Cyclone Claudia (2013)
Cyclone Claudia reached Category 4 in the South Indian between December 2, 2012 and December 13, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 937 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Claudia, 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
- December 2, 2012 to December 13, 2012
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb (27.67 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1204 km (748 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 17.9
- Identifier
- SH032013
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 2, 00:00 | 6.2S 89.0E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 2, 06:00 | 5.9S 88.7E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 2, 12:00 | 5.8S 88.3E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 2, 18:00 | 6.1S 87.9E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 3, 00:00 | 6.7S 87.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 3, 06:00 | 7.3S 86.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 3, 12:00 | 7.3S 86.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 3, 18:00 | 7.4S 84.7E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 4, 00:00 | 7.5S 85.8E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 4, 06:00 | 8.6S 85.7E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 4, 12:00 | 9.0S 84.9E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 4, 18:00 | 9.8S 84.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 5, 00:00 | 10.9S 82.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 5, 06:00 | 11.6S 81.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 5, 12:00 | 11.8S 80.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 5, 18:00 | 11.9S 79.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 6, 00:00 | 12.0S 78.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 6, 06:00 | 12.2S 78.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 6, 12:00 | 12.4S 77.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 18:00 | 12.9S 76.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | 13.5S 76.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 06:00 | 13.9S 76.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 12:00 | 14.0S 75.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 18:00 | 14.0S 75.3E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 00:00 | 14.0S 75.2E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 8, 06:00 | 14.3S 75.0E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 8, 12:00 | 14.5S 74.7E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 8, 18:00 | 14.5S 74.4E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 00:00 | 15.0S 74.4E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 06:00 | 15.1S 74.1E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 12:00 | 15.4S 74.2E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 15.8S 74.2E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 00:00 | 16.3S 74.3E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 06:00 | 16.9S 74.0E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 17.5S 73.9E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 18.1S 73.6E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 18.8S 73.3E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 19.5S 73.1E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 20.2S 72.9E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 21.0S 72.9E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 22.0S 72.9E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 23.4S 73.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 25.0S 73.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 26.4S 74.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 27.6S 75.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 28.6S 76.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 30.3S 77.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 31.5S 78.5E | 28 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2013
- Cyclone AnaisSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm BoldwinSouth 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.