Cyclone Dina (2002)
Cyclone Dina reached Category 4 in the South Indian between January 16, 2002 and January 28, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 910 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 16, 2002 to January 28, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 130 kt (150 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 910 mb (26.87 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 78 km (48 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 31.9
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 180 nmi (333 km, 207 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 25 nmi (46 km, 29 mi)
- Overall size
- 210 nmi (389 km, 242 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 21 kt (24 mph)
- Identifier
- SH102002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 12:00 | 6.8S 77.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 16, 18:00 | 7.3S 76.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 17, 00:00 | 8.2S 75.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 17, 06:00 | 9.6S 74.9E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 17, 12:00 | 10.6S 73.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 11.5S 72.1E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 12.4S 70.8E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 13.4S 69.7E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 14.4S 68.7E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 15.4S 67.9E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 15.9S 67.4E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 16.5S 66.9E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 17.0S 66.3E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 17.3S 65.7E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 17.7S 65.0E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 18.0S 64.2E | 130 kt | 910 mb | Super typhoon |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 18.3S 63.3E | 130 kt | 910 mb | Super typhoon |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 18.5S 62.5E | 130 kt | 910 mb | Super typhoon |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 18.8S 61.5E | 125 kt | 916 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 18.9S 60.5E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 19.1S 59.6E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 19.3S 58.6E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 19.4S 57.6E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 19.7S 56.6E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 20.0S 55.7E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 20.3S 54.9E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 20.9S 54.3E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 21.3S 53.7E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 22.0S 53.2E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 22.8S 52.9E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 23.9S 52.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 25.0S 52.3E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 26.3S 52.0E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 27.7S 52.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 28.7S 53.0E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 29.3S 53.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 30.0S 53.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 30.9S 55.2E | 50 kt | 983 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 31.4S 56.7E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 32.0S 58.0E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 33.5S 59.7E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 34.6S 60.9E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 35.6S 62.1E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 36.4S 63.3E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 37.5S 64.2E | 35 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 38.4S 64.8E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 38.9S 65.2E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 39.3S 66.1E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 40.4S 67.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm Alex:AndreSouth Indian · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone Bako:BessiSouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm CyprienSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone EddySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone FrancescaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone ChrisSouth Indian · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone GuillaumeSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone HarySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone IkalaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone Dianne:JerySouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm BonnieSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone KesinySouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm ErrolSouth Indian · 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.