2023 North Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Mocha 2023
Recorded track and intensity from May 8, 2023 to May 15, 2023
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167 mph
May 14, 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
Mocha is listed in the North Indian basin for the 2023 season. Its archived track begins on May 8, 2023, 06:00 PM UTC at 7.7°N, 91.4°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 May 13, 2023, 03:00 PM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 167 mph, first recorded on May 14, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC at 18.7°N, 91.7°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 908 hPa on May 14, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC.
The full record spans 150 hours and approximately 1,610 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 25.1°N, 97.8°E on May 15, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on May 14, 2023, 09:00 PM UTC.
IMPACT
Reported impact
| Deaths | 463 |
|---|---|
| Areas affected | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, People's Republic of China, Sri Lanka |
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Mocha in brief
What was Cyclone Mocha's highest wind speed?
167 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on May 14, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Mocha?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on May 13, 2023, 03:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Mocha's lowest pressure?
908 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on May 14, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC.
When did Cyclone Mocha occur?
The archived track runs from May 8, 2023, 06:00 PM UTC to May 15, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from May 8, 2023, 06:00 PM UTC to May 14, 2023, 09:00 PM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Mocha form?
In the North Indian basin, in the 2023 season. Its first archived position is 7.7°N, 91.4°E on May 8, 2023, 06:00 PM UTC.
Did Cyclone Mocha make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 1 recorded position; the strongest is 132 mph on May 14, 2023, 09:00 AM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
How many people died in Cyclone Mocha?
463 deaths are recorded by Wikidata.
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