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Kit (1968, Western North Pacific)
Lowest pressure960 hPa
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Peak wind–10-min
Duration11.0 days1968-10-26 – 1968-11-06
Strength rank in 196817 / 27by lowest pressure
All-time rank726 / 19431951–2025
Central pressure over time (hPa)
Compared with other 1968 storms (lowest pressure)
940 hPa
950 hPa
955 hPa
955 hPa
960 hPa
960 hPa
960 hPa
965 hPa
965 hPa
970 hPa
970 hPa
Bar length = depth below 1013 hPa (longer = stronger).
6-hourly track (UTC)
| Time | Lat | Lon | Wind kt | hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-10-26 00:00 | 10.0 | 166.0 | – | 1,008 |
| 1968-10-26 06:00 | 10.0 | 165.5 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-26 12:00 | 10.0 | 164.8 | – | 1,008 |
| 1968-10-26 18:00 | 10.0 | 164.2 | – | 1,008 |
| 1968-10-27 00:00 | 10.0 | 163.5 | – | 1,008 |
| 1968-10-27 06:00 | 10.0 | 162.9 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-27 12:00 | 10.0 | 162.3 | – | 1,008 |
| 1968-10-27 18:00 | 10.0 | 161.7 | – | 1,008 |
| 1968-10-28 00:00 | 10.0 | 161.0 | – | 1,008 |
| 1968-10-28 06:00 | 9.6 | 159.5 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-28 12:00 | 9.2 | 158.0 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-28 18:00 | 8.7 | 156.6 | – | 1,004 |
| 1968-10-29 00:00 | 8.3 | 155.2 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-29 06:00 | 8.1 | 154.2 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-29 12:00 | 8.0 | 153.1 | – | 1,007 |
| 1968-10-29 18:00 | 8.0 | 152.1 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-30 00:00 | 8.0 | 151.1 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-30 06:00 | 8.0 | 150.6 | – | 1,003 |
| 1968-10-30 12:00 | 7.8 | 150.4 | – | 1,006 |
| 1968-10-30 18:00 | 8.1 | 150.1 | – | 1,002 |
| 1968-10-31 00:00 | 8.4 | 149.6 | – | 1,004 |
| 1968-10-31 06:00 | 9.0 | 148.9 | – | 1,002 |
| 1968-10-31 12:00 | 9.9 | 148.2 | – | 1,002 |
| 1968-10-31 18:00 | 11.2 | 147.8 | – | 1,000 |
| 1968-11-01 00:00 | 12.4 | 147.3 | – | 992 |
| 1968-11-01 06:00 | 13.4 | 146.9 | – | 985 |
| 1968-11-01 12:00 | 14.1 | 146.7 | – | 985 |
| 1968-11-01 18:00 | 14.7 | 146.4 | – | 985 |
| 1968-11-02 00:00 | 15.2 | 146.3 | – | 980 |
| 1968-11-02 06:00 | 15.7 | 146.2 | – | 980 |
| 1968-11-02 12:00 | 16.3 | 146.1 | – | 980 |
| 1968-11-02 18:00 | 17.2 | 146.0 | – | 975 |
| 1968-11-03 00:00 | 18.2 | 146.0 | – | 970 |
| 1968-11-03 06:00 | 19.3 | 146.3 | – | 965 |
| 1968-11-03 12:00 | 20.6 | 146.7 | – | 965 |
| 1968-11-03 18:00 | 22.1 | 146.8 | – | 960 |
| 1968-11-04 00:00 | 24.0 | 147.1 | – | 960 |
| 1968-11-04 06:00 | 26.3 | 148.3 | – | 965 |
| 1968-11-04 12:00 | 28.5 | 150.5 | – | 970 |
| 1968-11-04 18:00 | 30.5 | 153.5 | – | 975 |
| 1968-11-05 00:00 | 33.5 | 157.5 | – | 980 |
| 1968-11-05 06:00 | 34.5 | 161.6 | – | 985 |
| 1968-11-05 12:00 | 35.0 | 166.2 | – | 985 |
| 1968-11-05 18:00 | 35.2 | 171.4 | – | 985 |
| 1968-11-06 00:00 | 34.4 | 176.4 | – | 988 |
Winds are RSMC Tokyo (JMA) 10-minute sustained winds and central pressure (winds recorded from 1977).