Cyclone Jana (2004)
Cyclone Jana reached Category 1 in the South Indian between December 6, 2003 and December 17, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 963 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Jana, 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
- December 6, 2003 to December 17, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 80 kt (92 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb (28.44 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 653 km (406 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.7
- Identifier
- SH042004
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 6, 00:00 | 7.0S 93.2E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 06:00 | 7.2S 93.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 12:00 | 7.5S 93.6E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 6, 18:00 | 7.7S 94.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | 7.8S 95.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 06:00 | 7.8S 96.0E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 12:00 | 7.8S 96.5E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 18:00 | 7.8S 97.0E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 00:00 | 7.8S 97.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 06:00 | 8.1S 98.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 8, 12:00 | 8.7S 98.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 8, 18:00 | 9.3S 99.0E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 00:00 | 10.2S 99.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 06:00 | 11.1S 99.2E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 12:00 | 12.0S 99.2E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 12.8S 99.2E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 00:00 | 13.6S 99.2E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 06:00 | 14.2S 98.9E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 14.6S 98.6E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 14.8S 98.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 14.8S 97.4E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 14.8S 96.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 14.9S 95.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 14.9S 95.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 14.9S 94.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 14.8S 93.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 14.7S 91.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 14.5S 90.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 14.4S 89.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 14.6S 88.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 14.8S 87.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 14.7S 85.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 14.4S 84.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 13.9S 82.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 13.6S 81.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 13.3S 79.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 12.8S 78.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 12.4S 76.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 12.0S 75.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 11.6S 73.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 11.2S 72.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 11.0S 71.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 11.0S 69.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 11.0S 68.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 10.9S 67.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 10.9S 66.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 11.0S 65.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 11.2S 65.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
Other South Indian storms of 2004
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone BeniSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone CelaSouth 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.