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NORTH INDIAN · 2023 SEASON

Cyclone Mocha (2023)

Recorded track and intensity · 8 May 2023–15 May 2023

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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MOCHA: complete recorded track, 8 May 2023–15 May 2023Recorded track from 8 May 2023 to 15 May 2023. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.INDIA9 May, 00:00 UTC10 May, 00:00 UTC11 May, 00:00 UTC12 May, 00:00 UTC13 May, 00:00 UTC14 May, 00:00 UTC15 May, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 58 MAY15 MAY

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Wind speed & pressure

14 May, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 145 ktPressure 908 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa8 May10 May12 May15 May

Forward speed & ACE

14 May, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 12 ktCumulative ACE 12.47 10⁴ kt²
0020104020kt10⁴ kt²8 May10 May12 May15 May

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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 pressure908 hPa

14 May 2023 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration6.25 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance2,600 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Mocha is listed in the North Indian basin for the 2023 season. Its archived track begins on 8 May 2023, 18:00 UTC at 7.7°N, 91.4°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 25 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 13 May 2023, 15:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 145 knots (167 mph / 269 km/h), first recorded on 14 May 2023, 00:00 UTC at 18.7°N, 91.7°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 908 hPa on 14 May 2023, 00:00 UTC.

The full record spans 150 hours and approximately 2,600 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 25.1°N, 97.8°E on 15 May 2023, 00:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 14 May 2023, 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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