SOUTH INDIAN · 2026 SEASON

Tropical Storm Hayley (2025)

Recorded track and intensity · 28 Dec 2025–31 Dec 2025

PEAK INTENSITYUnclassified

This storm’s record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.

HAYLEY: complete recorded track, 28 Dec 2025–31 Dec 2025Recorded track from 28 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.29 Dec, 00:00 UTC30 Dec, 00:00 UTC31 Dec, 00:00 UTCPeak · Unclassified28 DEC31 DEC

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DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Wind speed 35 ktPressure 1001 hPa
0960809901601020kthPa28 Dec29 Dec30 Dec31 Dec
Forward speed 5 ktCumulative ACE Not recorded
00102.5205kt10⁴ kt²28 Dec29 Dec30 Dec31 Dec
Maximum sustained windNot recorded

US-agency wind unavailable

Minimum recorded pressureNot recorded

No pressure measurement · tropical stage

Recorded track duration2.75 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance920 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Hayley is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on 28 Dec 2025, 06:00 UTC at 13.1°S, 119.5°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 35 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

A peak US-agency wind measurement is unavailable. No tropical-stage central pressure measurement is available in this record.

The full record spans 66 hours and approximately 920 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 16.9°S, 125.4°E on 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive and the JTWC operational best track. The peak category, unclassified, 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.

QUICK ANSWERS

Hayley in brief

What was Tropical Storm Hayley’s highest wind speed?

The archive holds no US-agency wind measurement for Tropical Storm Hayley.

What category was Tropical Storm Hayley?

Tropical Storm Hayley is not recorded at hurricane strength on the Saffir–Simpson scale in this archive.

What was Tropical Storm Hayley’s lowest pressure?

No tropical-stage central pressure is recorded for Tropical Storm Hayley.

When did Tropical Storm Hayley occur?

The archived track runs from 28 Dec 2025, 06:00 UTC to 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC.

Where did Tropical Storm Hayley form?

In the South Indian basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 13.1°S, 119.5°E on 28 Dec 2025, 06:00 UTC.

Did Tropical Storm Hayley make landfall?

No archived position places Tropical Storm Hayley’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. Categories refer 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 · Field documentation

Sources & methodology