Tropical Storm Tim (2013)
Tropical Storm Tim peaked at 50 kt in the South Pacific between March 12, 2013 and March 20, 2013, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Tim, 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 Pacific
- Dates
- March 12, 2013 to March 20, 2013
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.8
- Identifier
- SH202013
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 12, 12:00 | 11.7S 140.2E | 20 kt | 998 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 11.4S 141.2E | 20 kt | 995 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 11.5S 143.4E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 11.6S 144.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 12.2S 146.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 13.3S 147.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 14.2S 148.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 14.8S 149.8E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 15.3S 151.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 15.2S 152.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 15.4S 153.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 15.8S 154.2E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 16.3S 154.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 16.6S 154.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 16.9S 154.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 17.3S 154.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 17.6S 153.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 18.1S 153.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 18.6S 153.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 18.9S 153.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 12:00 | 19.1S 152.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 18:00 | 19.3S 152.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 18, 00:00 | 19.4S 152.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 18, 06:00 | 19.2S 151.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 18, 12:00 | 19.2S 151.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 18, 18:00 | 19.2S 150.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 19, 00:00 | 19.7S 150.9E | Disturbance | ||
| Mar 19, 06:00 | 19.6S 150.5E | 20 kt | Disturbance | |
| Mar 19, 12:00 | 19.4S 150.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Mar 19, 18:00 | 19.1S 149.3E | Disturbance | ||
| Mar 20, 00:00 | 18.7S 148.7E | Disturbance | ||
| Mar 20, 06:00 | 18.2S 148.0E | 20 kt | Disturbance |
Other South Pacific storms of 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.