Cyclone Guito (2014)
Cyclone Guito reached Category 1 in the South Indian between February 17, 2014 and February 24, 2014, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Guito, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2014 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 17, 2014 to February 24, 2014
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.1
- Identifier
- SH152014
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 17, 00:00 | 16.3S 38.6E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 16.1S 39.4E | 23 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 16.8S 39.7E | 23 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 17.2S 40.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 17.5S 40.6E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 17.8S 40.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 18.3S 40.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 18.8S 39.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 19.5S 39.8E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 20.2S 39.8E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 21.0S 39.6E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 22.2S 39.3E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 23.4S 39.2E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 20, 06:00 | 24.5S 38.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 20, 12:00 | 25.8S 38.3E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 20, 18:00 | 27.2S 38.1E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 21, 00:00 | 28.7S 38.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 21, 06:00 | 29.8S 38.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 21, 12:00 | 30.8S 39.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 21, 18:00 | 31.6S 39.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 00:00 | 32.3S 40.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 06:00 | 32.8S 41.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 12:00 | 33.4S 42.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 22, 18:00 | 34.1S 43.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 23, 00:00 | 35.4S 44.7E | 37 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 23, 06:00 | 36.5S 46.8E | 37 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 23, 12:00 | 37.7S 49.4E | 37 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 23, 18:00 | 38.7S 52.2E | 37 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 24, 00:00 | 39.9S 55.9E | 37 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 2014
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm AlessiaSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone AmaraSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone BruceSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone ChristineSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone BejisaSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone ColinSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm DeliweSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm FletcherSouth Indian · 2014
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm EdilsonSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm FobaneSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone HellenSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm IvanoeSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone JackSouth Indian · 2014
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.