Cyclone Marian (2021)
Cyclone Marian reached Category 3 in the South Indian between February 22, 2021 and March 9, 2021, with a lowest pressure of 952 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Marian, 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 22, 2021 to March 9, 2021
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 952 mb (28.11 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 101 km (63 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 14.8
- Identifier
- SH222021
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 22, 06:00 | 12.9S 127.7E | 15 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 12:00 | 12.8S 126.0E | 15 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 18:00 | 12.8S 124.5E | 15 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 00:00 | 13.2S 122.8E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 06:00 | 13.3S 120.9E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 12:00 | 13.3S 118.4E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 18:00 | 13.2S 116.3E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 00:00 | 12.8S 114.6E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 06:00 | 12.8S 112.4E | 20 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 12:00 | 11.9S 110.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 24, 18:00 | 12.1S 108.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 25, 00:00 | 12.4S 106.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 06:00 | 13.0S 105.8E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 13.4S 103.9E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 13.8S 102.1E | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 14.2S 100.4E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 14.3S 98.7E | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 14.5S 97.1E | 55 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 14.6S 96.1E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 14.8S 94.9E | 60 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 15.3S 94.1E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 15.8S 93.4E | 75 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 16.4S 92.6E | 80 kt | 969 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 16.8S 92.2E | 80 kt | 969 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 17.1S 91.8E | 90 kt | 962 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 17.5S 91.4E | 100 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 17.7S 90.9E | 95 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 17.8S 90.3E | 95 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 17.9S 90.0E | 90 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 18.1S 89.7E | 90 kt | 962 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 18.3S 89.5E | 95 kt | 957 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 18.5S 89.4E | 90 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 18.6S 89.6E | 90 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 18.6S 90.1E | 80 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 18.7S 90.3E | 65 kt | 983 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 18.8S 90.7E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 19.0S 91.4E | 50 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 19.2S 91.9E | 50 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 19.7S 92.6E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 20.3S 93.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 21.1S 93.7E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 21.6S 94.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 22.4S 94.5E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 23.0S 94.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 23.8S 94.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 24.3S 95.3E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 24.9S 95.7E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 25.5S 95.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 26.3S 96.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 27.0S 96.8E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 27.6S 97.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 28.4S 97.1E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 28.8S 96.7E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 28.2S 96.9E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 28.1S 97.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 28.8S 97.7E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 29.6S 98.2E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 30.3S 98.3E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 30.9S 98.1E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 31.5S 97.9E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Extratropical |
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 FarajiSouth Indian · 2021
- Cyclone GuambeSouth 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.