Cyclone Stan (2016)
Cyclone Stan reached Category 1 in the South Indian between January 27, 2016 and February 1, 2016, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 27, 2016 to February 1, 2016
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.8
- Identifier
- SH092016
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 27, 00:00 | 13.0S 118.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 13.3S 118.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 14.0S 118.4E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 14.5S 118.4E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 15.7S 117.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 16.2S 117.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 16.6S 117.6E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 17.0S 117.6E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 17.2S 117.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 17.5S 117.8E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 17.8S 118.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 18.0S 118.5E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 18.2S 118.9E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 18.6S 119.2E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 19.2S 119.5E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 20.1S 119.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 21.0S 119.9E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 22.2S 120.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 23.6S 121.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 26.2S 124.1E | 20 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 28.0S 126.0E | 20 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 2016
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.