Cyclone Darian (2023)
Cyclone Darian reached Category 4 in the South Indian between December 12, 2022 and January 2, 2023, with a lowest pressure of 922 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Darian, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2023 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 12, 2022 to January 2, 2023
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 135 kt (155 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 922 mb (27.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 826 km (513 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 41.8
- Identifier
- SH052023
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 12, 00:00 | 9.9S 97.8E | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 10.3S 98.0E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 10.3S 97.3E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 10.3S 97.2E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 10.5S 97.0E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 10.5S 96.2E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 10.5S 96.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 10.6S 96.0E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 10.8S 95.6E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 10.8S 94.1E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 10.3S 92.7E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 9.5S 91.7E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 9.2S 92.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 8.5S 92.6E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 8.2S 93.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 8.5S 94.2E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 8.8S 94.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 9.1S 94.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 9.5S 94.6E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 10.2S 94.3E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 10.7S 93.9E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 11.0S 93.7E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 11.4S 93.5E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 11.6S 93.2E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 11.7S 92.7E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 11.8S 92.6E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 11.9S 92.9E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 12.0S 93.1E | 50 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 00:00 | 12.3S 93.5E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 06:00 | 12.4S 93.5E | 65 kt | 982 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 19, 12:00 | 12.6S 93.5E | 75 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 19, 18:00 | 12.9S 93.4E | 75 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 00:00 | 13.4S 93.2E | 95 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 06:00 | 13.8S 92.9E | 110 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 12:00 | 14.0S 92.7E | 120 kt | 936 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 18:00 | 14.2S 92.1E | 130 kt | 929 mb | Super typhoon |
| Dec 21, 00:00 | 14.2S 91.2E | 130 kt | 929 mb | Super typhoon |
| Dec 21, 06:00 | 13.9S 90.5E | 135 kt | 927 mb | Super typhoon |
| Dec 21, 12:00 | 13.7S 89.9E | 135 kt | 922 mb | Super typhoon |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 13.5S 89.1E | 125 kt | 934 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 13.2S 88.2E | 115 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 13.0S 87.4E | 115 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 12.8S 86.5E | 105 kt | 953 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 12.7S 85.7E | 95 kt | 961 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 12.6S 85.2E | 90 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 12.5S 84.3E | 110 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 12.4S 83.8E | 115 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 12.3S 83.3E | 120 kt | 939 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 12.3S 82.9E | 115 kt | 942 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 12.5S 83.1E | 105 kt | 951 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 13.0S 83.7E | 110 kt | 947 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 13.5S 84.1E | 95 kt | 961 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 14.2S 84.4E | 90 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 14.9S 84.8E | 90 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 15.6S 85.1E | 90 kt | 966 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 16.2S 85.3E | 95 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 16.5S 85.2E | 105 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 16.6S 85.1E | 110 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 16.9S 84.9E | 110 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 17.1S 84.3E | 100 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 17.3S 83.8E | 90 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 18.1S 82.8E | 80 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 18.6S 82.0E | 70 kt | 981 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 18.8S 80.6E | 65 kt | 986 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 19.3S 79.3E | 60 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 20.1S 77.6E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 20.5S 76.7E | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 21.4S 75.2E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 22.4S 73.7E | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 23.4S 72.5E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 24.5S 71.5E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 25.4S 70.6E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 26.4S 70.0E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 27.2S 69.6E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 28.1S 69.2E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 29.0S 68.7E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 30.2S 68.4E | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 31.6S 68.2E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 32.6S 68.7E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 33.4S 69.3E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 34.6S 70.1E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 35.9S 71.3E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 37.4S 73.2E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 38.8S 75.3E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 39.9S 77.3E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 41.3S 79.7E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 43.3S 82.5E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2023
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2023
- Tropical Storm AshleySouth Indian · 2023
- Tropical Storm BalitaSouth Indian · 2023
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2023
- Tropical Storm EllieSouth Indian · 2023
- Cyclone ChenesoSouth Indian · 2023
- Cyclone DinganiSouth Indian · 2023
- Cyclone FreddySouth Indian · 2023
- Cyclone EnalaSouth Indian · 2023
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2023
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2023
- Cyclone HermanSouth Indian · 2023
- Cyclone FabienSouth Indian · 2023
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.