Cyclone Kate (2015)
Cyclone Kate reached Category 3 in the South Indian between December 21, 2014 and January 4, 2015, with a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Kate, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2015 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
- December 21, 2014 to January 4, 2015
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb (27.88 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 428 km (266 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 17.5
- Identifier
- SH042015
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 7.7S 100.6E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 8.1S 100.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 8.6S 100.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 8.9S 100.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 9.0S 100.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 9.3S 100.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 9.4S 100.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 9.6S 101.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 9.9S 100.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 10.2S 99.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 10.5S 99.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 10.7S 98.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 10.9S 97.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 11.3S 97.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 11.7S 97.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 12.0S 96.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 12.4S 95.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 12.3S 94.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 12.2S 94.5E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 12.3S 94.3E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 12.6S 94.0E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 12.8S 93.8E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 13.0S 93.6E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 13.1S 93.3E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 13.1S 93.1E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 13.3S 92.7E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 13.6S 92.6E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 13.9S 92.5E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 14.1S 92.3E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 14.4S 92.1E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 14.7S 91.9E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 15.1S 91.5E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 15.8S 90.9E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 16.5S 90.4E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 17.1S 89.7E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 17.9S 89.4E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 18.7S 88.4E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 19.4S 87.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 19.9S 87.0E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 20.6S 85.9E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 21.4S 84.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 22.1S 83.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 23.0S 83.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 23.6S 82.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 24.0S 81.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 24.6S 80.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 25.4S 79.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 26.1S 79.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 26.8S 80.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 27.9S 81.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 3, 06:00 | 28.5S 82.3E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 3, 12:00 | 29.3S 83.9E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 3, 18:00 | 30.2S 85.6E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 4, 00:00 | 30.5S 87.1E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 4, 06:00 | 30.3S 88.5E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 4, 12:00 | 30.0S 89.6E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2015
- Cyclone AdjaliSouth Indian · 2015
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm BakungSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone BansiSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm ChedzaSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm DiamondraSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone EuniceSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm FundiSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm GlendaSouth Indian · 2015
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm HalibaSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone OlwynSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone JoalaneSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone IkolaSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone QuangSouth Indian · 2015
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.