Cyclone Cleo (2010)
Cyclone Cleo reached Category 4 in the South Indian between December 3, 2009 and December 17, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 937 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Cleo, 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
- December 3, 2009 to December 17, 2009
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb (27.67 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 102 km (63 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.4
- Identifier
- SH032010
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 3, 00:00 | 6.8S 96.4E | Tropical storm | ||
| Dec 3, 06:00 | 6.9S 95.1E | Tropical storm | ||
| Dec 3, 12:00 | 7.0S 94.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Dec 3, 18:00 | 7.3S 93.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Dec 4, 00:00 | 7.6S 92.2E | Tropical storm | ||
| Dec 4, 06:00 | 8.5S 91.1E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 4, 12:00 | 8.3S 90.4E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 4, 18:00 | 8.6S 89.8E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 5, 00:00 | 9.0S 89.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 5, 06:00 | 9.2S 88.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 5, 12:00 | 9.3S 87.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 5, 18:00 | 9.2S 86.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 6, 00:00 | 8.7S 85.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 6, 06:00 | 8.6S 84.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 6, 12:00 | 8.5S 83.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 6, 18:00 | 8.5S 82.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | 8.7S 81.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 06:00 | 8.9S 80.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 12:00 | 9.1S 79.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 18:00 | 9.7S 78.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 00:00 | 10.4S 77.4E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 8, 06:00 | 10.8S 76.4E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 8, 12:00 | 11.1S 75.6E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 8, 18:00 | 11.4S 74.8E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 00:00 | 11.5S 74.0E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 06:00 | 11.8S 73.2E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 12:00 | 12.2S 72.5E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 12.7S 71.7E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 00:00 | 13.1S 71.0E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 06:00 | 13.4S 70.4E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 13.9S 69.8E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 14.0S 69.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 14.0S 68.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 13.8S 67.7E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 14.0S 66.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 14.2S 66.0E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 14.4S 65.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 14.5S 64.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 14.6S 63.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 14.8S 63.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 15.1S 62.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 15.6S 62.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 16.3S 62.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 16.9S 61.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 17.8S 61.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 18.6S 60.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 19.4S 60.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 18.9S 60.0E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 19.0S 59.9E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 19.1S 60.0E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 20.1S 60.2E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 20.8S 60.3E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 21.2S 59.9E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 21.3S 59.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 21.4S 58.6E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 21.4S 57.9E | 1011 mb | Disturbance | |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 21.8S 57.3E | 1011 mb | Disturbance | |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 22.3S 56.6E | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2010
- Cyclone AnjaSouth Indian · 2010
- Tropical Storm BonganiSouth 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.