Tropical Storm Peta (2013)
Tropical Storm Peta peaked at 35 kt in the South Indian between January 20, 2013 and January 26, 2013, with a lowest pressure of 996 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Peta, 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
- January 20, 2013 to January 26, 2013
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 35 kt (40 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb (29.41 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.2
- Identifier
- SH122013
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 16.9S 123.2E | 15 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 17.1S 123.0E | 15 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 17.4S 122.7E | 15 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 17.9S 122.4E | 20 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 18.5S 122.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 18.9S 121.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 19.1S 120.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 19.4S 120.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 19.5S 119.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 19.8S 118.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 19.9S 117.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 20.4S 117.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 21.1S 117.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 21.7S 117.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 22.0S 117.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 22.5S 117.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 22.5S 117.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 21.9S 117.1E | 20 kt | 998 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 21.0S 115.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 20.1S 115.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 19.9S 114.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 19.6S 113.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 19.3S 113.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 19.2S 112.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 19.3S 111.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 19.2S 110.6E | 20 kt | 1007 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
- 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.