Tropical Storm David (2010)
Tropical Storm David peaked at 55 kt in the South Indian between December 12, 2009 and December 31, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 982 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm David, 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 12, 2009 to December 31, 2009
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 982 mb (29.00 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 91 km (57 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.0
- Identifier
- SH052010
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 12, 00:00 | 6.6S 85.8E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 7.0S 85.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 7.6S 84.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 8.4S 85.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 9.4S 84.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 10.1S 84.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 11.0S 83.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 11.9S 82.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 12.5S 81.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 13.0S 81.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 13.5S 80.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 14.2S 79.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 14.7S 78.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 15.0S 77.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 15.2S 77.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 15.2S 76.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 15.1S 75.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 14.9S 74.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 14.7S 74.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 14.4S 73.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 14.2S 72.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 13.7S 72.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 13.3S 71.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 13.0S 69.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 12.6S 68.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 12.1S 68.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 11.9S 67.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 11.9S 66.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 19, 00:00 | 11.8S 66.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 19, 06:00 | 11.8S 65.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 19, 12:00 | 11.8S 64.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 19, 18:00 | 11.3S 63.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 20, 00:00 | 11.1S 63.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 20, 06:00 | 11.1S 62.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 12:00 | 11.0S 62.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 18:00 | 10.9S 61.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 00:00 | 10.8S 62.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 06:00 | 10.9S 62.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 12:00 | 10.9S 63.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 11.5S 63.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 11.8S 64.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 12.2S 65.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 12.7S 66.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 13.2S 67.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 13.6S 67.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 13.9S 68.2E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 14.3S 68.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 14.6S 69.1E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 14.7S 69.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 14.7S 70.1E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 14.6S 70.5E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 14.5S 70.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 14.3S 70.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 13.9S 70.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 13.8S 71.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 14.1S 71.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 14.5S 71.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 14.2S 70.4E | 23 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 14.1S 69.9E | 23 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 14.0S 69.7E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 14.0S 69.2E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 14.2S 68.4E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 14.3S 67.4E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 14.3S 66.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 14.5S 65.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 14.6S 64.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 14.8S 62.9E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 15.3S 61.4E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 16.3S 59.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 17.1S 58.7E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 17.6S 57.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 17.4S 55.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 17.2S 55.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 17.0S 54.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 16.8S 53.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 16.4S 52.5E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 16.1S 51.8E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 15.9S 51.2E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2010
- Cyclone AnjaSouth Indian · 2010
- Tropical Storm BonganiSouth Indian · 2010
- Cyclone CleoSouth 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.