Tropical Depression Jelawat (2023)
Tropical Depression Jelawat peaked at 30 kt in the Western Pacific between December 14, 2023 and December 18, 2023, with a lowest pressure of 1000 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Depression Jelawat, 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
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- December 14, 2023 to December 18, 2023
- Peak strength
- Tropical Depression, 30 kt (35 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb (29.53 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.0
- Identifier
- WP182023
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 14, 12:00 | 3.7N 140.6E | 10 kt | 1014 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 4.1N 140.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 4.5N 140.0E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 5.1N 138.8E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 5.5N 137.7E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 5.5N 136.8E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 5.5N 135.9E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 6.0N 134.2E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 6.5N 132.5E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 6.7N 131.4E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 6.8N 130.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 6.8N 129.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 6.8N 128.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 6.9N 127.7E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 7.1N 126.6E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 7.2N 125.9E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 7.1N 125.2E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 7.7N 125.1E | Tropical storm |
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- Super Typhoon MawarWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon GucholWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon TalimWestern Pacific · 2023
- Super Typhoon DoksuriWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon KhanunWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon LanWestern Pacific · 2023
- Tropical Storm DamreyWestern Pacific · 2023
- Super Typhoon SaolaWestern Pacific · 2023 · 3 deaths
- Typhoon HaikuiWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon KirogiWestern Pacific · 2023
- Tropical Storm Yun-YeungWestern Pacific · 2023
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon KoinuWestern Pacific · 2023
- Super Typhoon BolavenWestern Pacific · 2023
- Tropical Storm SanbaWestern Pacific · 2023
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 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.