IDYLLE
1978-79 season · AU197879_09U
History
Severe Tropical Cyclone Idylle formed during the 1978–79 Australian region cyclone season. The available source material for this season provides detailed accounts of other cyclones active during that period but does not contain specific information about Idylle's formation location, track, peak intensity, landfall, or associated impacts. What is known is that the 1978–79 season was notably active, with thirteen cyclones tracked across the Australian region, collectively causing 17 deaths and more than $30 million in damage. The season was also historically significant as the only one in which reconnaissance aircraft flew into cyclones within the Australian basin. The most intense system that season was Cyclone Hazel, which reached Category 4 strength, while other notable storms included Peter, which produced record rainfall in Queensland, and Kerry, which became the longest-lived cyclone on record in the basin.
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology report Wikipedia
View full track data (57 observations)
| Date/Time (UTC) | Category | Position | Pressure | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-04-06 00:00:00 | 1 | -11.7, 75.2 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1979-04-06 06:00:00 | 1 | -12.6, 74.2 | 993 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1979-04-06 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.2, 73.3 | 991 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1979-04-06 18:00:00 | 1 | -13.7, 72.6 | 990 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1979-04-07 00:00:00 | 1 | -13.9, 71.9 | 988 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-07 06:00:00 | 1 | -13.6, 71.2 | 986 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-07 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.2, 70.4 | 984 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1979-04-07 18:00:00 | 1 | -13.0, 70.0 | 982 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1979-04-08 00:00:00 | 1 | -13.2, 69.6 | 979 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1979-04-08 06:00:00 | 1 | -13.5, 69.4 | 976 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1979-04-08 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.8, 69.2 | 974 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1979-04-08 18:00:00 | 1 | -14.1, 69.3 | 971 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1979-04-09 00:00:00 | 1 | -14.3, 69.4 | 969 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1979-04-09 06:00:00 | 1 | -14.7, 69.6 | 967 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1979-04-09 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 69.7 | 965 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1979-04-09 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.7, 70.0 | 962 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1979-04-10 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 70.4 | 960 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1979-04-10 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.7, 71.1 | 958 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1979-04-10 12:00:00 | 1 | -17.0, 71.7 | 956 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1979-04-10 18:00:00 | 1 | -17.3, 72.4 | 955 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1979-04-11 00:00:00 | 1 | -17.4, 73.2 | 953 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1979-04-11 06:00:00 | 1 | -17.3, 74.2 | 951 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1979-04-11 12:00:00 | 1 | -17.6, 75.3 | 949 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1979-04-11 18:00:00 | 1 | -18.0, 76.0 | 946 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1979-04-12 00:00:00 | 1 | -18.2, 76.7 | 945 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1979-04-12 06:00:00 | 1 | -18.5, 77.3 | 945 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1979-04-12 12:00:00 | 1 | -18.9, 78.0 | 946 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1979-04-12 18:00:00 | 1 | -19.3, 79.0 | 948 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1979-04-13 00:00:00 | 1 | -20.1, 80.3 | 950 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1979-04-13 06:00:00 | 1 | -20.8, 82.0 | 952 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1979-04-13 12:00:00 | 1 | -21.3, 84.0 | 955 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1979-04-13 18:00:00 | 1 | -21.8, 85.6 | 957 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1979-04-14 00:00:00 | 1 | -22.0, 86.9 | 960 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1979-04-14 06:00:00 | 1 | -22.2, 88.5 | 965 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1979-04-14 12:00:00 | 1 | -22.6, 90.4 | 970 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1979-04-14 18:00:00 | 1 | -22.8, 92.5 | 975 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1979-04-15 00:00:00 | 1 | -23.2, 94.9 | 980 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1979-04-15 06:00:00 | 1 | -24.4, 97.0 | 984 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1979-04-15 12:00:00 | 1 | -25.8, 99.0 | 987 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-15 18:00:00 | 1 | -27.4, 100.6 | 990 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1979-04-16 00:00:00 | 1 | -29.0, 101.8 | 992 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1979-04-16 06:00:00 | 1 | -30.5, 102.2 | 993 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1979-04-16 12:00:00 | 1 | -31.6, 102.3 | 994 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1979-04-16 18:00:00 | 1 | -32.6, 102.6 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1979-04-17 00:00:00 | 1 | -33.6, 103.0 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1979-04-17 06:00:00 | 1 | -34.0, 103.8 | 994 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1979-04-17 12:00:00 | 1 | -34.0, 105.9 | 991 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1979-04-17 18:00:00 | 1 | -34.0, 107.2 | 988 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-18 00:00:00 | 1 | -34.1, 108.3 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-18 06:00:00 | 1 | -34.2, 111.1 | 986 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-18 12:00:00 | 1 | -34.8, 114.2 | 987 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-18 18:00:00 | 1 | -35.3, 117.3 | 989 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-19 00:00:00 | 1 | -35.8, 120.4 | 992 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1979-04-19 06:00:00 | 1 | -35.9, 123.7 | 993 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1979-04-19 12:00:00 | 1 | -36.0, 127.0 | 994 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1979-04-19 18:00:00 | 1 | -36.5, 129.9 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1979-04-20 00:00:00 | 1 | -37.5, 133.0 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |