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SOUTH INDIAN · 2024 SEASON

Cyclone Djoungou (2024)

Recorded track and intensity · 13 Feb 2024–20 Feb 2024

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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DJOUNGOU: complete recorded track, 13 Feb 2024–20 Feb 2024Recorded track from 13 Feb 2024 to 20 Feb 2024. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.MAURITIUSIndian Ocean14 Feb, 00:00 UTC15 Feb, 00:00 UTC16 Feb, 00:00 UTC17 Feb, 00:00 UTC18 Feb, 00:00 UTC19 Feb, 00:00 UTC20 Feb, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 513 FEB20 FEB

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Wind speed & pressure

18 Feb, 09:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 923 hPa
0920809701601020kthPa13 Feb15 Feb17 Feb20 Feb

Forward speed & ACE

18 Feb, 09:00 UTC
Forward speed 26 ktCumulative ACE 6.86 10⁴ kt²
00257.55015kt10⁴ kt²13 Feb15 Feb17 Feb20 Feb

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing observations make ACE partial. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure923 hPa

18 Feb 2024 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration7 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance4,660 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Djoungou is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2024 season. Its archived track begins on 13 Feb 2024, 06:00 UTC at 13.7°S, 66.1°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 first Category 5 observation appears on 18 Feb 2024, 09:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 18 Feb 2024, 09:00 UTC at 19.2°S, 77.5°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 923 hPa on 18 Feb 2024, 09:00 UTC.

The full record spans 168 hours and approximately 4,660 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 32.3°S, 100.5°E on 20 Feb 2024, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 19 Feb 2024, 15:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers 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.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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