Cyclone Joni:Koji (2012)
Cyclone Joni:Koji reached Category 1 in the South Indian between March 5, 2012 and March 15, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Radar
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The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- March 5, 2012 to March 15, 2012
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 588 km (365 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.2
- Identifier
- SH162012
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 5, 12:00 | 10.4S 101.3E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 10.9S 100.9E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 11.5S 100.6E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 12.1S 100.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 12.3S 98.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 13.4S 98.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 14.5S 97.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 14.9S 95.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 14.9S 94.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 15.3S 92.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 15.6S 91.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 16.0S 90.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 16.3S 89.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 16.7S 88.1E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 17.0S 87.0E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 17.2S 85.9E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 17.5S 84.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 18.4S 83.5E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 19.0S 82.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 19.7S 81.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 20.4S 80.1E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 21.0S 79.5E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 21.9S 79.3E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 22.9S 79.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 23.8S 79.9E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 25.3S 80.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 26.6S 80.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 27.6S 81.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 29.1S 82.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 30.4S 84.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 31.0S 85.4E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 32.0S 87.3E | 38 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 32.1S 88.9E | 32 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 31.8S 90.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 31.4S 89.9E | 23 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 31.0S 89.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 30.8S 88.9E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 30.7S 87.9E | 10 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 31.0S 87.0E | 10 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 31.9S 86.4E | 10 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2012
- Cyclone AlengaSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm GrantSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone BenildeSouth 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 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.