2021 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Faraji 2021
Recorded track and intensity from Feb 4, 2021 to Feb 16, 2021
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161 mph
Feb 8, 2021 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Faraji is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2021 season. Its archived track begins on Feb 4, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC at 10.6°S, 80.3°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 17 mph. 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 8, 2021, 03:00 PM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 161 mph, first recorded on Feb 8, 2021, 06:00 PM UTC at 14.3°S, 82.6°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 920 hPa on Feb 8, 2021, 06:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 294 hours and approximately 2,250 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 18.2°S, 66.2°E on Feb 16, 2021, 06:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Feb 13, 2021, 03:00 PM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Faraji in brief
What was Cyclone Faraji's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Feb 8, 2021, 06:00 PM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Faraji?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Feb 8, 2021, 03:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Faraji's lowest pressure?
920 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Feb 8, 2021, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Cyclone Faraji occur?
The archived track runs from Feb 4, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC to Feb 16, 2021, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Feb 4, 2021, 12:00 PM UTC to Feb 13, 2021, 03:00 PM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Faraji form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2021 season. Its first archived position is 10.6°S, 80.3°E on Feb 4, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC.
Did Cyclone Faraji make landfall?
No archived position places Cyclone Faraji'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