Tropical cyclones in 2013
Tropical cyclones in 2013 Year summary map
First system Sonamu Formed January 1, 2013 Last system Bejisa Dissipated January 4, 2014 Name Haiyan Lowest pressure 895 mbar (hPa ); 26.43 inHg Name Wilma Duration 19 days Total systems 141 Named systems 89 Total fatalities 7,473 total Total damage $41 billion (2013 USD )
Other years 2011 , 2012 , 2013 . 2014 , 2015
Satellite photos of 21 tropical cyclones worldwide that reached at least Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson scale during 2013 , from Narelle in January to Bejisa in December. Haiyan (far right; on the third row) was the most intense with minimum central pressure of 895 hPa Throughout 2013, 139 tropical cyclones formed in seven different areas called basins . Of these, 67 have been named by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h , 40 mph ). The strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Typhoon Haiyan , which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 895 hPa (26.43 inHg ) and caused at least 6,300 deaths in the Philippines.[ 1] Hurricane Manuel , which was responsible for at least $4.2 billion worth of damages in Mexico.[ 2] major tropical cyclones formed in 2013, including five Category 5 tropical cyclones . The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2013 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 618.5 units.
Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation stayed in its neutral phase throughout the year, with no major fluctuations towards either an El Niño or La Niña event.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Summary
North Atlantic
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season was a very inactive season, featuring only two hurricanes and no major hurricanes.
Eastern Pacific
The 2013 Pacific hurricane season featured nine hurricanes, including Hurricane Manuel , the second costliest Pacific hurricane on record.
Western Pacific
The 2013 Pacific typhoon season was the most active season since the 2004 season , deadliest since 1975 , and featured Typhoon Haiyan , one of the strongest tropical cyclones to ever exist.
Systems
January
Cyclone Narelle January was very active, featuring fourteen systems, with seven of them being named.
Tropical cyclones formed in January 2013
Storm name
Dates active
Max wind
Pressure
Areas affected
DamageUSD )
Deaths
Refs
Sonamu (Auring)
January 1–10
95 (60)
990
Philippines ,
Vietnam , Borneo
Minimal
2
Narelle
January 5–15
195 (120)
930
East Timor , Indonesia , Western Australia , South Australia , Tasmania
$74 thousand
14
Bising
January 6–13
55 (35)
1002
Philippines
$37 thousand
none
[ 6]
07F
January 7–9
Not specified
1003
French Polynesia
none
none
08F
January 9–15
45 (30)
999
Wallis and Futuna , Fiji , Tonga
none
none
06U
January 12–16
Not specified
1004
none
none
none
Emang
January 12–17
65 (40)
994
none
none
none
Garry
January 14–27
150 (90)
965
Tokelau , Wallis and Futuna , Samoan Islands , Cook Islands
Minor
None
Oswald
January 17–28
65 (40)
991
Queensland , New South Wales
$2.52 billion
6
Peta
January 20–23
85 (50)
988
Western Australia
Minor
none
10F
January 26–28
Not specified
1000
Solomon Islands
none
none
11F
January 26–30
55 (35)
995
none
none
none
Felleng
January 26–February 3
165 (105)
935
Seychelles , Madagascar , Mauritius , Réunion
18
TL
January 30–31
Not specified
Not specified
none
none
none
February
Cyclone Rusty February was slightly above-average, featuring eleven systems, with five of them being named.
March
Cyclone Sandra March was slightly below-average featuring eight systems, of which only two were named.
Tropical cyclones formed in March 2013
Storm name
Dates active
Max wind
Pressure
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Refs
Sandra
March 5–14
185 (115)
930
New Caledonia , New Zealand
None
None
Tim
March 10–20
95 (60)
985
Northern Territory , Queensland
Minimal
None
18F
March 12–15
Not Specified
1003
Fiji
None
None
19F
March 14–17
Not specified
1006
Vanuatu
None
None
15U
March 17–23
65 (40)
1000
None
None
None
TD
March 20–21
Not Specified
1006
Philippines
None
None
16U
March 25 – April 2
Not Specified
1003
Northern Territory
None
None
20F
March 27–30
Not specified
1004
None
None
None
April
Cyclone Imelda April was slightly below-average, with six systems forming, with three of them being named.
May
Hurricane Barbara
Tropical cyclones formed in May 2013
Storm name
Dates active
Max wind
Pressure
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Refs
Jamala
May 9–11
75 (45)
992
None
None
None
Viyaru
May 10–17
85 (50)
990
Indonesia , Thailand , Sri Lanka , India, Bangladesh
Myanmar
>$35.3 million
107
TL
May 14
Not specified
1007
None
None
None
Alvin
May 15–17
95 (60)
1000
None
None
None
Barbara
May 28–30
130 (80)
983
Central America, Mexico
$358 million
5
BOB 02
May 29–31
45 (30)
990
India, Bangladesh
None
None
June
Hurricane Cosme
July
Typhoon Soulik
Tropical cyclones formed in July 2013
Storm name
Dates active
Max wind
Pressure
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Refs
Erick
July 4–9
130 (80)
983
Mexico
Minimal
2
Soulik (Huaning)
July 7–14
185 (115)
925
Philippines , China, Taiwan , Japan
$600 million
15
[ 8]
Chantal
July 7–10
100 (65)
1003
Lesser Antilles , Puerto Rico , Hispaniola
$10 million
1
Cimaron (Isang)
July 15–18
75 (45)
1000
Philippines Taiwan , China
$322 million
6
TD
July 18–20
55 (35)
1000
None
None
None
Dorian
July 23– August 3
95 (60)
1002
The Bahamas , Florida
None
None
Flossie
July 25–30
110 (70)
994
Hawaii
$24.000
None
Jebi (Jolina)
July 28 – August 3
95 (60)
985
Philippines China, Vietnam , Laos , Thailand
$80.9 million
7
[ 9]
BOB 03
July 30 – August 1
45 (30)
990
India, Bangladesh
None
None
Gil
July 30 – August 6
140 (85)
985
None
None
None
August
Typhoon Utor
Tropical cyclones formed in August 2013
Storm name
Dates active
Max wind
Pressure
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Refs
Henriette
August 3–11
165 (105)
976
None
None
None
Mangkhut (Kiko)
August 5–8
75 (45)
992
Philippines China, Vietnam , Laos , Thailand
$10 million
4
[ 10]
Utor (Labuyo)
August 8–18
195 (120)
925
Philippines China
$3.55 billion
97
[ 11]
TD
August 10–12
Not Specified
1002
None
None
None
13W
August 15–19
55 (35)
996
Japan, China
None
None
Erin
August 15–18
75 (45)
1006
Cape Verde
Minimal
None
Trami (Maring)
August 16–24
110 (70)
965
Philippines Taiwan , Japan, China
$598 million
34
Pewa
August 16–26
100 (65)
990
None
None
None
Unala
August 19
65 (40)
1000
None
None
None
Three-C
August 19–20
55 (35)
1008
None
None
None
LAND 01
August 20–23
45 (30)
990
India
None
4
Ivo
August 22–25
75 (45)
997
Mexico, Western United States
$30.000
1
Fernand
August 25–26
95 (60)
1001
Mexico
$1 million
14
Kong-rey (Nando)
August 25–30
100 (65)
980
Philippines Taiwan , China, Japan, South Korea
$21.2 million
9
TD
August 27–29
Not Specified
1002
None
None
None
TD
August 27–30
Not Specified
1008
None
None
None
Juliette
August 28–29
100 (65)
997
Mexico
Minimal
1
Yutu
August 29 –September 5
65 (40)
1002
None
None
None
Kiko
August 30 – September 2
120 (75)
989
Baja California
None
None
Toraji
August 31 – September 4
95 (60)
985
Taiwan ,
Japan
Minimal
3
September
Typhoon Usagi
Tropical cyclones formed in September 2013
Storm name
Dates active
Max wind
Pressure
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Refs
Gabrielle
September 4–13
100 (65)
1003
Lesser Antilles , Puerto Rico , Hispaniola , Bermuda , Atlantic Canada
Minimal
None
Lorena
September 5–7
85 (50)
1002
Mexico
Minimal
None
Eight
September 6–7
55 (35)
1008
Mexico
None
None
Humberto
September 8–19
150 (90)
979
Cape Verde
Minimal
None
Man-yi
September 11–16
120 (75)
960
Japan, Kamchatka Peninsula
$1.62 billion
6
Ingrid
September 12–17
140 (85)
983
Mexico, Texas
$1.5 billion
23
Manuel
September 13–19
120 (75)
983
Mexico, Texas
$4.2 billion
123
18W
September 15–21
55 (35)
996
Vietnam , Laos , Thailand
$79.7 million
23
Usagi (Odette)
September 16–24
205 (125)
910
Philippines
Taiwan , China
$4.32 billion
39
Pabuk
September 19–27
110 (70)
965
Northern Mariana Islands
None
None
TD
September 22–23
Not Specified
1010
None
None
None
Wutip (Paolo)
September 25 – October 1
120 (75)
965
Philippines China, Vietnam , Laos , Thailand
$524 million
25
Sepat
September 29 – October 2
75 (45)
992
Japan, Kamchatka Peninsula
None
None
Jerry
September 29 – October 3
85 (50)
1005
Azores
None
None
Fitow (Quedan)
September 29 – October 7
140 (85)
960
Philippines Ryukyu Islands , Taiwan , China
$10.4 billion
12
October
Typhoon Lekima
Tropical cyclones formed in October 2013
Storm name
Dates active
Max wind
Pressure
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Refs
Danas (Ramil)
October 1–9
165 (105)
935
Northern Mariana Islands , Guam , Ryukyu Islands , Japan, South Korea
$228 thousand
None
TD
October 2–4
Not Specified
1006
None
None
None
Karen
October 3–6
100 (65)
998
Yucatán Peninsula , Gulf Coast of the United States , Eastern United States
Minimal
None
Phailin
October 4–14
215 (130)
940
Malay Peninsula , Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Myanmar , India, Nepal
$4.26 billion
45
Narda
October 6–10
100 (65)
997
None
None
None
Nari (Santi)
October 8–16
140 (85)
965
Philippines China, Vietnam , Laos , Cambodia , Thailand
$161 million
87
Wipha (Tino)
October 9–16
165 (105)
930
Northern Mariana Islands , Guam , Japan, Kamchatka Peninsula , Alaska
$405 million
41
Octave
October 12–15
100 (65)
994
Baja California
Minimal
13
Priscilla
October 14–16
75 (45)
1001
None
None
None
Francisco (Urduja)
October 15–26
195 (120)
920
Guam , Japan
$150 thousand
None
27W
October 17–22
55 (35)
1002
None
None
None
01F
October 19–20
Not Specified
1004
Solomon Islands , Vanuatu
None
None
Lekima
October 19–26
215 (130)
905
Northern Mariana Islands , Iwo Jima , Japan
None
None
02F
October 19–23
Not Specified
1002
Kiribati , Vanuatu
None
None
Raymond
October 20–30
205 (125)
951
Mexico
Minimal
None
03F
October 21–22
Not Specified
1005
Solomon Islands
None
None
Lorenzo
October 21–24
85 (50)
1000
None
None
None
01
October 23–27
65 (40)
997
Chagos Archipelago
None
None
04F
October 25–27
Not Specified
1007
Solomon Islands
None
None
Krosa (Vinta)
October 27 – November 5
140 (85)
970
Philippines Taiwan , China, Vietnam
$6.4 million
4
November
Typhoon Haiyan
Tropical cyclones formed in November 2013
Storm name
Dates active
Max wind
Pressure
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Refs
Sonia
November 1–4
75 (45)
1002
Mexico
Minimal
None
30W (Wilma)
November 2–17
55 (35)
1003
Philippines , Vietnam , Cambodia , Thailand , Myanmar , Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Sri Lanka , India, Yemen
Minimal
16
Haiyan (Yolanda)
November 3–11
230 (145)
895
Philippines , China, Vietnam , Laos
$2.98 billion
6,352
[ 12]
ARB 01
November 8–11
55 (35)
1002
Somaliland , Somalia , Ethiopia
Unknown
140
Podul (Zoraida)
November 11–15
65 (40)
1000
Philippines , Vietnam , Laos , Cambodia
$72 million
44
TD
November 17–18
Not Specified
1006
Vietnam
None
None
Melissa
November 18–21
100 (65)
980
Azores
None
None
Helen
November 19–23
100 (65)
990
India
$796 million
11
Lehar
November 19–28
140 (85)
980
Indonesia , Malaysia , Thailand , Andaman and Nicobar Islands , India
Minimal
None
Alessia
November 20 – December 1
85 (50)
991
Indonesia , Western Australia , Northern Territory , Queensland
None
None
December
Cyclone Bruce
Global effects
There are a total of seven tropical cyclone basins that tropical cyclones typically form in this table, data from all these basins are added. [ 13]
Season name
Areas affected
Systems formed
Named storms
Hurricane-force
DamageUSD )
Deaths
Ref.
North Atlantic Ocean [ a] Yucatán Peninsula , Greater Antilles , Eastern United States , Atlantic Canada , Central America , Yucatan Peninsula , Lesser Antilles , Lucayan Archipelago , Gulf Coast of the United States , Northeastern United States , Azores
15
14
2
$1.76 billion
56
Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean [ a] Central America , Southwestern Mexico, Eastern Mexico, Western Mexico, Baja California Peninsula , Western United States , Northwestern Mexico
21
20
9
≥$4.64 billion
181
Western Pacific Ocean [ b] Philippines , Vietnam , Borneo , Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan , Ryukyu Islands , South Korea , Laos , Thailand , Okinawa , Kamchatka Peninsula , Northern Mariana Islands , Palau , Guam , Malay Peninsula , Cambodia , Alaska , Myanmar , Chuuk , Yap , Indonesia , Malaysia
45
29
15
$26.379 billion
6,836
North Indian Ocean [ c] India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Southern India , Nepal , Myanmar , Thailand , Maldives , Indonesia , Somalia , Ethiopia , Yemen , Malay Peninsula
9
5
4
$5.09 billion
345
South-West Indian Ocean
January – June [ d] [ e] Seychelles , Madagascar , Mauritius , Réunion Island , Mozambique , St Brandon , Rodrigues
6
6
4
Unknown
34
July – December [ b] Chagos Archipelago , Rodrigues , Seychelles , Réunion , Mauritius
3
3
2
$89.2 million
1
Australian region
January – June [ d] East Timor , Indonesia , Western Australia , South Australia , Tasmania , Queensland , New South Wales . Cocos (Keeling) Island , Northern Territory , Papua New Guinea
17
7
5
$3.03 billion
20
July – December [ b] Western Australia , Northern Territory , Queensland , Cocos Islands , South Australia , Victoria
4
3
2
Unknown
—
South Pacific Ocean
January – June [ d] Tokelau , Wallis and Futuna , Samoan Islands , Cook Islands , Solomon Islands , French Polynesia , New Caledonia , Vanuatu , Fiji , Tonga , New Zealand
15
2
—
Unknown
—
July – December [ b] Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , Kiribati , Fiji , Tonga
6
—
—
—
—
Worldwide
141[ f]
89
43
7,473
^ a b The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
^ a b c d Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2013 are counted in the seasonal totals.
^ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
^ a b c Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2013 are counted in the seasonal totals.
^ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France , which uses wind gusts.
^ The sum of the number of systems in each basin will not equal the number shown as the total. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems.
See also
Notes
1 The "strength" of a tropical cyclone is measured by the minimum barometric pressure, not wind speed. Most meteorological organizations rate the intensity of a storm by this figure, so the lower the minimum pressure of the storm, the more intense or "stronger" it is considered to be. 2 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2013 are counted in the seasonal totals. 3 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2013 are counted in the seasonal totals. 4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
5 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds. 6 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France which uses gust winds.
References
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