Tropical Storm Olga (2010)
Tropical Storm Olga peaked at 45 kt in the South Pacific between January 20, 2010 and January 31, 2010, with a lowest pressure of 987 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Olga, 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 Pacific
- Dates
- January 20, 2010 to January 31, 2010
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 987 mb (29.15 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.4
- Identifier
- SH092010
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 8.3S 163.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 9.0S 162.5E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 9.2S 162.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 9.4S 161.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 9.6S 160.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 10.0S 160.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 11.0S 160.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 11.9S 159.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 14.8S 155.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 15.7S 154.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 16.1S 153.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 16.4S 151.7E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 16.7S 150.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 16.5S 149.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 15.9S 148.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 15.7S 147.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 15.8S 146.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 16.2S 146.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 16.8S 146.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 17.5S 145.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 18.3S 144.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 18.6S 143.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 18.5S 141.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 18.4S 140.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 18.0S 139.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 17.5S 138.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 16.9S 137.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 16.7S 137.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 16.5S 137.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 16.5S 136.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 16.3S 136.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 16.3S 136.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 16.3S 135.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 16.2S 135.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 16.0S 135.8E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 15.9S 136.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 15.9S 136.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 15.7S 137.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 16.3S 139.0E | 35 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 17.2S 140.3E | 40 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 18.5S 141.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 19.2S 143.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 20.7S 145.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 21.5S 144.0E | 20 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 22.5S 144.5E | 20 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
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- Cyclone MickSouth Pacific · 2010
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- Tropical Storm NishaSouth Pacific · 2010
- Cyclone OliSouth Pacific · 2010
- Cyclone PatSouth Pacific · 2010
- Cyclone ReneSouth Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm SarahSouth Pacific · 2010
- Cyclone TomasSouth Pacific · 2010
- Cyclone UluiSouth Pacific · 2010
- Cyclone PaulSouth Pacific · 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.