2023 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Freddy 2023
Recorded track and intensity from Feb 4, 2023 to Mar 14, 2023
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161 mph
Feb 19, 2023 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Freddy is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2023 season. Its archived track begins on Feb 4, 2023, 12:00 PM UTC at 12.3°S, 116.6°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 29 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 19, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 161 mph, first recorded on Feb 19, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC at 16.6°S, 67°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 923 hPa on Feb 19, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC.
The full record spans 912 hours and approximately 8,370 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 15.2°S, 33.8°E on Mar 14, 2023, 12:00 PM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Mar 13, 2023, 09:00 AM UTC.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Freddy in brief
What was Cyclone Freddy's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Feb 19, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Freddy?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Feb 19, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Freddy's lowest pressure?
923 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Feb 19, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC.
When did Cyclone Freddy occur?
The archived track runs from Feb 4, 2023, 12:00 PM UTC to Mar 14, 2023, 12:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Feb 4, 2023, 12:00 PM UTC to Mar 13, 2023, 09:00 AM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Freddy form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2023 season. Its first archived position is 12.3°S, 116.6°E on Feb 4, 2023, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Cyclone Freddy make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 3 recorded positions; the strongest is 98 mph on Mar 11, 2023, 09:00 PM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
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