Tropical Storm Nicholas (1997)
Tropical Storm Nicholas peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between December 10, 1996 and December 17, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Nicholas, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1997 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
- December 10, 1996 to December 17, 1996
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.3
- Identifier
- SH101997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 8.7S 129.0E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 8.9S 128.2E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 9.2S 127.4E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 9.5S 126.7E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 9.8S 126.2E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 10.2S 125.8E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 10.6S 125.4E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 10.9S 125.1E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 11.2S 124.9E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 11.6S 124.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 12.0S 124.4E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 12.6S 124.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 13.3S 123.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 14.0S 123.8E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 14.7S 123.8E | 45 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 15.4S 123.8E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 16.1S 123.8E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 16.7S 123.7E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 17.2S 123.4E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 17.6S 123.4E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 18.1S 123.7E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 18.6S 124.0E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 19.0S 124.4E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 19.3S 124.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 19.5S 125.5E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 19.6S 126.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 19.9S 126.6E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 20.3S 127.1E | 15 kt | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1997
- Tropical Storm LindsaySouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone AntoinetteSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone Bellamine:MelanieSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone Chantelle:DaniellaSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm ElvinaSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm OpheliaSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm FabriolaSouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone Helinda:PanchoSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone IlettaSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone GretelleSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone JosieSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone KarletteSouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone LisetteSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone RhondaSouth Indian · 1997
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.