Cyclone Crystal (2003)
Cyclone Crystal reached Category 2 in the South Indian between December 21, 2002 and January 3, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 954 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Crystal, 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
- December 21, 2002 to January 3, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb (28.17 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 177 km (110 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.5
- Identifier
- SH052003
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 6.8S 69.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 7.2S 69.1E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 7.9S 69.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 8.4S 68.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 9.0S 68.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 9.6S 67.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 10.3S 67.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 11.0S 66.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 11.7S 65.8E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 12.3S 65.0E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 12.8S 64.1E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 13.5S 63.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 14.1S 62.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 14.5S 62.2E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 15.0S 61.7E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 15.6S 61.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 16.3S 60.7E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 16.9S 60.2E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 17.7S 59.9E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 18.4S 59.7E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 19.1S 59.5E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 19.9S 59.5E | 90 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 20.7S 59.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 21.5S 59.9E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 22.3S 60.3E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 23.2S 60.6E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 24.1S 60.7E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 25.0S 61.1E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 25.8S 62.0E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 26.6S 62.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 27.3S 63.5E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 27.7S 64.7E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 28.2S 66.3E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 29.0S 68.0E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 29.8S 69.7E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 30.7S 71.8E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 31.3S 73.2E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 31.6S 74.1E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 31.6S 75.6E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 31.6S 77.1E | 28 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 31.9S 78.6E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 32.3S 79.6E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 33.3S 81.0E | 28 kt | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 34.3S 82.5E | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 34.9S 83.6E | 28 kt | 1010 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 35.3S 84.4E | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 35.4S 85.9E | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 35.8S 87.9E | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 35.9S 89.3E | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 36.0S 90.9E | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2003
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm AtangSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone BouraSouth 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.