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Tropical Storm Kim (1983)
Tropical Storm Kim, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Rosing, was the only storm in 1983 to move from the typhoon, Western Pacific basin into the North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone, North Indian Ocean basin. Kim originated as a weak tropical disturbance that formed to the northeast of Chuuk Lagoon, Truk during the second week of October. It drifted westward over the subsequent days, and on October 15, while located over the South China Sea, the disturbance was classified as a tropical depression. Late the following day, the system was briefly upgraded into a tropical storm, but the storm dissipated quickly after making landfall (meteorology), landfall in Vietnam early on October 17. After trekking across Indochina, the remnants of Kim moved into the Andaman Sea and re-developed into a tropical cyclone on October 19. However, Kim dissipated for good the next day while located inland over Burma. Tropical Storm Kim contributed to the worst monsoon rain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Pacific Typhoon Season
The 1983 Pacific typhoon season was the latest start for a Pacific typhoon season on record. It has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Tropical storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names. The season had a late start, as the first system did not form until early June for the first time since 1973.Hong Kong Royal Observatory (1984)Meteorological Results: 1983. Retrieved on 2008-11-08. The last tropical cyclone dissipated in mid-December. A total of 26 tropical depre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |