Cyclone Doloresse (1996)
Cyclone Doloresse reached Category 1 in the South Indian between February 11, 1996 and February 19, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 977 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Doloresse, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1996 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, 1996 to February 19, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 977 mb (28.85 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.3
- Identifier
- SH141996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 7.3S 53.0E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 7.2S 52.6E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 7.1S 52.3E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 7.0S 52.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 7.0S 51.7E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 7.0S 51.3E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 7.1S 51.0E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 7.4S 50.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 7.9S 50.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 8.4S 49.3E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 8.9S 48.4E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 9.1S 47.3E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 9.2S 46.1E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 9.4S 45.1E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 9.8S 44.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 10.0S 43.9E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 10.1S 43.5E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 10.1S 43.1E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 10.1S 42.7E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 10.2S 42.4E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 10.4S 42.3E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 10.5S 42.3E | 70 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 10.7S 42.4E | 75 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 11.1S 42.5E | 75 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 11.6S 42.7E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 12.4S 43.0E | 75 kt | 977 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 13.3S 43.3E | 75 kt | 977 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 14.3S 43.7E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 15.1S 44.3E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 16.0S 45.0E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 17.0S 45.3E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 18.0S 45.5E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1996
- Cyclone Agnielle:DarylSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm EmmaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone FrankSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone GertieSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone BonitaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone BarrySouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone Coryna:HubertSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm IsobelSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone EdwigeSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm DoloresseSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone FlossySouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone KirstySouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm GuylianneSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone HansellaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone OliviaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone ItelleSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm JennaSouth Indian · 1996
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.