Cyclone Guillaume (2002)
Cyclone Guillaume reached Category 4 in the South Indian between February 14, 2002 and February 23, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 922 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Guillaume, 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 Indian
- Dates
- February 14, 2002 to February 23, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 922 mb (27.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 22.0
- Identifier
- SH152002
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 14, 00:00 | 17.8S 49.1E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 18.1S 49.4E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 17.0S 50.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 16.5S 51.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 16.2S 51.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 15.9S 51.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 15.8S 51.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 15.6S 51.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 15.3S 52.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 14.9S 52.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 14.6S 53.6E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 14.4S 54.4E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 14.4S 55.3E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 14.5S 56.3E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 15.0S 57.2E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 15.5S 58.1E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 16.1S 58.7E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 16.7S 59.2E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 17.5S 59.5E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 18.2S 59.5E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 18.9S 59.4E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 19.4S 59.2E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 20.0S 58.9E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 20.4S 58.9E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 20.8S 58.9E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 20, 06:00 | 21.1S 59.0E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 20, 12:00 | 21.6S 59.3E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 20, 18:00 | 22.4S 59.8E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 00:00 | 23.2S 60.2E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 06:00 | 23.8S 60.6E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 12:00 | 24.3S 61.0E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 18:00 | 24.7S 61.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 00:00 | 25.1S 61.9E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 06:00 | 25.5S 62.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 12:00 | 26.0S 63.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 18:00 | 26.4S 63.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 23, 00:00 | 26.5S 64.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 06:00 | 26.7S 64.3E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 12:00 | 26.5S 64.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 23, 18:00 | 26.3S 64.2E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
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 DinaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone EddySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone FrancescaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone ChrisSouth Indian · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth 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.