Cyclone Chambo (2005)
Cyclone Chambo reached Category 3 in the South Indian between December 21, 2004 and January 3, 2005, with a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Chambo, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2005 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 21, 2004 to January 3, 2005
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb (27.88 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 670 km (416 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.6
- Identifier
- SH062005
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 21, 12:00 | 5.9S 94.6E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 6.4S 93.6E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 6.7S 92.6E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 7.4S 91.5E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 7.7S 90.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 7.9S 88.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 7.9S 87.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 8.1S 86.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 8.8S 86.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 9.6S 86.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 10.1S 85.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 10.7S 84.6E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 11.4S 83.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 11.6S 83.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 12.3S 82.5E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 12.9S 81.9E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 13.7S 81.3E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 14.4S 80.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 15.1S 80.1E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 15.6S 79.8E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 16.4S 79.6E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 16.9S 79.1E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 17.4S 78.9E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 17.9S 78.3E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 18.4S 77.9E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 18.8S 77.4E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 18.9S 76.3E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 19.3S 75.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 19.8S 74.5E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 20.1S 73.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 20.9S 72.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 21.4S 72.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 22.0S 71.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 22.7S 71.3E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 23.6S 71.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 24.1S 70.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 24.5S 70.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 24.7S 70.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 24.8S 70.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 25.0S 69.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 25.4S 69.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 25.8S 69.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 26.3S 68.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 27.0S 67.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 28.0S 67.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 28.9S 67.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 29.9S 67.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 30.5S 67.5E | 37 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 31.0S 67.5E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 31.4S 68.0E | 33 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 32.1S 68.9E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 3, 06:00 | 32.9S 70.1E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 3, 12:00 | 33.5S 71.5E | 27 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 3, 18:00 | 34.2S 73.5E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2005
- Tropical Storm PhoebeSouth Indian · 2005
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone ArolaSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone BentojanaSouth Indian · 2005
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm RaymondSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm SallySouth Indian · 2005
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm DarenSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone ErnestSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm TimSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm FelapiSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm GerardSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm VivienneSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone WillySouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone HennieSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm IsangSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone Adeline:JulietSouth Indian · 2005
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.