Cyclone Claudia (2002)
Cyclone Claudia reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between February 10, 2002 and February 15, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Claudia, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2002 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
- February 10, 2002 to February 15, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 484 km (301 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.8
- Identifier
- SH142002
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 10, 12:00 | 19.5S 155.5E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 18.7S 156.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 19.7S 156.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 20.8S 156.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 21.8S 156.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 22.5S 157.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 23.3S 158.7E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 24.2S 160.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 25.0S 161.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 25.9S 163.5E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 26.7S 165.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 27.2S 167.7E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 27.4S 169.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 27.4S 171.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 27.1S 174.3E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 27.1S 176.4E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 27.5S 178.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 27.7S 180.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 28.0S 181.4E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 28.6S 183.4E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 30.5S 187.3E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm TrinaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Depression VickySouth Pacific · 2002
- Cyclone WakaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm BernieSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm DesSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm UpiaSouth Pacific · 2002
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.