Cyclone Gina (2003)
Cyclone Gina reached Category 2 in the South Pacific between June 4, 2003 and June 9, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 954 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Gina, 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 Pacific
- Dates
- June 4, 2003 to June 9, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb (28.17 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 62 km (39 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.4
- Identifier
- SH292003
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 00:00 | 10.0S 171.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 4, 06:00 | 10.1S 171.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 4, 12:00 | 10.3S 170.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 4, 18:00 | 10.6S 169.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 00:00 | 11.2S 169.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 06:00 | 11.7S 168.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 5, 12:00 | 12.3S 168.3E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 5, 18:00 | 13.0S 167.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 6, 00:00 | 13.6S 166.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 6, 06:00 | 14.4S 166.1E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 6, 12:00 | 15.1S 165.1E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 6, 18:00 | 15.3S 164.0E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jun 7, 00:00 | 15.7S 163.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jun 7, 06:00 | 16.3S 162.6E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Jun 7, 12:00 | 16.8S 162.1E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Jun 7, 18:00 | 17.3S 161.8E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Jun 8, 00:00 | 17.6S 161.9E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Jun 8, 06:00 | 17.7S 162.3E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jun 8, 12:00 | 18.0S 163.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jun 8, 18:00 | 17.6S 163.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 9, 00:00 | 17.0S 163.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 9, 06:00 | 16.5S 162.0E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2003
- Tropical Storm YolandeSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone ZoeSouth Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone AmiSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone BeniSouth Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm CillaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone DoviSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone EricaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone EsetaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm FiliSouth Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm EpiSouth Pacific · 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.