Cyclone Anais (2013)
Cyclone Anais reached Category 4 in the South Indian between October 10, 2012 and October 19, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 937 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Anais, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2013 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
- October 10, 2012 to October 19, 2012
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb (27.67 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 33 km (21 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 12.5
- Identifier
- SH012013
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 12:00 | 3.6S 76.8E | 1007 mb | Disturbance | |
| Oct 10, 18:00 | 4.9S 76.6E | 1007 mb | Disturbance | |
| Oct 11, 00:00 | 5.9S 76.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 11, 06:00 | 6.5S 75.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 11, 12:00 | 5.8S 72.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 11, 18:00 | 6.2S 72.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 12, 00:00 | 6.9S 72.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 12, 06:00 | 7.5S 71.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 12, 12:00 | 7.9S 71.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 12, 18:00 | 8.4S 70.7E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 00:00 | 9.0S 70.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 06:00 | 9.5S 69.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 12:00 | 10.0S 68.5E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 13, 18:00 | 10.5S 67.8E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 14, 00:00 | 10.8S 66.9E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 14, 06:00 | 11.0S 66.3E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 14, 12:00 | 11.4S 65.8E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 14, 18:00 | 11.9S 65.4E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 15, 00:00 | 12.4S 64.9E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 15, 06:00 | 12.8S 64.3E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 15, 12:00 | 13.4S 63.8E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 15, 18:00 | 13.5S 62.9E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 16, 00:00 | 13.7S 62.0E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 16, 06:00 | 13.9S 61.1E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 12:00 | 14.2S 60.2E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 18:00 | 14.6S 59.2E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 15.0S 58.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 06:00 | 15.4S 57.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 12:00 | 15.7S 56.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 18:00 | 15.9S 55.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 00:00 | 16.0S 54.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 18, 06:00 | 16.0S 54.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 18, 12:00 | 16.1S 53.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 18, 18:00 | 16.6S 52.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 19, 00:00 | 16.7S 51.7E | 23 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 19, 06:00 | 16.9S 50.7E | 23 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 19, 12:00 | 16.7S 50.1E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2013
- Tropical Storm BoldwinSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm MitchellSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone DumileSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone NarelleSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm EmangSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm PetaSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone FellengSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone GinoSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone HarunaSouth Indian · 2013
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone RustySouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone ImeldaSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone VictoriaSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm JamalaSouth Indian · 2013
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.