Cyclone Winston (2016)
Cyclone Winston reached Category 5 in the South Pacific between February 9, 2016 and February 28, 2016, with a lowest pressure of 907 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Winston, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2016 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
- February 9, 2016 to February 28, 2016
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 155 kt (178 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 907 mb (26.78 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 46.9
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 220 nmi (407 km, 253 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 50 nmi (93 km, 58 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 12 nmi (22 km, 14 mi)
- Overall size
- 250 nmi (463 km, 288 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 130 kt (150 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 21 kt (24 mph)
- Identifier
- SH112016
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 9, 18:00 | 13.6S 169.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 14.1S 169.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 14.5S 170.3E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 15.0S 170.8E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 15.3S 171.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 15.6S 171.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 16.1S 171.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 16.5S 171.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 17.1S 171.5E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 17.8S 171.5E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 18.7S 171.5E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 19.7S 171.4E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 20.7S 171.5E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 22.1S 171.7E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 23.2S 172.1E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 24.3S 172.7E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 24.8S 173.8E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 25.4S 175.2E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 25.4S 176.3E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 24.8S 177.6E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 24.0S 178.7E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 22.9S 179.5E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 21.7S 179.4W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 20.7S 178.2W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 19.8S 176.7W | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 19.0S 175.5W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 18.4S 174.5W | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 17.9S 173.6W | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 17.6S 172.4W | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 17.5S 171.6W | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 17.4S 171.3W | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 17.3S 171.1W | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 17.2S 170.9W | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 17.1S 171.1W | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 17.1S 171.6W | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 17.2S 172.4W | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 17.4S 173.4W | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 17.5S 174.6W | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 17.4S 175.9W | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 17.2S 177.5W | 130 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 17.1S 178.7W | 140 kt | 918 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 17.2S 180.0W | 150 kt | 911 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 20, 06:00 | 17.4S 178.6E | 155 kt | 907 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 20, 12:00 | 17.5S 176.9E | 140 kt | 918 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 20, 18:00 | 17.4S 175.7E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 00:00 | 17.4S 174.7E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 06:00 | 17.5S 173.9E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 12:00 | 17.6S 173.2E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 18:00 | 17.6S 172.8E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 22, 00:00 | 17.7S 172.5E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 22, 06:00 | 17.9S 172.2E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 22, 12:00 | 18.3S 172.2E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 22, 18:00 | 18.6S 172.4E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 23, 00:00 | 19.2S 172.8E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 23, 06:00 | 19.8S 173.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 23, 12:00 | 20.7S 173.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 23, 18:00 | 21.6S 174.1E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 00:00 | 22.6S 174.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 06:00 | 23.5S 174.2E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 12:00 | 24.2S 173.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 18:00 | 24.6S 172.4E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 25, 00:00 | 25.5S 171.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 25, 06:00 | 26.4S 169.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 26.9S 167.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 27.3S 165.4E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 27.4S 163.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 27.3S 161.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 26.8S 160.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 26.3S 159.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 25.8S 159.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 25.2S 158.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 24.4S 158.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 23.9S 157.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 23.6S 157.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 23.0S 156.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 22.5S 156.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Subtropical depression |
Other South Pacific storms of 2016
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm TuniSouth Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone UlaSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone VictorSouth Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm TatianaSouth Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm YaloSouth Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone ZenaSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone AmosSouth Pacific · 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.