Cyclone Celestina (1985)
Cyclone Celestina reached Category 1 in the South Indian between January 9, 1985 and January 23, 1985, with a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Celestina, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1985 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 9, 1985 to January 23, 1985
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb (28.82 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 15 km (9 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.5
- Identifier
- SH101985
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 06:00 | 11.2S 72.4E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 9, 12:00 | 11.1S 71.3E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 9, 18:00 | 11.1S 70.1E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 10, 00:00 | 11.1S 68.7E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 10, 06:00 | 10.8S 65.7E | 20 kt | XX | |
| Jan 10, 12:00 | 11.0S 65.1E | 20 kt | XX | |
| Jan 10, 18:00 | 11.3S 64.4E | 25 kt | XX | |
| Jan 11, 00:00 | 11.6S 63.7E | 25 kt | XX | |
| Jan 11, 06:00 | 11.9S 62.9E | 30 kt | XX | |
| Jan 11, 12:00 | 12.2S 62.0E | 30 kt | XX | |
| Jan 11, 18:00 | 12.6S 61.2E | 35 kt | XX | |
| Jan 12, 00:00 | 13.1S 60.4E | 40 kt | XX | |
| Jan 12, 06:00 | 13.7S 59.7E | 45 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Jan 12, 12:00 | 14.3S 59.0E | 50 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Jan 12, 18:00 | 14.9S 58.3E | 55 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Jan 13, 00:00 | 15.5S 57.6E | 60 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 13, 06:00 | 16.1S 56.9E | 60 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 13, 12:00 | 16.7S 56.2E | 60 kt | 976 mb | XX |
| Jan 13, 18:00 | 17.3S 55.7E | 65 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 14, 00:00 | 17.8S 55.3E | 60 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 14, 06:00 | 18.2S 54.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 14, 12:00 | 18.6S 54.5E | 50 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 14, 18:00 | 19.1S 54.2E | 50 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 15, 00:00 | 19.4S 53.9E | 50 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 15, 06:00 | 19.7S 53.7E | 50 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 15, 12:00 | 20.1S 53.5E | 55 kt | XX | |
| Jan 15, 18:00 | 20.6S 53.4E | 55 kt | XX | |
| Jan 16, 00:00 | 21.1S 53.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 16, 06:00 | 21.6S 53.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 16, 12:00 | 21.9S 54.1E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 16, 18:00 | 22.1S 54.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 17, 00:00 | 22.3S 55.1E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 17, 06:00 | 22.3S 55.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 17, 12:00 | 22.0S 56.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 21.7S 56.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 21.4S 55.8E | 50 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 21.2S 55.3E | 40 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 21.1S 54.9E | 35 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 21.2S 54.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 21.3S 54.2E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 21.5S 53.9E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 21.7S 53.7E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 21.9S 53.4E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 22.4S 53.2E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 23.0S 52.9E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 23.6S 52.8E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 24.3S 52.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 25.0S 52.8E | 35 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 25.8S 52.9E | 35 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 26.5S 53.1E | 35 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 27.3S 53.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 28.8S 54.7E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 29.7S 55.4E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 31.4S 56.4E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 32.9S 56.5E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 34.9S 55.8E | 28 kt | 997 mb | Mixed |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 37.2S 56.1E | 28 kt | 991 mb | Mixed |
Other South Indian storms of 1985
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm AnetySouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm BobalahySouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm EmmaSouth Indian · 1985
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1985
- Cyclone FrankSouth Indian · 1985
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1985
- Cyclone DitraSouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm GertieSouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm EsiteraSouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm EsiteraSouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm HubertSouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm IsobelSouth Indian · 1985
- Cyclone GerimenaSouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm FeliksaSouth Indian · 1985
- Cyclone JacobSouth Indian · 1985
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1985
- Cyclone KirstySouth Indian · 1985
- Tropical Storm LindsaySouth Indian · 1985
- Cyclone HelisaoninaSouth Indian · 1985
- Cyclone MargotSouth Indian · 1985
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.