Cyclone Zuman (1998)
Cyclone Zuman reached Category 3 in the South Pacific between March 28, 1998 and April 10, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 955 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Zuman, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1998 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 Pacific
- Dates
- March 28, 1998 to April 10, 1998
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb (28.20 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 15.2
- Identifier
- SH311998
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 14.9S 172.2E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 28, 12:00 | 14.5S 172.0E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 28, 18:00 | 14.0S 171.6E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 29, 00:00 | 13.6S 171.5E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 29, 06:00 | 13.5S 171.7E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 29, 12:00 | 13.7S 171.8E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 29, 18:00 | 14.0S 171.3E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 30, 00:00 | 14.0S 170.7E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 06:00 | 14.0S 170.3E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 12:00 | 14.0S 169.7E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 18:00 | 14.0S 169.0E | 55 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 00:00 | 14.0S 168.4E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 06:00 | 14.1S 167.9E | 70 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 12:00 | 14.3S 167.4E | 80 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 18:00 | 14.8S 166.9E | 100 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 00:00 | 15.3S 166.3E | 100 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 06:00 | 15.5S 166.0E | 95 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 12:00 | 15.6S 165.7E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 18:00 | 15.7S 165.1E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 00:00 | 15.7S 164.2E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 06:00 | 15.7S 163.6E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 12:00 | 15.6S 163.0E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 18:00 | 15.5S 162.6E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 00:00 | 15.5S 162.2E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 06:00 | 15.7S 161.9E | 80 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 12:00 | 15.9S 161.7E | 80 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 18:00 | 16.2S 161.6E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 00:00 | 16.8S 161.7E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 06:00 | 17.3S 162.1E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 12:00 | 17.8S 162.6E | 55 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 18:00 | 18.6S 163.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 00:00 | 19.3S 164.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 06:00 | 20.1S 164.9E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 12:00 | 20.9S 165.9E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 18:00 | 21.6S 167.0E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 00:00 | 22.7S 168.5E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 06:00 | 24.1S 170.0E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 12:00 | 27.5S 171.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 6, 18:00 | 28.5S 171.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 7, 00:00 | 29.0S 171.0E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 7, 06:00 | 29.3S 171.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 7, 12:00 | 29.5S 172.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 7, 18:00 | 29.7S 172.3E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 8, 00:00 | 30.5S 172.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 8, 06:00 | 31.2S 173.5E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 8, 12:00 | 31.9S 174.2E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 8, 18:00 | 32.5S 175.0E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 9, 00:00 | 34.0S 176.5E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 9, 06:00 | 36.5S 178.0E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 9, 12:00 | 39.5S 179.5E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 9, 18:00 | 43.5S 183.0E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 10, 00:00 | 46.0S 186.0E | 35 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 10, 06:00 | 47.0S 191.0E | 35 kt | 992 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 1998
- Tropical Storm LusiSouth Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone MartinSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone NuteSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone OseaSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone PamSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone SusanSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone RonSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone KatrinaSouth Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm LesSouth Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm TuiSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone UrsulaSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone VeliSouth Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm WesSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone Cindy:VictorSouth Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm MaySouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone YaliSouth Pacific · 1998
- Cyclone NathanSouth Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm AlanSouth Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm BartSouth Pacific · 1998
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.