Cyclone Gino (2013)
Cyclone Gino reached Category 2 in the South Indian between February 9, 2013 and February 17, 2013, with a lowest pressure of 956 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Gino, 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
- February 9, 2013 to February 17, 2013
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb (28.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1586 km (985 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 8.7
- Identifier
- SH152013
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 9.6S 87.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 10.1S 87.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 10.8S 86.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 11.3S 85.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 11.9S 84.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 12.0S 83.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 12.0S 82.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 12.4S 81.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 13.2S 81.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 14.1S 80.9E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 14.8S 80.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 15.7S 80.2E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 16.6S 79.7E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 17.5S 79.6E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 18.4S 79.6E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 19.1S 79.6E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 20.0S 79.8E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 21.1S 80.0E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 22.0S 80.4E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 23.0S 80.9E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 24.1S 81.3E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 25.0S 82.1E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 25.8S 83.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 26.5S 85.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 26.6S 86.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 26.5S 87.4E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 26.5S 88.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 26.2S 88.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 25.3S 88.8E | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 24.0S 88.6E | 38 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 23.7S 88.0E | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 23.9S 87.3E | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 24.0S 86.7E | 28 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2013
- Cyclone AnaisSouth Indian · 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 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.