Typhoon Gilda (1974)
Typhoon Gilda reached Category 2 in the Western Pacific between June 26, 1974 and July 17, 1974, with a lowest pressure of 945 mb, and made landfall. It killed 145 people, as Wikidata records it.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Gilda, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1974 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- June 26, 1974 to July 17, 1974
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb (27.91 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 12.1
- Fastest the center moved
- 25 kt (29 mph)
- Identifier
- WP091974
Deaths and damage
The sources count different things and are not added together.
Wikidata
145 deathsno damage figure
A community-maintained total, usually direct and indirect deaths together and damage worldwide. Joined to this storm by its IBTrACS serial, not by name.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 00:00 | 16.9N 153.0E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 26, 06:00 | 16.8N 151.8E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 26, 12:00 | 16.7N 150.8E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 26, 18:00 | 16.8N 149.8E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 27, 00:00 | 16.8N 148.7E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 27, 06:00 | 16.8N 148.0E | 1004 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 27, 12:00 | 16.8N 147.2E | 1004 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 27, 18:00 | 16.8N 146.3E | 1004 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 28, 00:00 | 17.1N 145.6E | 1002 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 28, 06:00 | 17.1N 145.0E | 1000 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 28, 12:00 | 17.3N 144.0E | 1000 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 28, 18:00 | 17.5N 143.0E | 1000 mb | Mixed | |
| Jun 29, 00:00 | 18.3N 142.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 06:00 | 18.8N 141.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 12:00 | 19.1N 139.6E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 18:00 | 19.3N 138.2E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 30, 00:00 | 19.4N 137.1E | 30 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 30, 06:00 | 19.5N 136.2E | 30 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 30, 12:00 | 19.5N 135.4E | 30 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 30, 18:00 | 19.5N 134.7E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 1, 00:00 | 19.5N 134.2E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 1, 06:00 | 19.5N 133.8E | 45 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 1, 12:00 | 19.5N 133.5E | 50 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 1, 18:00 | 19.5N 133.1E | 55 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 2, 00:00 | 19.7N 132.4E | 60 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 2, 06:00 | 19.9N 131.7E | 65 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 2, 12:00 | 20.2N 131.0E | 70 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 2, 18:00 | 20.6N 130.3E | 70 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 00:00 | 21.2N 129.6E | 75 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 06:00 | 22.0N 128.8E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 12:00 | 22.8N 128.2E | 80 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 18:00 | 23.7N 127.6E | 80 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 00:00 | 24.4N 127.1E | 80 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 06:00 | 25.2N 126.6E | 85 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 12:00 | 25.9N 126.4E | 90 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 18:00 | 26.8N 126.2E | 85 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 5, 00:00 | 27.6N 126.2E | 80 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 5, 06:00 | 28.4N 126.3E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 5, 12:00 | 29.3N 126.4E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 5, 18:00 | 30.4N 126.6E | 75 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 6, 00:00 | 31.5N 126.9E | 70 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 6, 06:00 | 32.7N 127.5E | 65 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 6, 12:00 | 33.5N 128.1E | 55 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 6, 18:00 | 34.7N 129.0E | 50 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 7, 00:00 | 36.3N 130.2E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 7, 06:00 | 37.4N 131.5E | 30 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 7, 12:00 | 38.7N 133.1E | 25 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 7, 18:00 | 39.3N 135.2E | 25 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 8, 00:00 | 40.0N 136.7E | 20 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 8, 06:00 | 41.0N 139.0E | 20 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 8, 12:00 | 41.9N 141.9E | 1000 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 8, 18:00 | 41.6N 144.0E | 1000 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 9, 00:00 | 41.3N 145.5E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 9, 06:00 | 40.9N 146.6E | 999 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 9, 12:00 | 40.7N 147.7E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 9, 18:00 | 40.5N 148.9E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 10, 00:00 | 40.2N 150.1E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 10, 06:00 | 39.8N 152.1E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 10, 12:00 | 39.2N 155.0E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 10, 18:00 | 39.4N 158.2E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 11, 00:00 | 40.7N 161.0E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 11, 06:00 | 41.6N 162.9E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 11, 12:00 | 42.3N 164.6E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 11, 18:00 | 43.1N 166.6E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 12, 00:00 | 44.3N 167.3E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 12, 06:00 | 45.9N 167.3E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 12, 12:00 | 47.9N 167.0E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 12, 18:00 | 50.0N 166.1E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 13, 00:00 | 51.0N 167.0E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 13, 06:00 | 51.5N 167.1E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 13, 12:00 | 52.0N 167.1E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 13, 18:00 | 52.5N 166.5E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 14, 00:00 | 52.1N 165.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 14, 06:00 | 52.0N 166.0E | 993 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 14, 12:00 | 52.6N 167.7E | 994 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 14, 18:00 | 52.7N 170.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 15, 00:00 | 53.8N 171.7E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 15, 06:00 | 55.0N 173.6E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 15, 12:00 | 55.6N 174.8E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 15, 18:00 | 56.6N 175.2E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 16, 00:00 | 57.0N 174.0E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 16, 06:00 | 57.0N 173.0E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 16, 12:00 | 57.0N 172.0E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 16, 18:00 | 57.0N 171.0E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 17, 00:00 | 56.0N 170.0E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 17, 06:00 | 56.0N 171.0E | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1974
- Tropical Storm WandaWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm AmyWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm BabeWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon CarlaWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon DinahWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm EmmaWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm FredaWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm HarrietWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm JeanWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon IvyWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon KimWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm LucyWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon MaryWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Depression MaryWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm NadineWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Depression MaryWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon PollyWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm RoseWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon ShirleyWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm TrixWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon VirginiaWestern Pacific · 1974
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm WendyWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon AgnesWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon BessWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon CarmenWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon DellaWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon ElaineWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm FayeWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon GloriaWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm HesterWestern Pacific · 1974
- Typhoon IrmaWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm JudyWestern Pacific · 1974
- Tropical Storm KitWestern Pacific · 1974
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.