JACOB
1995-96 season · AU199596_10U
History
Severe Tropical Cyclone Jacob developed on 1 February 1996 from a monsoonal low that tracked across the Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia before moving over the Bonaparte Gulf. The system acquired cyclone characteristics near Adele Island and subsequently tracked west-southwestwards, remaining roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast. At its peak, Jacob reached Category 3 intensity on the Australian scale, with estimated wind gusts near the centre of around 200 kilometres per hour.
Throughout its passage, the cyclone remained largely offshore, though the Kimberley and Pilbara coastal areas received heavy rainfall as the system moved past. Because Jacob stayed out to sea for the majority of its duration, impacts on land were limited. Only minor damage was reported, and no fatalities resulted from the storm.
Jacob was one of several cyclones to affect the Western Australian coast during the notably active 1995–96 Australian region cyclone season, which saw a record number of intense storms make landfall in the Pilbara region. The season as a whole produced 19 tropical cyclones, with nine reaching severe tropical cyclone status.
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology report Wikipedia
View full track data (105 observations)
| Date/Time (UTC) | Category | Position | Pressure | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01-27 00:00:00 | 1 | -14.0, 140.2 | 1000 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1996-01-27 06:00:00 | 1 | -14.2, 139.7 | 998 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1996-01-27 12:00:00 | 1 | -14.7, 139.0 | 998 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1996-01-27 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.1, 138.3 | 997 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-01-28 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 137.7 | 992 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-01-28 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.6, 137.0 | 986 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1996-01-28 12:00:00 | 3 | -15.7, 136.4 | 988 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-01-28 18:00:00 | 2 | -15.7, 136.3 | 994 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1996-01-29 00:00:00 | 2 | -16.6, 135.0 | 996 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-01-29 06:00:00 | 2 | -16.7, 133.9 | 996 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-29 12:00:00 | 2 | -16.8, 133.3 | 998 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-29 18:00:00 | 2 | -16.9, 132.7 | 998 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-30 00:00:00 | 2 | -17.0, 131.8 | 1000 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-30 06:00:00 | 2 | -16.9, 131.1 | 1000 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-30 12:00:00 | 2 | -16.7, 130.4 | 1000 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-30 18:00:00 | 2 | -16.4, 130.1 | 1000 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-31 00:00:00 | 2 | -16.2, 129.9 | 1000 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-31 06:00:00 | 2 | -16.0, 129.5 | 998 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-31 12:00:00 | 2 | -15.7, 129.1 | 998 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-01-31 18:00:00 | 2 | -15.3, 128.5 | 998 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1996-02-01 00:00:00 | 2 | -14.8, 128.0 | 998 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-01 06:00:00 | 2 | -14.4, 127.4 | 998 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-01 12:00:00 | 4 | -13.9, 126.4 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1996-02-01 13:00:00 | 1 | -13.8, 126.2 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1996-02-01 16:00:00 | 1 | -13.9, 125.5 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1996-02-01 18:00:00 | 1 | -14.0, 125.2 | 994 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-01 19:00:00 | 1 | -14.1, 125.0 | 994 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-01 22:00:00 | 1 | -14.5, 124.6 | 994 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 00:00:00 | 1 | -14.7, 124.3 | 992 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 01:00:00 | 1 | -14.8, 124.2 | 992 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 04:00:00 | 1 | -15.1, 123.2 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.3, 123.1 | 986 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 07:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 123.1 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 10:00:00 | 1 | -15.7, 122.6 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.8, 122.2 | 976 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 13:00:00 | 1 | -15.9, 122.0 | 975 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 16:00:00 | 1 | -16.1, 121.4 | 970 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 121.0 | 970 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 19:00:00 | 1 | -16.3, 120.8 | 970 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1996-02-02 22:00:00 | 1 | -16.7, 120.2 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.8, 119.9 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 01:00:00 | 1 | -16.9, 119.7 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 04:00:00 | 1 | -17.1, 119.3 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 06:00:00 | 1 | -17.2, 119.0 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 07:00:00 | 1 | -17.3, 118.9 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 10:00:00 | 1 | -17.5, 118.6 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 12:00:00 | 1 | -17.6, 118.4 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 13:00:00 | 1 | -17.7, 118.3 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 16:00:00 | 1 | -17.8, 117.9 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 18:00:00 | 1 | -17.9, 117.6 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 19:00:00 | 1 | -18.0, 117.4 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1996-02-03 22:00:00 | 1 | -18.2, 117.1 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 00:00:00 | 1 | -18.3, 116.9 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 01:00:00 | 1 | -18.4, 116.8 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 04:00:00 | 1 | -18.7, 116.4 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 06:00:00 | 1 | -18.9, 116.1 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 07:00:00 | 1 | -19.0, 115.9 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 10:00:00 | 1 | -19.4, 115.5 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 12:00:00 | 1 | -19.5, 115.2 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 13:00:00 | 1 | -19.6, 115.0 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 16:00:00 | 1 | -19.9, 114.5 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 18:00:00 | 1 | -20.0, 114.2 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 19:00:00 | 1 | -20.1, 114.0 | 960 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1996-02-04 22:00:00 | 1 | -20.4, 113.5 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 00:00:00 | 1 | -20.7, 113.2 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 01:00:00 | 1 | -20.9, 113.0 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 04:00:00 | 1 | -21.4, 112.4 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 06:00:00 | 1 | -21.6, 112.0 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 07:00:00 | 1 | -21.7, 111.8 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 10:00:00 | 1 | -22.0, 111.4 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 12:00:00 | 1 | -22.1, 111.1 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 13:00:00 | 1 | -22.2, 111.0 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 16:00:00 | 1 | -22.4, 110.6 | 955 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 18:00:00 | 1 | -22.5, 110.4 | 961 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 19:00:00 | 1 | -22.5, 110.3 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1996-02-05 22:00:00 | 1 | -22.6, 110.0 | 975 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 00:00:00 | 1 | -22.7, 109.8 | 978 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 01:00:00 | 1 | -22.7, 109.7 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 04:00:00 | 1 | -22.8, 109.6 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 06:00:00 | 1 | -22.9, 109.6 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 07:00:00 | 1 | -23.0, 109.6 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 10:00:00 | 1 | -23.3, 109.6 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 12:00:00 | 1 | -23.5, 109.5 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 13:00:00 | 1 | -23.6, 109.5 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 16:00:00 | 1 | -23.8, 109.2 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 18:00:00 | 1 | -23.9, 109.0 | 993 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 19:00:00 | 1 | -24.0, 108.9 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-06 22:00:00 | 1 | -24.0, 108.6 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 00:00:00 | 1 | -24.0, 108.4 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 01:00:00 | 1 | -24.0, 108.3 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 04:00:00 | 1 | -24.0, 108.0 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 06:00:00 | 1 | -24.0, 107.9 | 997 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 07:00:00 | 1 | -24.0, 107.8 | 998 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 10:00:00 | 1 | -24.1, 107.6 | 1000 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 12:00:00 | 1 | -24.2, 107.5 | 1001 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 13:00:00 | 1 | -24.2, 107.4 | 1002 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 16:00:00 | 1 | -24.3, 107.2 | 1004 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 18:00:00 | 1 | -24.4, 107.1 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 19:00:00 | 1 | -24.4, 107.0 | 1006 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-07 22:00:00 | 1 | -24.6, 106.8 | 1006 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-08 00:00:00 | 1 | -24.7, 106.7 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-08 01:00:00 | 1 | -24.8, 106.6 | 1008 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-08 04:00:00 | 1 | -25.1, 106.1 | 1008 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-08 06:00:00 | 1 | -25.4, 105.8 | 1008 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1996-02-08 07:00:00 | 1 | -25.5, 105.7 | 1008 hPa | 10 km/h |