Tropical cyclones in 2013

Tropical cyclones in 2013
	Year summary map
Year boundaries
First system	Sonamu
Formed	January 1, 2013
Last system	Bejisa
Dissipated	January 4, 2014
Strongest system
Name	Haiyan
Lowest pressure	895 mbar/hPa; 26.43 inHg
Longest lasting system
Name	30W (Wilma)
Duration	19 days
Year statistics
Total systems	139
Named systems	67
Total fatalities	9,221 total
Total damage	$35.2 billion (2013 USD)
Related articles
	2013 Atlantic hurricane season; 2013 Pacific hurricane season; 2013 Pacific typhoon season; 2013 North Indian Ocean cyclone season; 2012–13 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season; 2013–14 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season; 2012–13 Australian region cyclone season; 2013–14 Australian region cyclone season; 2012–13 South Pacific cyclone season; 2013–14 South Pacific cyclone season;

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, deadliest, and costliest tropical cyclone of the year was Typhoon Haiyan, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 895 hPa (26.43 inHg).[1]

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

North Atlantic

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season was very inactive. It had only two hurricanes and no major hurricanes.

Eastern Pacific

The 2013 Pacific hurricane season featured Hurricane Manuel, the costliest Pacific hurricane on record.

Western Pacific

The 2013 Pacific typhoon season was a hyperactive season that featured Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in recorded history.

Summary

Systems

January

Cyclone Narelle

Tropical cyclones formed in January 2013
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
Sonamu	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
07 F	January 7–9	Not specified	1003	French Polynesia	none	none
08 F	January 9–15	45 (30)	999	Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga	none	none
06 U	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
10 F	January 26–28	Not specified	1000	Solomon Islands	none	none
11 F	January 26–30	55 (35)	995	none	none	none
Felleng	January 26–February 3	165 (105)	935	Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion Island	Unknown	9
TL	January 30–31	Not specified	Not specified	none	none	none

February

Cyclone Rusty

Tropical cyclones formed in February 2013
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
12 F	February 2	Not specified	1000	French Polynesia	None	None
13 F	February 3–7	Not specified	997	Cook Islands	None	None
TL	February 6–10	Not specified	Not specified	None	None	None
Haley	February 7—11	75 (45)	990	Cook Islands	None	None
Gino	February 11—15	140 (85)	953	None	None	None
Haruna	February 18—25	150 (90)	960	Mozambique Madagascar	Unknown	39
Shanshan (Crising)	February 18—23	65 (40)	1002	Philippines, Borneo	$275 Thousand	11
15F	February 21—24	Not Specified	1004	Fiji	None	None
Rusty	February 22—28	165 (105)	944	Western Australia, South Australia	$510 million	None
11U	February 22—28	55 (35)	995	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	None	None
16F	February 28 —March 7	Not Specified	998	New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji	None	None

March

Cyclone Sandra

Tropical Cyclones Formed in March 2013
Storm Name	Dates Active	Max wind mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
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

Tropical Cyclones Formed in April 2013
Storm Name	Dates Active	Max wind mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
Imelda	April 5—16	150 (90)	960	St. Brandon Mauritius, Rodrigues	None	None
Victoria	April 7—12	140 (85)	971	Western Australia	None	None
TL	April 10—15	Not Specified	1006	None	None	None
21F	April 20—27	Not Specified	1007	None	None	None
Zane	April 27— May 1	120 (75)	983	Papua New Guinea, Queensland	None	None
22F	April 28 — May 1	Not Specified	993	None	None	None

May

Hurricane Barbara

Tropical Cyclones Formed in May 2013
Storm Name	Dates Active	Max wind mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
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

Tropical Cyclones Formed in June 2013
Storm Name	Dates Active	Max wind mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
Andrea	June 5—7	100 (65)	992	Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Eastern United States, Atlantic Canada	$86.000	4
Yagi (Dante)	June 6—12	85 (50)	990	Philippines Japan	None	None
TD	June 14—15	55 (35)	994	China	None	None
Leepi (Emong)	June 16—21	75 (45)	994	Philippines Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, South Korea, Japan	None	None
Barry	June 17—20	75 (45)	1003	Mexico, Belize	Minimal	5
TL	June 19—25	Not Specified	1000	None	None	None
Bebinca (Fabian)	June 19—24	75 (45)	990	Philippines China, Vietnam	$13.6 million	1
Cosme	June 23—27	140 (85)	980	Mexico	Minimal	4
Rumbia (Gorio)	June 27 — July 2	95 (60)	985	Philippines China	$191 million	7
Dalila	June 29 — July 7	130 (80)	984	Mexico	Minimal	None

July

Typhoon Soulik

Tropical Cyclones Formed in July 2013
Storm Name	Dates Active	Max wind mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
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
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
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 mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
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
Utor (Labuyo)	August 8—18	195 (120)	925	Philippines China	$3.55 billion	97
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 mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
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 mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
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
Lorenzo	October 21—24	85 (50)	1000	None	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
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 mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
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
Podul (Zoraide)	November 11—15	65 (40)	1000	Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia	$72 million	44
ARB 01	November 8—11	55 (35)	1002	Somaliland, Somalia, Ethiopia	Unknown	140
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

Tropical Cyclones Formed in December 2013
Storm Name	Dates Active	Max wind mph (km/h)	Min pressure (mbar)	Areas Affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
33W	December 3	Not Specified	1006	None	None	None
Unnamed	December 5—7	85 (50)	997	Azores	None	None
Madi	December 6—13	120 (75)	986	Sri Lanka, India, Maldives	Unknown	None
05F	December 9—13	Not Specified	999	Fiji, Tonga	None	None
Amara	December 14—27	205 (125)	935	Rodrigues	None	None
Bruce	December 16—23	220 (240)	920	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	None	None
Christine	December 22 — January 1	165 (105)	948	Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria	Minimal	None
06F	December 23—29	Not Specified	1003	Vanuatu	None	None
Bejisa	December 27 —January 4	175 (110)	950	Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritius	>$89.2 million	1

Global effects

Season name	Areas affected	Systems formed	Named storms	Damage (USD)	Deaths
2013 Atlantic hurricane season	Cuba, Eastern United States, Atlantic Canada, Belize, Hispaniola, The Bahamas, Cape Verde, Mexico, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola,Bermuda, Yucatán Peninsula, United States Gulf Coast, Northeastern United States, Azores	15	14	≥$1.512 billion	54
2013 Pacific hurricane season		21	20	$4.56 billion	194
2013 Pacific typhoon season ³		49		$25.95 billion	6,829
2013 North Indian Ocean cyclone season	India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Southern India,Nepal, Myanmar,Thailand, Maldives,Indonesia, Somalia, Ethiopia, Yemen, Malay Peninsula	10	5	> $5.09 billion	323
South Atlantic tropical cyclone	None	None	None	None	None
2012–13 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season ²		11		~ $46 million	35
2013–14 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season ³		15		$89.2 million	11
2012–13 Australian region cyclone season ²		16		$3.03 billion	20
2013–14 Australian region cyclone season ²		16		$1.15 billion	22
2012–13 South Pacific cyclone season ²		22		$312.8 million	17
2013–14 South Pacific cyclone season ³		20		$48 million	12
Worldwide	(See above)				Death

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Notes

References

Typhoon Haiyan (RSMC Tropical Cyclone Best Track). Japan Meteorological Agency. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.

External links

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers

US National Hurricane Center – North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific

Japan Meteorological Agency – NW Pacific
India Meteorological Department – Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
Météo-France – La Reunion – South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
Fiji Meteorological Service – South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S

Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers

Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia – South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane) – South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
Papua New Guinea National Weather Service – South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited – South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S

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[1] Typhoon Haiyan (RSMC Tropical Cyclone Best Track). Japan Meteorological Agency. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.