2026 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Bakung 2025
Recorded track and intensity from Dec 10, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
This storm's record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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92 mph
Dec 14, 2025 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Bakung is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on Dec 10, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC at 5.1°S, 100.2°E. US-agency wind is not available for this first observation. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 92 mph, first recorded on Dec 14, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC at 10.8°S, 90.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 973 hPa on Dec 14, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 192 hours and approximately 1,400 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 9.8°S, 91.2°E on Dec 18, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Bakung in brief
What was Cyclone Bakung's highest wind speed?
92 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Dec 14, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Bakung?
Category 1 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Bakung's lowest pressure?
973 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Dec 14, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
When did Cyclone Bakung occur?
The archived track runs from Dec 10, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC to Dec 18, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Dec 10, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC to Dec 18, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Bakung form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 5.1°S, 100.2°E on Dec 10, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Cyclone Bakung make landfall?
No archived position places Cyclone Bakung's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive, with provisional positions from the JTWC operational best track; post-season analysis revises them. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Categories refer to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
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NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology