Cyclone Monty (2004)
Cyclone Monty reached Category 3 in the South Indian between February 25, 2004 and March 3, 2004, with a lowest pressure of 933 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Monty, 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
- February 25, 2004 to March 3, 2004
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 110 kt (127 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb (27.55 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.1
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 90 nmi (167 km, 104 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 10 nmi (19 km, 12 mi)
- Overall size
- 160 nmi (296 km, 184 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 15 kt (17 mph)
- Identifier
- SH142004
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 25, 06:00 | 17.8S 124.5E | 15 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 17.7S 124.1E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 17.6S 123.7E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 17.7S 123.2E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 18.0S 122.6E | 15 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 18.3S 121.9E | 15 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 19.7S 120.9E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 19.5S 120.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 19.2S 120.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 19.3S 119.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 19.3S 119.0E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 19.3S 118.5E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 19.2S 117.8E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 19.2S 117.2E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 19.2S 116.7E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 29, 00:00 | 19.3S 116.2E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 29, 06:00 | 19.5S 115.8E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 29, 12:00 | 19.8S 115.4E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 29, 18:00 | 20.1S 115.1E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 20.5S 115.2E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 20.9S 115.3E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 21.3S 115.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 21.6S 115.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 21.9S 116.2E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 22.4S 116.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 23.0S 116.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 24.1S 117.6E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 25.4S 118.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
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
- Cyclone FrankSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm LindaSouth 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.