Cyclone Frank (2004)
Cyclone Frank reached Category 4 in the South Indian between January 26, 2004 and February 9, 2004, with a lowest pressure of 916 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Frank, 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
- January 26, 2004 to February 9, 2004
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 125 kt (144 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 916 mb (27.05 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 653 km (406 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 37.0
- Identifier
- SH102004
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 11.7S 63.2E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 11.7S 63.5E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 11.7S 63.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 11.6S 64.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 11.4S 64.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 11.2S 64.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 11.5S 64.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 11.9S 64.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 12.5S 64.9E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 13.2S 64.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 14.1S 64.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 14.8S 64.0E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 15.4S 63.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 15.8S 63.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 16.1S 63.4E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 16.4S 63.1E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 16.3S 62.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 16.1S 62.1E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 15.8S 61.9E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 15.6S 61.7E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 15.4S 61.6E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 15.2S 61.7E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 15.4S 61.9E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 15.7S 62.1E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 15.9S 62.5E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 16.1S 63.1E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 16.3S 64.0E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 16.7S 65.0E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 16.9S 66.1E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 17.1S 67.1E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 17.2S 68.1E | 125 kt | 916 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 17.3S 69.1E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 17.4S 69.9E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 17.5S 70.6E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 17.8S 70.8E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 18.1S 70.8E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 18.3S 70.7E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 18.5S 70.4E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 18.8S 70.1E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 19.1S 69.9E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 19.6S 69.9E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 20.1S 70.1E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 20.6S 70.6E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 21.2S 71.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 21.7S 72.0E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 22.2S 73.0E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 23.0S 74.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 23.9S 75.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 25.1S 77.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 26.4S 79.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 27.7S 80.5E | 30 kt | 994 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 29.0S 82.5E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 30.2S 84.8E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 30.8S 86.8E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 31.1S 88.5E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 31.2S 90.0E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 31.3S 91.1E | Extratropical | ||
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 31.5S 92.7E | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2004
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 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
- 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.