2026 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Hayley 2025–2026
Recorded track and intensity from Dec 27, 2025 to Jan 1, 2026
This storm's record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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102 mph
Dec 29, 2025 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
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 Dec 27, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC at 11.9°S, 119°E. US-agency wind is not available for this first observation. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 102 mph, first recorded on Dec 29, 2025, 06:00 PM UTC at 16.1°S, 120.3°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 964 hPa on Dec 29, 2025, 06:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 126 hours and approximately 980 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 15.9°S, 128.6°E on Jan 1, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Hayley in brief
What was Cyclone Hayley's highest wind speed?
102 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Dec 29, 2025, 06:00 PM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Hayley?
Category 2 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Hayley's lowest pressure?
964 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Dec 29, 2025, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Cyclone Hayley occur?
The archived track runs from Dec 27, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC to Jan 1, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Dec 27, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC to Jan 1, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Hayley form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 11.9°S, 119°E on Dec 27, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC.
Did Cyclone Hayley make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 1 recorded position; the strongest is 74 mph on Dec 30, 2025, 03:00 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, 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 and Field documentation
Sources & methodology