Note: This report catalogs recent tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and East Pacific and places each basin’s tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context. It is not updated in real time. Users seeking the real time status and forecasts of tropical cyclones should visit The National Hurricane Center.
Australian Basin
![]() Tropical Storm Jasmine Satellite Image ![]() Australian Scale Color Legend |
![]() Tropical Storm Jasmine Track ![]() Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend |
Tropical Cyclone | Jasmine | ||||||||
Cyclogenesis Date | 02/04 | ||||||||
Cyclolysis Date | 02/16 | ||||||||
Highest Australian Category | Cat 1 | Maximum Gust | 110 km/h | ||||||
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | Cat 4 | ||||||||
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 132 mph (115 kt or 213 km/h) | ||||||||
Min Pressure | 978 mbar | ||||||||
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 22.0025 x 104 | ||||||||
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | |||||||||
Deaths | N/A | ||||||||
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. |
South Pacific Basin
![]() Tropical Storm Cyril Satellite Image |
![]() Tropical Storm Cyril Forecast Track ![]() Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend |
Tropical Cyclone | Cyril | ||||||||
Cyclogenesis Date | 02/06 | ||||||||
Cyclolysis Date | 02/08 | ||||||||
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | TS | ||||||||
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 63 mph (55 kt or 102 km/h) | ||||||||
Min Pressure | 987 mbar | ||||||||
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 1.3950 x 104 | ||||||||
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | |||||||||
Deaths | |||||||||
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. |
South Indian Basin
![]() Tropical Storm Giovanna Satellite Image |
![]() Tropical Storm Giovanna Forecast Track ![]() Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend |
Tropical Cyclone | Giovanna | ||||||||
Cyclogenesis Date | 02/09 | ||||||||
Cyclolysis Date | 02/21 | ||||||||
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | Cat 4 | ||||||||
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 144 mph (125 kt or 232 km/h) | ||||||||
Min Pressure | 932 mbar | ||||||||
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 27.0975 x 104 | ||||||||
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | 02/13 - Madagascar (125 kt or 232 km/h) | ||||||||
Deaths | 18 | ||||||||
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. |
![]() Tropical Storm Hilwa Satellite Image |
![]() Tropical Storm Hilwa Forecast Track ![]() Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend |
Tropical Cyclone | Hilwa | ||||||||
Cyclogenesis Date | 02/14 | ||||||||
Cyclolysis Date | 02/22 | ||||||||
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | TS | ||||||||
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 58 mph (50 kt or 93 km/h) | ||||||||
Min Pressure | 993 mbar | ||||||||
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 4.5400 x 104 | ||||||||
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | |||||||||
Deaths | 0 | ||||||||
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. |
![]() Tropical Storm Irina Satellite Image |
![]() Tropical Storm Irina Forecast Track ![]() Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend |
Tropical Cyclone | Irina | ||||||||
Cyclogenesis Date | 02/29 | ||||||||
Cyclolysis Date | 03/09 | ||||||||
Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | TS | ||||||||
Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 69 mph (60 kt or 111 km/h) | ||||||||
Min Pressure | 979 mbar | ||||||||
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 8.1125 x 104 | ||||||||
Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | |||||||||
Deaths | 77 | ||||||||
*The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. |