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English: Track map of Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam of the 2014-15 South Pacific cyclone season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below.

Saffir–Simpson scale

Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)

Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)

Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)

Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)

Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)

Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)

Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)

Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance / Monsoon depression

Date

2015-03-08–2015-03-20

Source

Created by Keith Edkins using Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks. The background image is from NASA. Tracking data is from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center^[1].

Author

Keith Edkins

Source code

Track map data table, if present below, is in HURDAT2 or ATCF format. See format details in [2] and [3], respectively.

Track map generator input code

SP052015,                PAM,     48,
20150308, 1200,  , TD,  7.5S, 168.9E,  25,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150308, 1800,  , TD,  7.8S, 169.2E,  30,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150309, 0000,  , TD,  8.1S, 169.6E,  30,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150309, 0600,  , TS,  8.5S, 170.1E,  35,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150309, 1200,  , TS,  9.0S, 170.6E,  45,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150309, 1800,  , TS,  9.3S, 170.5E,  55,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150310, 0000,  , TS,  9.7S, 170.5E,  60,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150310, 0600,  , TC, 10.2S, 170.5E,  65,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150310, 1200,  , TC, 10.6S, 170.1E,  75,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150310, 1800,  , TC, 10.8S, 170.0E,  85,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150310, 2100,  , TC, 10.9S, 169.6E,  85,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150311, 0000,  , TC, 11.0S, 169.7E, 100,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150311, 0600,  , TC, 11.0S, 169.8E, 105,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150311, 1200,  , TC, 11.3S, 170.0E, 110,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150311, 1800,  , TC, 11.9S, 170.2E, 115,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150312, 0000,  , TC, 12.7S, 170.1E, 120,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150312, 0600,  , TC, 13.4S, 170.1E, 125,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150312, 1200,  , TC, 14.3S, 169.7E, 135,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150312, 1800,  , TC, 15.0S, 169.3E, 140,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150313, 0000,  , TC, 15.9S, 169.0E, 140,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150313, 0600,  , TC, 16.6S, 168.7E, 150,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150313, 1200,  , TC, 17.6S, 168.7E, 150,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150313, 1800,  , TC, 19.0S, 168.9E, 145,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150314, 0000,  , TC, 20.5S, 169.2E, 140,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150314, 0600,  , TC, 22.3S, 170.1E, 135,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150314, 1200,  , TC, 24.6S, 171.1E, 125,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150314, 1800,  , TC, 27.0S, 172.7E, 115,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150315, 0000,  , TC, 30.0S, 174.8E,  95,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150315, 0600,  , TC, 31.8S, 176.7E,  80,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150315, 1200,  , EX, 33.8S, 178.5E,  70,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20150315, 1800,  , EX, 35.5S, 180.0E,  70,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150316, 0000,  , EX, 36.8S, 179.4W,  70,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150316, 0600,  , EX, 38.1S, 178.3W,  70,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150316, 1200,  , EX, 39.2S, 177.4W,  70,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150316, 1800,  , EX, 40.4S, 176.1W,  75,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150317, 0000,  , EX, 42.0S, 173.7W,  80,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150317, 0600,  , EX, 43.4S, 172.3W,  80,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150317, 1200,  , EX, 45.1S, 171.4W,  75,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150317, 1800,  , EX, 46.2S, 170.5W,  75,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150318, 0000,  , EX, 46.4S, 170.6W,  70,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150318, 0600,  , EX, 46.3S, 169.6W,  75,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150318, 1200,  , EX, 46.2S, 167.5W,  65,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150318, 1800,  , EX, 47.0S, 165.0W,  65,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150319, 0000,  , EX, 47.0S, 163.1W,  60,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150319, 0600,  , EX, 46.9S, 160.9W,  60,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150319, 1200,  , EX, 46.0S, 158.4W,  60,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150319, 1800,  , EX, 45.5S, 154.0W,  50,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,
20150320, 0000,  , EX, 45.2S, 148.0W,  50,     ,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, WELLING,

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:49, 5 March 2020	2,700 × 2,508 (425 KB)	Supportstorm (talk \| contribs)	JTWC/Wellington data
	08:02, 26 December 2016	2,700 × 2,508 (424 KB)	Supportstorm (talk \| contribs)	Best track update
	13:15, 22 March 2015	2,700 × 1,854 (220 KB)	Meow (talk \| contribs)	03-22 06Z (operationally final)
	15:54, 21 March 2015	2,700 × 1,858 (241 KB)	Meow (talk \| contribs)	03-21 12Z
	15:19, 20 March 2015	2,700 × 2,079 (310 KB)	Meow (talk \| contribs)	03-20 12Z
	16:54, 19 March 2015	2,700 × 2,700 (450 KB)	Meow (talk \| contribs)	03-19 12Z
	13:37, 18 March 2015	2,700 × 2,700 (490 KB)	Meow (talk \| contribs)	03-18 12Z
	14:37, 17 March 2015	2,700 × 2,700 (519 KB)	Meow (talk \| contribs)	03-17 12Z (recovered positions of 03-07 06Z to 18Z and fixed the position at 06Z on 03-13, from the RSMC Nadi)
	11:00, 17 March 2015	2,700 × 2,700 (532 KB)	Cyclonebiskit (talk \| contribs)	update. Please keep the March 13, 06Z position as 16.7S 168.7E. The JTWC position was blatantly wrong (located in the eyewall)
	17:38, 16 March 2015	2,700 × 2,550 (554 KB)	Meow (talk \| contribs)	03-16 12Z