 mb Extratropical

      Storm Track Statistics

      Sep 8 18:00 GMT 60 178.2 -- 998 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 6 21:00 GMT 55.02 -179.77 -- 969 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 6 18:00 GMT 54.6 179.5 -- 968 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 6 15:00 GMT 54.19 178.75 -- 968 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 6 12:00 GMT 53.8 178 -- 968 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 6 09:00 GMT 53.41 177.31 -- 968 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 6 06:00 GMT 53 176.6 -- 968 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 6 03:00 GMT 52.49 175.83 -- 968 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 6 00:00 GMT 52 175 -- 968 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 5 21:00 GMT 51.61 174.09 -- 969 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 5 18:00 GMT 51.3 173.2 -- 970 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 5 15:00 GMT 51.03 172.47 -- 972 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 5 12:00 GMT 50.8 171.8 -- 974 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 5 09:00 GMT 50.55 171.1 -- 975 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 5 06:00 GMT 50.3 170.4 -- 976 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 5 03:00 GMT 50.08 169.76 -- 979 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 5 00:00 GMT 49.8 169 -- 982 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 4 21:00 GMT 49.36 168.07 -- 984 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 4 18:00 GMT 48.9 166.9 -- 986 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 4 15:00 GMT 48.53 165.5 -- 986 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 4 12:00 GMT 48.2 163.9 -- 986 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 4 09:00 GMT 47.87 162.2 -- 985 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 4 06:00 GMT 47.5 160.5 -- 984 mb Extratropical --
      Sep 4 03:00 GMT 47.23 159.06 -- 983 mb Unknown --
      Sep 4 00:00 GMT 46.6 157.5 -- 982 mb Unknown --
      Sep 3 21:00 GMT 45.15 155.48 -- 981 mb Unknown --
      Sep 3 18:00 GMT 43.4 153.6 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Sep 3 15:00 GMT 41.86 152.22 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Sep 3 12:00 GMT 40.5 151.2 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Sep 3 09:00 GMT 39.45 150.48 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Sep 3 06:00 GMT 38.5 149.8 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Sep 3 03:00 GMT 37.37 148.79 -- 977 mb Unknown --
      Sep 3 00:00 GMT 36.2 147.8 -- 975 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 21:00 GMT 35.08 147.04 -- 977 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 18:00 GMT 34 146.5 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 15:00 GMT 32.95 146.12 -- 982 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 12:00 GMT 32 146 -- 985 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 09:00 GMT 31.21 146.13 -- 985 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 06:00 GMT 30.5 146.4 -- 986 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 03:00 GMT 29.71 146.72 -- 987 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 00:00 GMT 29 146.9 -- 988 mb Unknown --
      Sep 1 21:00 GMT 28.46 146.68 -- 989 mb Unknown --
      Sep 1 18:00 GMT 28 146.4 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Sep 1 15:00 GMT 27.5 146.38 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Sep 1 12:00 GMT 27 146.5 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Sep 1 09:00 GMT 26.51 146.64 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Sep 1 06:00 GMT 26 146.9 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Sep 1 03:00 GMT 25.44 147.39 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Sep 1 00:00 GMT 24.8 147.8 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Aug 31 21:00 GMT 24 147.85 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 31 18:00 GMT 23.3 147.7 -- 995 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 31 15:00 GMT 22.99 147.52 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 31 12:00 GMT 22.8 147.3 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 31 09:00 GMT 22.45 147.1 -- 999 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 31 06:00 GMT 22.1 146.9 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 31 03:00 GMT 21.84 146.71 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 31 00:00 GMT 21.6 146.5 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 30 21:00 GMT 21.31 146.24 -- 1,001 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 30 18:00 GMT 21 146 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 30 15:00 GMT 20.7 145.85 -- 1,003 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 30 12:00 GMT 20.4 145.7 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 30 09:00 GMT 20.11 145.45 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 30 06:00 GMT 19.8 145.2 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 30 03:00 GMT 19.44 145.04 -- 1,005 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 30 00:00 GMT 19.1 144.9 -- 1,006 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 29 21:00 GMT 18.85 144.75 -- 1,006 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 29 18:00 GMT 18.6 144.6 -- 1,006 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 29 15:00 GMT 18.28 144.45 -- 1,006 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 29 12:00 GMT 17.9 144.3 -- 1,006 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 29 09:00 GMT 17.47 144.15 -- 1,006 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 29 06:00 GMT 17 144 -- 1,006 mb Tropical Depression --

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