2010 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Edzani 2010
Edzani crossed a broad stretch of the southern Indian Ocean in January 2010. Its strongest phase came after several days of westward movement, followed by a turn toward higher southern latitudes.
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161 mph
Jan 8, 2010 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
A long westward passage
The archived track begins near 9 degrees south and 96 degrees east on January 1. The early circulation moved mainly westward, gradually bending toward the southwest. During this first part of the journey, sustained winds remained below hurricane strength as the center crossed from the eastern Indian Ocean toward its central waters.
Strengthening accelerated later in the first week of January. Edzani reached an archived peak of 140 knots on January 8, equivalent to Category 5 on the one-minute wind scale. That peak occurred offshore, partway through a track with no recorded center position over land.
Turning south as winds eased
After the peak, the center curved southward near 72 degrees east while its winds declined. The tropical stage ended on January 11, but the archive continues to January 15. Those later positions carry the weakening circulation farther south and eventually southeast, well away from its low-latitude starting point.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Edzani in brief
What was Cyclone Edzani's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Jan 8, 2010, 12:00 PM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Edzani?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Jan 8, 2010, 12:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Edzani's lowest pressure?
918 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Jan 8, 2010, 12:00 PM UTC.
When did Cyclone Edzani occur?
The archived track runs from Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 PM UTC to Jan 15, 2010, 12:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Jan 1, 2010, 06:00 PM UTC to Jan 11, 2010, 03:00 PM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Edzani form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2010 season. Its first archived position is 9.2°S, 95.7°E on Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Cyclone Edzani make landfall?
No archived position places Cyclone Edzani'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