Cyclone Freddy (2023)
Cyclone Freddy reached Category 5 in the South Indian between February 4, 2023 and March 14, 2023, with a lowest pressure of 923 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Freddy, 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
- February 4, 2023 to March 14, 2023
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 140 kt (161 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 923 mb (27.26 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 83.3
- Identifier
- SH112023
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, 12:00 | 12.3S 116.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 12.0S 117.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 11.7S 118.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 11.4S 118.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 11.6S 119.5E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 11.8S 119.5E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 12.0S 119.2E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 12.2S 118.7E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 12.7S 118.7E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 13.2S 118.3E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 13.7S 117.9E | 65 kt | 984 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 14.3S 116.9E | 75 kt | 979 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 14.6S 116.1E | 85 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 14.8S 115.1E | 90 kt | 966 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 15.1S 114.5E | 90 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 15.5S 113.7E | 90 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 15.8S 112.7E | 85 kt | 969 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 16.0S 112.1E | 70 kt | 979 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 15.5S 110.7E | 60 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 15.4S 110.3E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 15.5S 109.9E | 50 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 15.5S 108.9E | 65 kt | 983 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 15.4S 108.2E | 65 kt | 984 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 15.3S 107.6E | 65 kt | 983 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 14.9S 106.6E | 60 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 14.7S 105.6E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 14.7S 104.9E | 75 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 14.7S 103.9E | 90 kt | 966 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 14.8S 103.1E | 110 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 14.9S 101.9E | 120 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 15.0S 101.1E | 110 kt | 950 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 15.1S 100.0E | 100 kt | 961 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 15.1S 99.0E | 100 kt | 961 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 15.1S 98.0E | 100 kt | 961 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 15.1S 96.9E | 95 kt | 966 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 15.3S 95.8E | 90 kt | 969 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 15.4S 94.9E | 90 kt | 969 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 15.4S 93.5E | 85 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 15.4S 92.4E | 80 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 15.3S 91.3E | 90 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 15.3S 90.0E | 110 kt | 951 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 15.2S 88.8E | 115 kt | 947 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 15.1S 87.6E | 125 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 15.0S 86.2E | 130 kt | 933 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 14.9S 85.0E | 130 kt | 930 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 14.8S 83.6E | 130 kt | 934 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 14.8S 82.3E | 130 kt | 934 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 14.8S 80.9E | 125 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 14.9S 79.5E | 115 kt | 947 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 15.2S 78.0E | 120 kt | 943 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 15.4S 76.5E | 125 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 15.6S 75.2E | 120 kt | 943 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 15.8S 74.0E | 125 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 15.9S 72.7E | 120 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 16.0S 71.4E | 115 kt | 947 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 16.1S 70.3E | 115 kt | 950 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 16.2S 69.2E | 115 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 16.4S 68.0E | 120 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 16.6S 67.0E | 140 kt | 923 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 17.0S 65.4E | 130 kt | 936 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 17.3S 64.0E | 130 kt | 933 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 17.7S 62.4E | 140 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 18.1S 60.6E | 130 kt | 935 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 20, 06:00 | 18.5S 58.7E | 120 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 20, 12:00 | 18.9S 56.7E | 115 kt | 951 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 20, 18:00 | 19.3S 54.8E | 110 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 00:00 | 19.8S 52.7E | 100 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 06:00 | 20.1S 51.1E | 95 kt | 968 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 12:00 | 20.8S 49.4E | 95 kt | 966 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 21, 18:00 | 21.1S 48.0E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 22, 00:00 | 21.0S 46.5E | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 06:00 | 21.2S 45.3E | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 22, 12:00 | 22.0S 43.6E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 22, 18:00 | 22.0S 42.6E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 23, 00:00 | 22.1S 41.4E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 06:00 | 22.4S 40.3E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 12:00 | 22.5S 39.6E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 18:00 | 22.5S 38.8E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 00:00 | 22.5S 37.6E | 60 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 06:00 | 22.4S 36.3E | 65 kt | 987 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 24, 12:00 | 22.5S 35.5E | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 18:00 | 22.6S 34.7E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 00:00 | 22.7S 34.0E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 06:00 | 22.8S 33.3E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 22.8S 33.1E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 22.6S 33.7E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 22.2S 33.3E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 21.9S 32.9E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 21.3S 33.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 20.9S 32.8E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 21.1S 32.5E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 21.2S 32.3E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 21.3S 31.5E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 21.2S 31.4E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 21.1S 31.5E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 21.0S 31.9E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 21.3S 32.0E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 21.7S 32.4E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 22.0S 33.2E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 22.3S 34.0E | 15 kt | 1011 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 22.6S 34.9E | 15 kt | 1011 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 22.9S 35.9E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 22.2S 36.3E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 21.8S 36.0E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 21.5S 37.3E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 21.5S 38.1E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 21.9S 38.1E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 22.0S 38.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 21.9S 38.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 22.0S 38.5E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 22.2S 38.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 22.3S 39.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 22.5S 39.6E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 22.6S 40.4E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 22.8S 41.2E | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 23.0S 41.9E | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 23.1S 42.1E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 23.4S 42.7E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 23.7S 43.2E | 45 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 24.1S 43.2E | 50 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 24.1S 42.9E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 23.9S 42.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 23.8S 42.6E | 65 kt | 978 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 23.4S 42.3E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 23.1S 42.1E | 90 kt | 962 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 22.8S 41.7E | 95 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 22.2S 41.0E | 95 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 21.6S 40.5E | 80 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 21.1S 40.2E | 75 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 20.9S 40.0E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 20.5S 39.6E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 20.1S 39.2E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 19.7S 39.0E | 55 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 19.3S 38.7E | 65 kt | 984 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 19.0S 38.5E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 18.6S 38.4E | 75 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 18.4S 38.3E | 75 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 18.3S 38.1E | 65 kt | 983 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 18.0S 37.6E | 75 kt | 978 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 17.9S 37.5E | 100 kt | 957 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 18.0S 37.4E | 95 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 17.8S 37.1E | 95 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 17.5S 36.9E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 17.3S 36.7E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 17.2S 36.4E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 17.2S 35.5E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 16.9S 35.1E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 16.7S 34.6E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 16.5S 34.3E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 16.1S 34.7E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 16.3S 33.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 16.1S 33.8E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 15.2S 33.8E | 15 kt | 1009 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
- Cyclone DarianSouth Indian · 2023
- Tropical Storm EllieSouth Indian · 2023
- Cyclone ChenesoSouth Indian · 2023
- Cyclone DinganiSouth 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.