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ArchivedPeak category 3
Cyclone Elinor (1983)
Track & history
Peak wind
115 mph / 185 km/h
Min pressure
935 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
Sarina
Storm history
Elinor formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1983 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It made landfall near Sarina, Australia. The system was tracked for 22 days.
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-02-10 18:00 | 10.6°S 158.0°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1007 mb |
| 1983-02-11 00:00 | 10.7°S 157.8°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 1983-02-11 06:00 | 10.7°S 157.7°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1005 mb |
| 1983-02-11 12:00 | 10.8°S 157.5°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1005 mb |
| 1983-02-11 18:00 | 10.8°S 157.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1005 mb |
| 1983-02-12 00:00 | 11.1°S 156.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1983-02-12 06:00 | 11.7°S 156.6°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1983-02-12 12:00 | 12.4°S 156.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1002 mb |
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| 1983-02-12 18:00 | 12.9°S 156.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1983-02-13 00:00 | 13.3°S 156.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1983-02-13 06:00 | 13.9°S 155.9°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1983-02-13 12:00 | 14.4°S 155.7°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1983-02-13 18:00 | 14.9°S 155.3°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1983-02-14 00:00 | 15.3°S 154.8°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1983-02-14 06:00 | 15.5°S 154.5°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 978 mb |
| 1983-02-14 12:00 | 15.8°S 154.5°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1983-02-14 18:00 | 16.1°S 154.9°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 968 mb |
| 1983-02-15 00:00 | 16.4°S 155.4°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 966 mb |
| 1983-02-15 06:00 | 16.7°S 155.8°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 966 mb |
| 1983-02-15 12:00 | 17.1°S 156.2°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 966 mb |
| 1983-02-15 18:00 | 17.7°S 156.5°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1983-02-16 00:00 | 18.3°S 156.3°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 974 mb |
| 1983-02-16 06:00 | 18.6°S 155.3°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 976 mb |
| 1983-02-16 12:00 | 18.6°S 154.2°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 978 mb |
| 1983-02-16 18:00 | 18.3°S 153.2°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1983-02-17 00:00 | 17.8°S 152.3°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 982 mb |
| 1983-02-17 06:00 | 17.6°S 151.5°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 984 mb |
| 1983-02-17 12:00 | 17.4°S 150.9°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 986 mb |
| 1983-02-17 18:00 | 17.2°S 150.4°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 987 mb |
| 1983-02-18 00:00 | 17.0°S 150.1°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1983-02-18 06:00 | 16.8°S 149.8°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1983-02-18 12:00 | 16.4°S 149.5°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1983-02-18 18:00 | 15.9°S 149.3°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1983-02-19 00:00 | 15.4°S 149.3°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1983-02-19 06:00 | 15.1°S 149.4°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1983-02-19 12:00 | 14.8°S 149.7°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 989 mb |
| 1983-02-19 18:00 | 14.8°S 150.2°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1983-02-20 00:00 | 15.0°S 150.9°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 987 mb |
| 1983-02-20 06:00 | 15.2°S 151.7°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1983-02-20 12:00 | 15.5°S 152.5°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1983-02-20 18:00 | 15.8°S 153.4°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 981 mb |
| 1983-02-21 00:00 | 16.1°S 154.3°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 979 mb |
| 1983-02-21 06:00 | 16.2°S 155.2°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 976 mb |
| 1983-02-21 12:00 | 16.1°S 156.0°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 972 mb |
| 1983-02-21 18:00 | 16.0°S 156.7°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 968 mb |
| 1983-02-22 00:00 | 15.8°S 157.2°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 962 mb |
| 1983-02-22 06:00 | 15.8°S 157.7°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 956 mb |
| 1983-02-22 12:00 | 15.8°S 157.9°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1983-02-22 18:00 | 15.9°S 157.9°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 948 mb |
| 1983-02-23 00:00 | 16.0°S 157.8°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 947 mb |
| 1983-02-23 06:00 | 16.1°S 157.5°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 947 mb |
| 1983-02-23 12:00 | 16.2°S 157.2°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 947 mb |
| 1983-02-23 18:00 | 16.2°S 156.9°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 951 mb |
| 1983-02-24 00:00 | 16.1°S 156.4°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1983-02-24 06:00 | 16.0°S 156.0°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1983-02-24 12:00 | 15.8°S 155.6°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 951 mb |
| 1983-02-24 18:00 | 15.8°S 155.1°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1983-02-25 00:00 | 15.9°S 154.5°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 939 mb |
| 1983-02-25 06:00 | 15.9°S 153.9°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 937 mb |
| 1983-02-25 12:00 | 16.1°S 153.2°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 936 mb |
| 1983-02-25 18:00 | 16.1°S 152.6°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 936 mb |
| 1983-02-26 00:00 | 16.1°S 152.1°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 935 mb |
| 1983-02-26 06:00 | 16.2°S 151.7°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 936 mb |
| 1983-02-26 12:00 | 16.2°S 151.3°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1983-02-26 18:00 | 16.1°S 150.9°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 946 mb |
| 1983-02-27 00:00 | 16.1°S 150.7°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 954 mb |
| 1983-02-27 06:00 | 16.1°S 150.9°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 958 mb |
| 1983-02-27 12:00 | 16.2°S 151.2°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 962 mb |
| 1983-02-27 18:00 | 16.5°S 151.5°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 966 mb |
| 1983-02-28 00:00 | 16.8°S 151.8°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1983-02-28 06:00 | 17.1°S 152.1°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 974 mb |
| 1983-02-28 12:00 | 17.5°S 152.3°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 976 mb |
| 1983-02-28 18:00 | 17.9°S 152.3°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 977 mb |
| 1983-03-01 00:00 | 18.4°S 152.3°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 978 mb |
| 1983-03-01 06:00 | 18.8°S 152.1°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 979 mb |
| 1983-03-01 12:00 | 19.2°S 151.9°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1983-03-01 18:00 | 19.7°S 151.5°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 981 mb |
| 1983-03-02 00:00 | 20.2°S 151.2°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 981 mb |
| 1983-03-02 06:00 | 20.8°S 151.1°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1983-03-02 12:00 | 21.5°S 151.0°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1983-03-02 18:00 | 22.0°S 150.9°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1983-03-03 00:00 | 22.3°S 150.7°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1983-03-03 06:00 | 22.2°S 150.7°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1983-03-03 12:00 | 21.9°S 150.6°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 997 mb |
| 1983-03-03 18:00 | 21.8°S 150.0°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 999 mb |
| 1983-03-04 00:00 | 21.9°S 149.2°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1983-03-04 06:00 | 21.7°S 148.3°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1983-03-04 12:00 | 21.5°S 147.2°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1002 mb |
Cyclone Elinor 1983 FAQ
Did Cyclone Elinor 1983 make landfall?
Yes. Elinor made landfall near Sarina, Australia on Mar 4 1983, with sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) at the first landfall.
How strong did Elinor get in 1983?
Elinor peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 935 mb.
When did Elinor form and dissipate?
Elinor was first tracked on Feb 10 1983 and last tracked on Mar 4 1983, about 22 days in all.