Cyclone Gerimena (1985)
Cyclone Gerimena reached Category 1 in the South Indian between February 11, 1985 and March 4, 1985, with a lowest pressure of 984 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Gerimena, 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
- February 11, 1985 to March 4, 1985
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 984 mb (29.06 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 171 km (106 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.1
- Identifier
- SH211985
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 18.0S 60.0E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 18.0S 60.2E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 18.1S 60.5E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 18.1S 60.9E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 18.0S 60.6E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 17.9S 61.0E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 17.8S 60.9E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 18.1S 60.1E | 25 kt | XX | |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 18.8S 59.5E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 18.8S 59.1E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 18.3S 58.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 17.7S 58.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 17.0S 58.3E | 30 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 16.3S 58.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 15.9S 57.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 15.9S 57.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 16.0S 57.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 16.1S 56.8E | 40 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 16.1S 56.5E | 40 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 16.2S 56.2E | 40 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 16.2S 55.9E | 45 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 16.3S 55.7E | 45 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 16.3S 55.6E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 16.4S 55.4E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 16.4S 55.1E | 45 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 16.5S 54.8E | 45 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 16.5S 54.5E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 16.6S 54.2E | 45 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 16.6S 53.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 16.7S 53.4E | 40 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 16.7S 53.1E | 40 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 16.8S 52.8E | 40 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 16.9S 52.5E | 40 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 17.1S 52.2E | 40 kt | 984 mb | XX |
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 17.3S 51.9E | 40 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 17.5S 51.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 20, 06:00 | 17.9S 51.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 20, 12:00 | 18.4S 50.8E | 50 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 20, 18:00 | 18.9S 50.6E | 50 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 21, 00:00 | 19.5S 50.4E | 55 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 21, 06:00 | 20.0S 50.2E | 55 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 21, 12:00 | 20.6S 50.1E | 60 kt | 991 mb | XX |
| Feb 21, 18:00 | 21.1S 50.0E | 65 kt | 997 mb | XX |
| Feb 22, 00:00 | 21.6S 50.1E | 65 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 22, 06:00 | 22.0S 50.3E | 65 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 22, 12:00 | 22.3S 50.5E | 60 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 22, 18:00 | 22.6S 50.7E | 60 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 23, 00:00 | 22.8S 50.9E | 55 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 23, 06:00 | 23.0S 51.2E | 55 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 23, 12:00 | 23.2S 51.5E | 50 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 23, 18:00 | 23.5S 52.0E | 50 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 24, 00:00 | 23.8S 52.5E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 24, 06:00 | 24.0S 52.8E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 24, 12:00 | 24.3S 52.9E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 24, 18:00 | 24.7S 52.9E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | XX |
| Feb 25, 00:00 | 25.1S 52.8E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 25, 06:00 | 25.6S 52.9E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 26.2S 53.0E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 26.6S 53.3E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 26.9S 53.8E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 25.5S 54.4E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | XX |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 26.5S 54.3E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 27.7S 54.0E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 28.9S 53.7E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 29.9S 53.5E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 30.6S 53.5E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 31.6S 53.8E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 32.1S 54.3E | 28 kt | 997 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 32.9S 54.4E | 28 kt | 997 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 33.3S 53.7E | 28 kt | 997 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 33.7S 52.7E | 28 kt | 997 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 33.8S 51.7E | 28 kt | 997 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 34.0S 50.8E | 28 kt | 997 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 34.8S 50.4E | 28 kt | 997 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 35.3S 51.2E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 35.4S 52.2E | 24 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 35.3S 53.3E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 35.1S 54.5E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 34.8S 56.6E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 33.9S 58.4E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 33.2S 59.7E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 32.7S 60.6E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 32.4S 61.1E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 32.2S 61.2E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 32.1S 61.1E | 36 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 32.0S 61.5E | 36 kt | Not reported |
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
- Cyclone CelestinaSouth 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
- 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.