Cyclone Benilde (2012)
Cyclone Benilde reached Category 2 in the South Indian between December 27, 2011 and January 9, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 956 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Cyclone Benilde. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- December 27, 2011 to January 9, 2012
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb (28.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 929 km (577 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 12.0
- Identifier
- SH042012
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 27, 00:00 | 9.2S 95.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 10.4S 94.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 11.2S 93.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 11.7S 92.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 12.0S 91.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 12.2S 90.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 12.2S 88.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 12.4S 87.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 12.6S 86.7E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 12.8S 85.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 13.0S 84.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 13.1S 82.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 13.2S 81.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 13.3S 79.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 13.5S 78.7E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 13.7S 77.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 14.3S 77.1E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 14.9S 76.7E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 15.2S 76.1E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 15.8S 75.6E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 16.6S 75.4E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 17.2S 75.1E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 17.9S 74.9E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 18.7S 74.7E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 19.2S 74.0E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 19.9S 73.8E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 20.5S 73.6E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 21.0S 73.4E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 21.3S 73.2E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 06:00 | 21.6S 73.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 12:00 | 21.9S 73.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 18:00 | 21.6S 73.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 4, 00:00 | 21.7S 73.7E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 4, 06:00 | 21.8S 74.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 4, 12:00 | 23.2S 75.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 4, 18:00 | 23.5S 74.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 5, 00:00 | 23.3S 74.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 5, 06:00 | 24.1S 75.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 5, 12:00 | 24.8S 74.1E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 5, 18:00 | 25.2S 73.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 6, 00:00 | 25.6S 73.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 6, 06:00 | 26.5S 72.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 6, 12:00 | 26.8S 72.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 6, 18:00 | 26.7S 72.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 7, 00:00 | 27.4S 72.7E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 7, 06:00 | 28.3S 73.2E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 7, 12:00 | 28.7S 73.2E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 7, 18:00 | 28.8S 73.3E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 8, 00:00 | 29.3S 73.7E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 8, 06:00 | 29.9S 74.3E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 8, 12:00 | 30.8S 74.9E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 8, 18:00 | 32.2S 75.7E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 9, 00:00 | 34.7S 77.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2012
- Cyclone AlengaSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm GrantSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm ChandaSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone HeidiSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm DandoSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone EthelSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone FunsoSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone IggySouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone GiovannaSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm HilwaSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm IrinaSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone Joni:KojiSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone LuaSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm KuenaSouth Indian · 2012
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.