Tropical Storm Abaimba (2004)
Tropical Storm Abaimba peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between September 28, 2003 and October 5, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 991 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Abaimba, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2004 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
- September 28, 2003 to October 5, 2003
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 991 mb (29.26 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1675 km (1041 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.7
- Identifier
- SH012004
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 12:00 | 4.5S 66.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 18:00 | 4.7S 65.1E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 29, 00:00 | 4.8S 64.1E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 29, 06:00 | 4.4S 63.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 29, 12:00 | 4.4S 63.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 29, 18:00 | 4.4S 64.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 30, 00:00 | 4.4S 64.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 30, 06:00 | 4.5S 65.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 30, 12:00 | 4.5S 65.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 30, 18:00 | 4.4S 65.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 00:00 | 4.2S 65.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 06:00 | 4.4S 66.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 12:00 | 4.7S 66.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 18:00 | 5.0S 66.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 2, 00:00 | 5.2S 66.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 2, 06:00 | 5.4S 67.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 2, 12:00 | 5.5S 67.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 2, 18:00 | 5.8S 67.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 3, 00:00 | 6.1S 67.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 3, 06:00 | 6.2S 67.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 3, 12:00 | 6.5S 66.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 3, 18:00 | 6.8S 66.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 4, 00:00 | 7.0S 66.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 4, 06:00 | 7.1S 65.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 4, 12:00 | 6.8S 65.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 4, 18:00 | 6.4S 65.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 5, 00:00 | 6.1S 65.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 5, 06:00 | 5.8S 65.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
Other South Indian storms of 2004
- Cyclone BeniSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone CelaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone JanaSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm DariusSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm KenSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone ElitaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone FrankSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm LindaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone MontySouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone GafiloSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone Helma:NickySouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone Itsang:Itseng:OscarSouth Indian · 2004
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone JubaSouth Indian · 2004
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.