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      Tropical Depression Rita

      Storm Activity: Aug 9, 1975 - Aug 25, 1975

      Peak Wind
      --
      Lowest Pressure
      965 mb
      Duration
      16 days
      Last Position
      63 N 179.5 E

      Storm Track

      Aug 9 – Aug 25
      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
      965 mb

      Aug 25 · 18:00 GMT -- 990 mb Extratropical

      Storm Track Statistics
      Aug 25 18:00 GMT 63 179.5 -- 990 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 25 15:00 GMT 62.23 -179.07 -- 990 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 25 12:00 GMT 61.5 179.5 -- 990 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 25 09:00 GMT 60.68 173.92 -- 992 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 25 06:00 GMT 59.5 168 -- 995 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 25 03:00 GMT 58.28 165.64 -- 996 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 25 00:00 GMT 57 164.5 -- 998 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 24 21:00 GMT 55.45 163.3 -- 998 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 24 18:00 GMT 54 162 -- 998 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 24 15:00 GMT 53.13 160.45 -- 999 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 24 12:00 GMT 52 158 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 24 09:00 GMT 49.61 154.11 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 24 06:00 GMT 47 150.5 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 24 03:00 GMT 45.27 148.53 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 24 00:00 GMT 44 147 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 23 21:00 GMT 42.85 145.08 -- 996 mb Unknown --
      Aug 23 18:00 GMT 41.8 143.3 -- 992 mb Unknown --
      Aug 23 15:00 GMT 40.55 141.96 -- 991 mb Unknown --
      Aug 23 12:00 GMT 39.5 140.8 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Aug 23 09:00 GMT 39.09 139.61 -- 987 mb Unknown --
      Aug 23 06:00 GMT 38.6 138.4 -- 984 mb Unknown --
      Aug 23 03:00 GMT 37.25 137.11 -- 982 mb Unknown --
      Aug 23 00:00 GMT 35.8 136 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Aug 22 21:00 GMT 34.88 135.21 -- 975 mb Unknown --
      Aug 22 18:00 GMT 34.2 134.7 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 22 15:00 GMT 33.58 134.39 -- 967 mb Unknown --
      Aug 22 12:00 GMT 33 134.2 -- 965 mb Unknown --
      Aug 22 09:00 GMT 32.34 133.95 -- 967 mb Unknown --
      Aug 22 06:00 GMT 31.7 133.7 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 22 03:00 GMT 31.16 133.45 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 22 00:00 GMT 30.7 133.2 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 21 21:00 GMT 30.31 132.95 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 21 18:00 GMT 30 132.7 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 21 15:00 GMT 29.73 132.47 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 21 12:00 GMT 29.5 132.2 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 21 09:00 GMT 29.27 131.84 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 21 06:00 GMT 29 131.5 -- 970 mb Unknown --
      Aug 21 03:00 GMT 28.62 131.36 -- 972 mb Unknown --
      Aug 21 00:00 GMT 28.2 131.2 -- 975 mb Unknown --
      Aug 20 21:00 GMT 27.8 130.85 -- 977 mb Unknown --
      Aug 20 18:00 GMT 27.4 130.4 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Aug 20 15:00 GMT 26.91 129.91 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Aug 20 12:00 GMT 26.6 129.4 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Aug 20 09:00 GMT 26.77 128.81 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Aug 20 06:00 GMT 27 128.4 -- 980 mb Unknown --
      Aug 20 03:00 GMT 26.86 128.38 -- 982 mb Unknown --
      Aug 20 00:00 GMT 26.6 128.6 -- 985 mb Unknown --
      Aug 19 21:00 GMT 26.39 128.89 -- 985 mb Unknown --
      Aug 19 18:00 GMT 26.2 129.2 -- 985 mb Unknown --
      Aug 19 15:00 GMT 26.02 129.41 -- 985 mb Unknown --
      Aug 19 12:00 GMT 25.9 129.6 -- 985 mb Unknown --
      Aug 19 09:00 GMT 25.87 129.86 -- 987 mb Unknown --
      Aug 19 06:00 GMT 25.9 130.1 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Aug 19 03:00 GMT 26.02 130.24 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Aug 19 00:00 GMT 26 130.4 -- 990 mb Unknown --
      Aug 18 21:00 GMT 25.51 130.72 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 18:00 GMT 25 131 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 15:00 GMT 24.92 131.08 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 12:00 GMT 25 131 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 09:00 GMT 25 130.86 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 06:00 GMT 25 130.5 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 03:00 GMT 25 129.84 -- 995 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 00:00 GMT 25 129 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 17 21:00 GMT 25.07 128.17 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 17 18:00 GMT 25 127.3 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 17 15:00 GMT 24.58 126.38 -- 997 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 17 12:00 GMT 24 125.5 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 17 09:00 GMT 23.35 124.76 -- 997 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 17 06:00 GMT 23 124 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 17 03:00 GMT 23.43 123.04 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 17 00:00 GMT 24 122 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 16 21:00 GMT 24.08 120.92 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 16 18:00 GMT 24 120 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 16 15:00 GMT 24 119.48 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 16 12:00 GMT 24 119.1 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 16 09:00 GMT 24 118.48 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 16 06:00 GMT 24 118 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 16 03:00 GMT 24 117.99 -- 997 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 16 00:00 GMT 24 118 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 15 21:00 GMT 24 117.58 -- 997 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 15 18:00 GMT 24 117 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 15 15:00 GMT 23.94 116.51 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 15 12:00 GMT 24 116 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 15 09:00 GMT 24.39 115.39 -- 995 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 15 06:00 GMT 24.8 114.8 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 15 03:00 GMT 24.97 114.31 -- 995 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 15 00:00 GMT 25 114 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 21:00 GMT 24.94 113.94 -- 995 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 18:00 GMT 24.8 114 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 15:00 GMT 24.67 114.01 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 12:00 GMT 24.5 114 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 09:00 GMT 24.36 113.97 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 06:00 GMT 24.1 113.9 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 03:00 GMT 23.6 113.77 -- 993 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 00:00 GMT 23 113.7 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 21:00 GMT 22.45 113.88 -- 991 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 18:00 GMT 22 114 -- 990 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 15:00 GMT 21.73 113.8 -- 991 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 12:00 GMT 21.6 113.4 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 09:00 GMT 21.56 112.89 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 06:00 GMT 21.5 112.4 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 03:00 GMT 21.32 112.2 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 00:00 GMT 21 112 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 21:00 GMT 20.54 111.55 -- 991 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 18:00 GMT 20 111 -- 990 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 15:00 GMT 19.43 110.42 -- 990 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 12:00 GMT 19 110 -- 990 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 09:00 GMT 18.94 109.97 -- 990 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 06:00 GMT 19 110 -- 990 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 03:00 GMT 18.91 109.68 -- 991 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 00:00 GMT 18.8 109.4 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 21:00 GMT 18.74 109.48 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 18:00 GMT 18.7 109.7 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 15:00 GMT 18.69 109.84 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 12:00 GMT 18.7 110 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 09:00 GMT 18.69 110.21 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 06:00 GMT 18.7 110.4 -- 992 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 03:00 GMT 18.73 110.5 -- 993 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 00:00 GMT 18.8 110.6 -- 994 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 21:00 GMT 18.91 110.74 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 18:00 GMT 19 111 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 15:00 GMT 19.02 111.5 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 12:00 GMT 19 112 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 09:00 GMT 19 112.16 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 06:00 GMT 19 112.4 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 03:00 GMT 19.04 113.23 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 00:00 GMT 19 114 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 9 21:00 GMT 18.8 114.19 -- 999 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 9 18:00 GMT 18.5 114 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --

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