Cyclone Faraji (2021)
Cyclone Faraji reached Category 5 in the South Indian between February 4, 2021 and February 16, 2021, with a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Faraji, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2021 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 4, 2021 to February 16, 2021
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 140 kt (161 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb (27.17 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 912 km (567 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 27.7
- Identifier
- SH192021
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 4, 00:00 | 10.6S 80.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 10.8S 80.8E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 11.2S 81.2E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 11.5S 81.3E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 12.1S 81.4E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 12.6S 81.2E | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 13.0S 80.7E | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 13.3S 80.4E | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 13.7S 80.1E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 13.9S 80.0E | 60 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 14.3S 79.8E | 70 kt | 979 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 14.5S 79.7E | 80 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 14.9S 79.7E | 100 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 14.9S 79.8E | 115 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 14.8S 80.0E | 105 kt | 950 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 14.6S 80.2E | 105 kt | 951 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 14.4S 80.9E | 105 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 14.2S 81.3E | 120 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 14.3S 82.2E | 135 kt | 923 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 14.3S 82.6E | 140 kt | 920 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 14.2S 83.1E | 135 kt | 923 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 14.1S 83.8E | 125 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 14.3S 84.2E | 115 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 14.6S 84.5E | 105 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 14.9S 84.8E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 15.2S 85.0E | 90 kt | 966 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 15.5S 85.3E | 85 kt | 968 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 15.8S 85.3E | 90 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 16.1S 85.1E | 90 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 16.4S 84.8E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 16.7S 84.4E | 85 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 17.3S 83.8E | 85 kt | 971 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 17.9S 83.2E | 70 kt | 982 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 18.3S 82.2E | 65 kt | 987 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 18.5S 81.5E | 60 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 18.8S 81.1E | 50 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 19.1S 80.7E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 19.3S 80.3E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 19.5S 79.8E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 19.7S 79.5E | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 19.9S 78.6E | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 20.1S 77.5E | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 19.9S 76.2E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 19.5S 74.9E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 19.6S 73.9E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 19.9S 72.9E | 20 kt | 1011 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 19.3S 71.0E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 18.9S 69.9E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 18.3S 68.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 18.2S 66.2E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2021
- Cyclone AliciaSouth Indian · 2021
- Tropical Storm BongoyoSouth Indian · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2021
- Cyclone ChalaneSouth Indian · 2021
- Tropical Storm DaniloSouth Indian · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2021
- Cyclone EloiseSouth Indian · 2021
- Tropical Storm JoshuaSouth Indian · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2021
- Cyclone GuambeSouth Indian · 2021
- Cyclone MarianSouth Indian · 2021
- Tropical Storm ImanSouth Indian · 2021
- Cyclone HabanaSouth Indian · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2021
- Cyclone SerojaSouth Indian · 2021
- Tropical Storm OdetteSouth Indian · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2021
- Tropical Storm JoboSouth Indian · 2021
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.