Cyclone Hidaya (2024)
Cyclone Hidaya reached Category 1 in the South Indian between April 29, 2024 and May 4, 2024, with a lowest pressure of 977 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Hidaya, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2024 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
- April 29, 2024 to May 4, 2024
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 80 kt (92 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 977 mb (28.85 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.2
- Identifier
- SH232024
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 18:00 | 6.9S 47.4E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 30, 00:00 | 6.9S 46.5E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 30, 06:00 | 7.0S 45.9E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 30, 12:00 | 7.6S 45.7E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 30, 18:00 | 8.0S 45.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 1, 00:00 | 8.4S 45.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 1, 06:00 | 8.7S 45.2E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 1, 12:00 | 8.8S 45.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 18:00 | 8.8S 44.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 00:00 | 8.8S 44.4E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 06:00 | 8.8S 44.1E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 12:00 | 8.8S 43.9E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 18:00 | 8.8S 43.7E | 60 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 00:00 | 8.7S 43.2E | 75 kt | 979 mb | Typhoon |
| May 3, 06:00 | 8.4S 42.3E | 80 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| May 3, 12:00 | 8.1S 41.4E | 75 kt | 979 mb | Typhoon |
| May 3, 18:00 | 8.0S 41.1E | 70 kt | 985 mb | Typhoon |
| May 4, 00:00 | 7.9S 40.6E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 06:00 | 7.8S 39.8E | 50 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 12:00 | 7.7S 38.6E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 2024
- Cyclone AlvaroSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone AnggrekSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone BelalSouth Indian · 2024
- Tropical Storm CandiceSouth Indian · 2024
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone DjoungouSouth Indian · 2024
- Tropical Storm LincolnSouth Indian · 2024
- Tropical Storm EleanorSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone FilipoSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone NevilleSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone MeganSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone GamaneSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone OlgaSouth Indian · 2024
- Cyclone IalySouth Indian · 2024
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2024
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.