Tropical Storm Anika (2009)
Tropical Storm Anika peaked at 60 kt in the South Indian between November 17, 2008 and November 22, 2008, with a lowest pressure of 978 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Anika, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2009 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
- November 17, 2008 to November 22, 2008
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 60 kt (69 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb (28.88 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 640 km (398 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.8
- Identifier
- SH022009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 12:00 | 8.1S 89.4E | Tropical storm | ||
| Nov 17, 18:00 | 8.4S 90.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 18, 00:00 | 8.8S 91.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 18, 06:00 | 9.5S 92.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 18, 12:00 | 10.1S 93.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 18, 18:00 | 10.4S 95.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 19, 00:00 | 10.8S 96.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 06:00 | 11.3S 97.7E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 12:00 | 11.9S 99.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 18:00 | 12.7S 100.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 20, 00:00 | 13.7S 101.5E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 20, 06:00 | 14.6S 102.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 20, 12:00 | 15.3S 104.1E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 20, 18:00 | 15.4S 105.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 00:00 | 16.1S 106.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 21, 06:00 | 16.6S 107.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 21, 12:00 | 17.2S 108.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Nov 21, 18:00 | 17.0S 109.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 00:00 | 17.2S 110.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 2009
- Tropical Storm AsmaSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm BernardSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm CindaSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone BillySouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm DongoSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm EricSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone FaneleSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm DominicSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone GaelSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm FreddySouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone HinaSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm GabrielleSouth Indian · 2009
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone IlsaSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone IzildaSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone JadeSouth Indian · 2009 · 9 deaths
- Tropical Storm KirrilySouth Indian · 2009
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.