Cyclone Boura (2003)
Cyclone Boura reached Category 1 in the South Indian between November 14, 2002 and November 27, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Boura, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2003 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
- November 14, 2002 to November 27, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 243 km (151 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.6
- Identifier
- SH032003
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 18:00 | 6.3S 77.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 15, 00:00 | 7.2S 77.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 15, 06:00 | 8.1S 76.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 15, 12:00 | 8.8S 75.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 15, 18:00 | 9.4S 75.0E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 16, 00:00 | 9.9S 74.1E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 16, 06:00 | 10.4S 73.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 16, 12:00 | 10.8S 72.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 16, 18:00 | 11.3S 71.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 17, 00:00 | 11.6S 70.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 17, 06:00 | 12.1S 69.5E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 17, 12:00 | 12.7S 68.8E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 17, 18:00 | 13.1S 68.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 00:00 | 13.4S 67.5E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 06:00 | 13.6S 66.5E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 12:00 | 13.7S 65.5E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 18:00 | 13.7S 64.7E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 19, 00:00 | 13.7S 63.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 19, 06:00 | 13.8S 62.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 19, 12:00 | 14.4S 62.0E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 19, 18:00 | 14.8S 61.0E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 20, 00:00 | 15.0S 59.9E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 20, 06:00 | 15.4S 59.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 20, 12:00 | 15.6S 58.3E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 20, 18:00 | 15.7S 57.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 21, 00:00 | 15.5S 56.8E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 06:00 | 15.2S 56.0E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 12:00 | 14.8S 55.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 18:00 | 14.3S 54.8E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 00:00 | 13.8S 54.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 06:00 | 13.2S 53.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 12:00 | 12.8S 53.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 18:00 | 12.3S 52.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 23, 00:00 | 11.7S 51.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 23, 06:00 | 11.0S 51.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 23, 12:00 | 10.5S 51.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 23, 18:00 | 10.1S 50.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 24, 00:00 | 9.5S 50.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 24, 06:00 | 9.1S 50.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 24, 12:00 | 8.7S 50.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 24, 18:00 | 8.4S 49.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 25, 00:00 | 8.1S 49.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 25, 06:00 | 7.8S 48.7E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 25, 12:00 | 7.5S 48.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 25, 18:00 | 7.3S 48.5E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 00:00 | 7.3S 48.6E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 06:00 | 7.3S 48.9E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 12:00 | 7.2S 49.1E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 26, 18:00 | 7.1S 49.2E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 27, 00:00 | 6.8S 49.3E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 27, 06:00 | 6.4S 49.4E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2003
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm AtangSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone CrystalSouth Indian · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm DelfinaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone EbulaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm FariSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone FionaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm IshaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone GerrySouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone HapeSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm GrahamSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone JaphetSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm HarrietSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone KalundeSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm CraigSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone InigoSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone LumaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone ManouSouth Indian · 2003
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.