2025 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Errol 2025
Recorded track and intensity from Apr 9, 2025 to Apr 18, 2025
This storm's record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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159 mph
Apr 16, 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
Errol is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2025 season. Its archived track begins on Apr 9, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC at 8.6°S, 132.3°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 Apr 16, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 159 mph, first recorded on Apr 16, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC at 14.4°S, 118.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 919 hPa on Apr 16, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 216 hours and approximately 1,570 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 16.1°S, 124.6°E on Apr 18, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Apr 18, 2025, 09:00 AM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Errol in brief
What was Cyclone Errol's highest wind speed?
159 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Apr 16, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Errol?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Apr 16, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Errol's lowest pressure?
919 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Apr 16, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
When did Cyclone Errol occur?
The archived track runs from Apr 9, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC to Apr 18, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Apr 9, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC to Apr 18, 2025, 09:00 AM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Errol form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2025 season. Its first recorded position is 8.6°S, 132.3°E on Apr 9, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Cyclone Errol make landfall?
No archived position places Cyclone Errol'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. 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.
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NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology