Unnamed tropical depression (2008)
Unnamed tropical depression peaked at 30 kt in the South Pacific between April 17, 2008 and April 19, 2008, with a lowest pressure of 1000 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed tropical depression, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2008 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 Pacific
- Dates
- April 17, 2008 to April 19, 2008
- Peak strength
- Tropical Depression, 30 kt (35 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb (29.53 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 240 km (149 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.0
- Identifier
- SH272008
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 00:00 | 12.7S 157.5E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 17, 06:00 | 13.2S 158.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 17, 12:00 | 13.8S 158.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 17, 18:00 | 14.4S 159.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 18, 00:00 | 15.1S 160.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 18, 06:00 | 15.9S 162.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 18, 12:00 | 16.8S 163.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 18, 18:00 | 17.7S 164.6E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 19, 00:00 | 18.6S 165.9E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
Other South Pacific storms of 2008
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.