Cyclone Japhet (2003)
Cyclone Japhet reached Category 4 in the South Indian between February 24, 2003 and March 5, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 927 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Japhet, 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
- February 24, 2003 to March 5, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 927 mb (27.37 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 15.2
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 150 nmi (278 km, 173 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)
- Overall size
- 160 nmi (296 km, 184 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 11 kt (13 mph)
- Identifier
- SH192003
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 24, 12:00 | 21.4S 42.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 24, 18:00 | 21.2S 42.6E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 00:00 | 21.4S 42.9E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 06:00 | 21.7S 42.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 22.1S 42.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 22.4S 42.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 22.3S 41.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 21.9S 40.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 21.6S 39.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 21.5S 39.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 21.4S 39.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 21.6S 38.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 21.9S 38.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 22.2S 38.4E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 22.5S 38.0E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 22.9S 37.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 23.2S 37.6E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 23.7S 37.4E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 23.9S 37.6E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 23.8S 37.7E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 23.6S 37.6E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 23.3S 37.3E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 23.0S 36.9E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 22.6S 36.4E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 22.1S 35.7E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 21.7S 35.1E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 21.3S 34.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 20.9S 34.2E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 20.8S 33.4E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 20.3S 32.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 19.8S 32.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 19.8S 31.4E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 19.9S 30.9E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 20.0S 30.5E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 20.2S 30.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 20.4S 29.4E | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2003
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm AtangSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone BouraSouth 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
- 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.