Cyclone Paul (2010)
Cyclone Paul reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between March 24, 2010 and April 2, 2010, with a lowest pressure of 970 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Paul, 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
- March 24, 2010 to April 2, 2010
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb (28.64 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.1
- Identifier
- SH222010
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:00 | 8.5S 138.0E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 24, 18:00 | 8.8S 137.1E | 15 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 00:00 | 9.1S 136.5E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 06:00 | 9.2S 136.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 12:00 | 9.3S 135.6E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 18:00 | 9.4S 135.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 26, 00:00 | 9.4S 135.1E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 26, 06:00 | 9.9S 135.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 26, 12:00 | 10.3S 135.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 26, 18:00 | 10.5S 135.9E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 27, 00:00 | 10.7S 136.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 27, 06:00 | 11.9S 136.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 27, 12:00 | 12.4S 136.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 27, 18:00 | 12.8S 136.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 28, 00:00 | 12.9S 136.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 13.0S 136.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 28, 12:00 | 13.1S 136.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 28, 18:00 | 13.2S 136.6E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 00:00 | 13.3S 136.5E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 06:00 | 13.3S 136.3E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 29, 12:00 | 13.4S 136.0E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 29, 18:00 | 13.3S 135.6E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 00:00 | 13.3S 135.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 06:00 | 13.4S 134.9E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 12:00 | 13.3S 134.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 18:00 | 13.2S 134.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 31, 00:00 | 13.8S 134.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 31, 06:00 | 14.1S 135.8E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 12:00 | 14.1S 136.1E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 18:00 | 14.2S 136.5E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 00:00 | 14.7S 136.8E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 06:00 | 15.3S 137.2E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 12:00 | 16.1S 137.9E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 18:00 | 16.3S 138.3E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 00:00 | 16.5S 138.2E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 06:00 | 16.7S 137.8E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 12:00 | 16.8S 137.5E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Pacific storms of 2010
- Cyclone LaurenceSouth Pacific · 2010
- Cyclone MickSouth Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm NevilleSouth Pacific · 2010
- Tropical Storm OlgaSouth Pacific · 2010
- 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
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.