2024 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Djoungou 2024
Recorded track and intensity from Feb 13, 2024 to Feb 20, 2024
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161 mph
Feb 18, 2024 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
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 Feb 13, 2024, 06:00 AM 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 Feb 18, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 161 mph, first recorded on Feb 18, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC at 19.2°S, 77.5°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 923 hPa on Feb 18, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC.
The full record spans 168 hours and approximately 2,900 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 32.3°S, 100.5°E on Feb 20, 2024, 06:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Feb 19, 2024, 03:00 PM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Djoungou in brief
What was Cyclone Djoungou's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Feb 18, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Djoungou?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Feb 18, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Djoungou's lowest pressure?
923 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Feb 18, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC.
When did Cyclone Djoungou occur?
The archived track runs from Feb 13, 2024, 06:00 AM UTC to Feb 20, 2024, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Feb 13, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC to Feb 19, 2024, 03:00 PM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Djoungou form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2024 season. Its first archived position is 13.7°S, 66.1°E on Feb 13, 2024, 06:00 AM UTC.
Did Cyclone Djoungou make landfall?
No archived position places Cyclone Djoungou'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. 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 and Field documentation
Sources & methodology