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NORTH INDIAN · 2007 SEASON

Cyclone Gonu (2007)

Recorded track and intensity · 31 May 2007–8 Jun 2007

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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GONU: complete recorded track, 31 May 2007–8 Jun 2007Recorded track from 31 May 2007 to 8 Jun 2007. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.INDIA1 Jun, 00:00 UTC2 Jun, 00:00 UTC3 Jun, 00:00 UTC4 Jun, 00:00 UTC5 Jun, 00:00 UTC6 Jun, 00:00 UTC7 Jun, 00:00 UTC8 Jun, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 531 MAY8 JUN

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

4 Jun, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 145 ktPressure 914 hPa
0880809501601020kthPa31 May2 Jun5 Jun8 Jun

Forward speed & ACE

4 Jun, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 9 ktCumulative ACE 8.51 10⁴ kt²
0010102020kt10⁴ kt²31 May2 Jun5 Jun8 Jun

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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 wind145 kt

167 mph / 269 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure898 hPa

4 Jun 2007 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration7.75 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance2,290 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Gonu is listed in the North Indian basin for the 2007 season. Its archived track begins on 31 May 2007, 06:00 UTC at 13.7°N, 71.6°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 4 Jun 2007, 09:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 145 knots (167 mph / 269 km/h), first recorded on 4 Jun 2007, 12:00 UTC at 20°N, 64.1°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 898 hPa on 4 Jun 2007, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 186 hours and approximately 2,290 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 25.9°N, 57.8°E on 8 Jun 2007, 00:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 7 Jun 2007, 21:00 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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