Cyclone Kevin (2023)
Cyclone Kevin reached Category 4 in the South Pacific between February 27, 2023 and March 8, 2023, with a lowest pressure of 918 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Kevin, 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 Pacific
- Dates
- February 27, 2023 to March 8, 2023
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 135 kt (155 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 918 mb (27.11 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 84 km (52 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.6
- Identifier
- SH162023
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 27, 12:00 | 14.5S 149.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 14.1S 151.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 12.6S 153.1E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 12.3S 155.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 11.8S 156.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 13.2S 158.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 13.1S 159.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 13.0S 160.5E | 25 kt | 996 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 13.3S 161.4E | 30 kt | 994 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 14.0S 162.7E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 14.5S 163.2E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 15.1S 163.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 15.6S 164.5E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 16.3S 165.7E | 75 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 17.0S 166.6E | 80 kt | 971 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 17.7S 167.6E | 90 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 18.6S 168.7E | 100 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 19.7S 170.0E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 20.8S 171.4E | 135 kt | 920 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 22.1S 173.1E | 135 kt | 918 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 23.4S 175.2E | 120 kt | 936 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 24.6S 177.3E | 105 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 25.8S 179.8E | 90 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 26.8S 177.4W | 80 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 28.1S 174.5W | 70 kt | 971 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 29.0S 171.9W | 65 kt | 976 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 29.6S 169.9W | 50 kt | 984 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 30.5S 167.2W | 50 kt | 980 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 31.8S 164.9W | 40 kt | 985 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 33.0S 163.6W | 35 kt | 987 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 35.0S 197.2E | 979 mb | Not reported | |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 36.5S 197.7E | 973 mb | Not reported | |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 38.0S 198.5E | 970 mb | Not reported | |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 39.4S 197.5E | 970 mb | Not reported | |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 39.5S 196.6E | 968 mb | Not reported | |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 39.7S 196.7E | 968 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 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.