Tropical Storm Gerard (2005)
Tropical Storm Gerard peaked at 60 kt in the South Indian between January 29, 2005 and February 5, 2005, with a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Gerard, 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
- January 29, 2005 to February 5, 2005
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 60 kt (69 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb (28.94 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 215 km (134 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.6
- Identifier
- SH142005
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 29, 06:00 | 10.5S 72.3E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 11.2S 71.8E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 12.4S 71.7E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 13.4S 71.1E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 14.3S 70.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 15.6S 69.4E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 17.5S 69.5E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 17.7S 68.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 16.7S 66.0E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 16.7S 65.4E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 17.4S 65.1E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 17.8S 65.0E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 18.2S 64.9E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 18.5S 64.7E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 19.0S 64.3E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 19.5S 64.0E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 19.9S 63.6E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 20.3S 62.9E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 20.6S 62.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 21.0S 60.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 21.6S 59.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 22.3S 58.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 23.0S 57.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 23.7S 57.6E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 24.8S 57.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 26.3S 57.7E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 28.3S 58.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 30.7S 59.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 33.5S 60.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 35.5S 61.6E | 43 kt | 990 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 37.8S 66.4E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
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
- Cyclone ChamboSouth 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 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.