Cyclone Zane (2013)
Cyclone Zane reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between April 26, 2013 and May 2, 2013, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Zane, 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
- April 26, 2013 to May 2, 2013
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.1
- Identifier
- SH232013
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 12:00 | 10.0S 154.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 18:00 | 10.3S 154.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 27, 00:00 | 10.8S 155.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 27, 06:00 | 11.1S 155.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 27, 12:00 | 11.4S 155.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 27, 18:00 | 11.7S 154.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 00:00 | 12.0S 154.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 06:00 | 12.3S 154.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 12:00 | 12.5S 153.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 18:00 | 12.5S 153.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 29, 00:00 | 12.5S 153.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 29, 06:00 | 12.6S 152.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 29, 12:00 | 13.2S 152.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 29, 18:00 | 13.5S 151.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 30, 00:00 | 13.8S 150.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 30, 06:00 | 14.1S 149.5E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 30, 12:00 | 14.1S 148.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 30, 18:00 | 14.1S 148.2E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 00:00 | 13.9S 147.5E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 06:00 | 13.6S 146.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 12:00 | 13.3S 145.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 18:00 | 12.5S 144.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 2, 00:00 | 11.7S 143.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | 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.