Cyclone Debbie (2004)
Cyclone Debbie reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between December 16, 2003 and December 23, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 976 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Debbie, 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 Pacific
- Dates
- December 16, 2003 to December 23, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb (28.82 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.8
- Identifier
- SH052004
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 16, 00:00 | 10.0S 140.4E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 10.0S 139.4E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 9.9S 138.6E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 9.7S 138.0E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 9.3S 137.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 9.3S 136.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 9.3S 135.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 9.4S 135.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 9.5S 135.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 9.7S 135.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 9.8S 135.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 9.9S 135.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 00:00 | 9.9S 135.0E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 06:00 | 9.9S 134.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 12:00 | 10.0S 134.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 18:00 | 10.3S 134.0E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 00:00 | 10.8S 133.9E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 06:00 | 11.3S 133.8E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 12:00 | 11.8S 133.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 18:00 | 12.4S 133.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 00:00 | 13.1S 133.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 06:00 | 13.6S 133.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 12:00 | 14.1S 132.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 14.4S 132.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 14.7S 132.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 15.0S 131.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 14.8S 132.0E | 15 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 15.2S 131.3E | 15 kt | 992 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 15.5S 130.5E | 15 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 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.