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SOUTH INDIAN · 2021 SEASON

Cyclone Faraji (2021)

Recorded track and intensity · 4 Feb 2021–16 Feb 2021

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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FARAJI: complete recorded track, 4 Feb 2021–16 Feb 2021Recorded track from 4 Feb 2021 to 16 Feb 2021. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.4 Feb, 00:00 UTC5 Feb, 00:00 UTC6 Feb, 00:00 UTC7 Feb, 00:00 UTC8 Feb, 00:00 UTC9 Feb, 00:00 UTC10 Feb, 00:00 UTC11 Feb, 00:00 UTC12 Feb, 00:00 UTC13 Feb, 00:00 UTC14 Feb, 00:00 UTC15 Feb, 00:00 UTC16 Feb, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 54 FEB16 FEB

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

8 Feb, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 920 hPa
0920809701601020kthPa4 Feb8 Feb12 Feb16 Feb

Forward speed & ACE

8 Feb, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 4 ktCumulative ACE 13.34 10⁴ kt²
0010152030kt10⁴ kt²4 Feb8 Feb12 Feb16 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 measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure920 hPa

8 Feb 2021 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration12.25 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance3,620 km

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 4 Feb 2021, 00:00 UTC at 10.6°S, 80.3°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 15 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 8 Feb 2021, 15:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 8 Feb 2021, 18:00 UTC at 14.3°S, 82.6°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 920 hPa on 8 Feb 2021, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 294 hours and approximately 3,620 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 18.2°S, 66.2°E on 16 Feb 2021, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 13 Feb 2021, 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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