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Cecil (1979, Western North Pacific)
Lowest pressure965 hPa
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Peak wind75 kt (39 m/s)10-min
Duration13.5 days1979-04-08 – 1979-04-21
Strength rank in 197913 / 24by lowest pressure
All-time rank840 / 19431951–2025
Peak wind over time (kt)
Central pressure over time (hPa)
Compared with other 1979 storms (lowest pressure)
950 hPa
950 hPa
955 hPa
955 hPa
955 hPa
965 hPa
975 hPa
984 hPa
985 hPa
985 hPa
985 hPa
Bar length = depth below 1013 hPa (longer = stronger).
6-hourly track (UTC)
| Time | Lat | Lon | Wind kt | hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-04-08 00:00 | 2.4 | 143.6 | – | – |
| 1979-04-08 06:00 | 3.0 | 143.3 | – | – |
| 1979-04-08 12:00 | 3.6 | 143.2 | – | – |
| 1979-04-08 18:00 | 3.9 | 143.0 | – | – |
| 1979-04-09 00:00 | 4.2 | 142.8 | – | – |
| 1979-04-09 06:00 | 4.6 | 142.5 | – | – |
| 1979-04-09 12:00 | 5.1 | 142.2 | – | – |
| 1979-04-09 18:00 | 5.5 | 141.9 | – | – |
| 1979-04-10 00:00 | 5.7 | 141.6 | – | – |
| 1979-04-10 06:00 | 5.9 | 141.1 | – | – |
| 1979-04-10 12:00 | 6.1 | 140.6 | – | – |
| 1979-04-10 18:00 | 6.2 | 140.1 | – | – |
| 1979-04-11 00:00 | 6.4 | 139.6 | – | 1,000 |
| 1979-04-11 06:00 | 6.5 | 139.1 | – | 998 |
| 1979-04-11 12:00 | 6.7 | 138.5 | – | 998 |
| 1979-04-11 18:00 | 6.9 | 137.9 | – | 996 |
| 1979-04-12 00:00 | 7.0 | 137.3 | 35 | 994 |
| 1979-04-12 06:00 | 6.9 | 136.7 | 35 | 994 |
| 1979-04-12 12:00 | 7.0 | 136.0 | 40 | 994 |
| 1979-04-12 18:00 | 7.2 | 135.5 | 45 | 992 |
| 1979-04-13 00:00 | 7.5 | 134.9 | 45 | 992 |
| 1979-04-13 06:00 | 7.8 | 134.2 | 45 | 990 |
| 1979-04-13 12:00 | 8.0 | 133.4 | 45 | 990 |
| 1979-04-13 18:00 | 8.1 | 132.5 | 45 | 985 |
| 1979-04-14 00:00 | 8.3 | 131.5 | 50 | 985 |
| 1979-04-14 06:00 | 8.3 | 130.4 | 55 | 980 |
| 1979-04-14 12:00 | 8.5 | 129.4 | 65 | 975 |
| 1979-04-14 18:00 | 8.9 | 128.4 | 70 | 970 |
| 1979-04-15 00:00 | 9.3 | 127.5 | 75 | 965 |
| 1979-04-15 06:00 | 10.0 | 126.5 | 75 | 965 |
| 1979-04-15 12:00 | 10.8 | 125.4 | 75 | 965 |
| 1979-04-15 18:00 | 11.4 | 124.4 | 70 | 975 |
| 1979-04-16 00:00 | 12.0 | 123.3 | 70 | 980 |
| 1979-04-16 06:00 | 12.4 | 122.7 | 65 | 980 |
| 1979-04-16 12:00 | 12.7 | 122.4 | 60 | 980 |
| 1979-04-16 18:00 | 12.8 | 122.2 | 65 | 980 |
| 1979-04-17 00:00 | 13.0 | 122.1 | 65 | 980 |
| 1979-04-17 06:00 | 13.4 | 122.2 | 55 | 980 |
| 1979-04-17 12:00 | 13.8 | 122.4 | 50 | 985 |
| 1979-04-17 18:00 | 14.2 | 122.7 | 50 | 985 |
| 1979-04-18 00:00 | 14.6 | 123.1 | 50 | 990 |
| 1979-04-18 06:00 | 15.1 | 123.6 | 50 | 990 |
| 1979-04-18 12:00 | 15.7 | 124.0 | 50 | 990 |
| 1979-04-18 18:00 | 16.3 | 124.4 | 50 | 990 |
| 1979-04-19 00:00 | 16.9 | 125.1 | 50 | 990 |
| 1979-04-19 06:00 | 17.5 | 125.9 | 60 | 985 |
| 1979-04-19 12:00 | 18.2 | 126.9 | 60 | 990 |
| 1979-04-19 18:00 | 19.6 | 127.9 | 60 | 990 |
| 1979-04-20 00:00 | 21.0 | 129.1 | 50 | 990 |
| 1979-04-20 06:00 | 22.1 | 130.7 | 50 | 996 |
| 1979-04-20 12:00 | 22.7 | 132.6 | 45 | 998 |
| 1979-04-20 18:00 | 22.8 | 134.2 | 40 | 1,000 |
| 1979-04-21 00:00 | 22.9 | 136.2 | – | 1,002 |
| 1979-04-21 06:00 | 23.0 | 138.0 | – | 1,006 |
| 1979-04-21 12:00 | 23.5 | 140.8 | – | 1,010 |
Winds are RSMC Tokyo (JMA) 10-minute sustained winds and central pressure (winds recorded from 1977).