Cyclone Anja (2010)
Cyclone Anja reached Category 3 in the South Indian between November 13, 2009 and November 20, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Anja, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2010 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 13, 2009 to November 20, 2009
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb (27.88 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 890 km (553 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 12.6
- Identifier
- SH012010
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 13, 06:00 | 9.5S 72.5E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 13, 12:00 | 10.3S 71.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 18:00 | 11.1S 71.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 14, 00:00 | 11.9S 71.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 14, 06:00 | 12.6S 70.9E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 14, 12:00 | 12.8S 70.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 14, 18:00 | 12.9S 70.6E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 15, 00:00 | 13.0S 70.5E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 15, 06:00 | 13.1S 70.3E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 15, 12:00 | 13.3S 69.9E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 15, 18:00 | 13.3S 69.5E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 16, 00:00 | 13.6S 69.2E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 16, 06:00 | 14.0S 68.8E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 16, 12:00 | 14.8S 68.3E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 16, 18:00 | 15.6S 67.7E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 17, 00:00 | 16.4S 67.3E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 17, 06:00 | 17.3S 67.0E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 17, 12:00 | 18.5S 66.7E | 75 kt | 966 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 17, 18:00 | 19.7S 66.9E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 18, 00:00 | 20.8S 66.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 18, 06:00 | 21.7S 66.4E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 18, 12:00 | 22.9S 67.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 18, 18:00 | 24.1S 68.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 19, 00:00 | 25.9S 70.3E | 1005 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 19, 06:00 | 28.1S 72.9E | 1006 mb | Not reported | |
| Nov 19, 12:00 | 29.6S 75.2E | 1007 mb | Not reported | |
| Nov 19, 18:00 | 30.8S 76.9E | 1009 mb | Disturbance | |
| Nov 20, 00:00 | 31.9S 78.5E | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2010
- Tropical Storm BonganiSouth Indian · 2010
- Cyclone CleoSouth Indian · 2010
- Tropical Storm DavidSouth Indian · 2010
- Cyclone EdzaniSouth Indian · 2010
- Cyclone MagdaSouth Indian · 2010
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2010
- Tropical Storm FamiSouth Indian · 2010
- Cyclone GelaneSouth Indian · 2010
- Tropical Storm HubertSouth Indian · 2010
- Cyclone ImaniSouth Indian · 2010
- Cyclone RobynSouth Indian · 2010
- Tropical Storm SeanSouth Indian · 2010
- Tropical Storm JoelSouth Indian · 2010
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.