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ArchivedPeak category 2
Cyclone Katrina (1998)
Track & history
Peak wind
105 mph / 165 km/h
Min pressure
940 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
None
Storm history
Katrina formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1998 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 32 days.
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 12:00 | 14.5°S 150.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1998-01-01 18:00 | 14.8°S 151.4°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1998-01-02 00:00 | 15.0°S 151.8°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1998-01-02 06:00 | 15.4°S 152.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1998-01-02 12:00 | 15.9°S 153.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1998-01-02 18:00 | 16.4°S 153.1°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1998-01-03 00:00 | 16.6°S 152.5°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1998-01-03 06:00 | 16.3°S 152.3°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 995 mb |
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| 1998-01-03 12:00 | 15.7°S 152.3°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1998-01-03 18:00 | 15.4°S 152.9°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-04 00:00 | 15.1°S 153.5°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-04 06:00 | 15.1°S 153.5°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-04 12:00 | 15.2°S 154.0°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-04 18:00 | 15.1°S 154.2°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-05 00:00 | 15.2°S 154.6°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-05 06:00 | 15.2°S 155.3°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-05 12:00 | 15.1°S 155.6°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-05 18:00 | 14.8°S 156.0°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-06 00:00 | 14.4°S 156.9°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-06 06:00 | 14.2°S 157.6°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-06 12:00 | 13.9°S 158.2°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-06 18:00 | 13.4°S 158.6°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-07 00:00 | 12.7°S 159.7°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-07 06:00 | 12.5°S 160.8°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-07 12:00 | 12.6°S 161.7°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-07 18:00 | 13.0°S 162.3°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-08 00:00 | 13.5°S 163.0°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1998-01-08 06:00 | 14.1°S 163.7°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1998-01-08 12:00 | 14.5°S 164.3°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1998-01-08 18:00 | 14.9°S 164.4°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-09 00:00 | 15.2°S 164.7°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1998-01-09 06:00 | 15.6°S 164.9°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1998-01-09 12:00 | 15.7°S 165.0°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1998-01-09 18:00 | 15.7°S 164.7°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1998-01-10 00:00 | 15.7°S 164.4°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1998-01-10 06:00 | 15.6°S 164.0°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1998-01-10 12:00 | 15.4°S 163.2°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1998-01-10 18:00 | 15.0°S 162.5°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1998-01-11 00:00 | 14.8°S 161.9°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1998-01-11 06:00 | 14.6°S 161.0°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1998-01-11 12:00 | 14.2°S 160.4°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-11 18:00 | 13.9°S 159.9°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-12 00:00 | 13.4°S 159.8°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-12 06:00 | 13.3°S 159.5°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-12 12:00 | 13.1°S 158.7°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-12 18:00 | 13.2°S 158.3°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-13 00:00 | 13.7°S 157.3°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-13 06:00 | 13.9°S 156.2°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-13 12:00 | 13.8°S 155.1°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-13 18:00 | 13.7°S 154.1°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-14 00:00 | 13.6°S 153.3°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-14 06:00 | 13.6°S 152.3°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-14 12:00 | 13.6°S 151.6°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-14 18:00 | 13.6°S 150.5°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1998-01-15 00:00 | 13.7°S 150.2°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1998-01-15 06:00 | 13.7°S 150.0°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1998-01-15 12:00 | 14.0°S 149.7°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1998-01-15 18:00 | 14.5°S 149.4°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1998-01-16 00:00 | 15.0°S 149.2°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1998-01-16 06:00 | 15.3°S 149.2°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1998-01-16 12:00 | 15.7°S 149.0°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1998-01-16 18:00 | 15.8°S 149.0°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1998-01-17 00:00 | 16.1°S 148.9°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-17 06:00 | 16.4°S 148.6°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-17 12:00 | 16.5°S 148.3°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-17 18:00 | 16.3°S 148.4°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-18 00:00 | 16.6°S 148.9°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-18 06:00 | 16.7°S 149.2°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-18 12:00 | 16.7°S 149.6°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-18 18:00 | 16.8°S 149.8°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-19 00:00 | 17.1°S 150.1°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-19 06:00 | 17.3°S 150.8°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-19 12:00 | 17.6°S 151.5°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-19 18:00 | 18.0°S 152.1°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-20 00:00 | 18.5°S 152.7°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-20 06:00 | 19.4°S 153.1°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-20 12:00 | 20.1°S 154.0°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1998-01-20 18:00 | 20.5°S 154.0°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-21 00:00 | 20.9°S 154.1°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-21 06:00 | 21.4°S 154.5°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1998-01-21 12:00 | 21.8°S 154.8°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-21 18:00 | 21.9°S 155.1°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-22 00:00 | 22.0°S 155.3°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1998-01-22 06:00 | 21.8°S 155.8°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-22 12:00 | 21.6°S 156.0°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-22 18:00 | 21.0°S 156.1°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-23 00:00 | 20.4°S 156.0°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-23 06:00 | 19.7°S 155.3°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-23 12:00 | 18.9°S 154.9°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-23 18:00 | 18.5°S 154.4°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1998-01-24 00:00 | 18.1°S 153.8°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1998-01-24 06:00 | 18.1°S 153.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1998-01-24 12:00 | 18.1°S 152.7°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1998-01-24 18:00 | 18.1°S 152.4°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1998-01-25 00:00 | 18.2°S 152.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1998-01-25 06:00 | 18.2°S 151.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1998-01-25 12:00 | 18.3°S 151.7°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-25 18:00 | 18.3°S 151.6°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-26 00:00 | 18.2°S 151.5°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-26 06:00 | 18.2°S 151.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-26 12:00 | 18.3°S 151.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-26 18:00 | 18.4°S 150.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-27 00:00 | 18.5°S 150.7°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-27 06:00 | 18.6°S 150.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-27 12:00 | 18.7°S 150.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-27 18:00 | 18.8°S 149.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-28 00:00 | 18.9°S 149.6°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-28 06:00 | 18.9°S 149.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-28 12:00 | 18.6°S 148.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-28 18:00 | 18.1°S 148.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-29 00:00 | 17.6°S 148.0°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-29 06:00 | 16.8°S 147.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-29 12:00 | 16.1°S 147.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-29 18:00 | 15.3°S 147.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-30 00:00 | 14.7°S 147.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-30 06:00 | 14.2°S 147.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-30 12:00 | 13.9°S 147.0°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-30 18:00 | 13.6°S 146.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-31 00:00 | 13.4°S 146.7°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-31 06:00 | 13.1°S 146.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-31 12:00 | 12.9°S 146.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-01-31 18:00 | 12.7°S 145.8°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1998-02-01 00:00 | 12.5°S 145.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1998-02-01 06:00 | 12.4°S 144.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1998-02-01 12:00 | 12.3°S 144.5°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1998-02-01 18:00 | 12.2°S 144.2°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1998-02-02 00:00 | 12.2°S 143.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1998-02-02 06:00 | 12.2°S 143.6°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
Cyclone Katrina 1998 FAQ
Did Cyclone Katrina 1998 make landfall?
No. The best track does not record a landfall for Katrina; it stayed over water.
How strong did Katrina get in 1998?
Katrina peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 940 mb.
When did Katrina form and dissipate?
Katrina was first tracked on Jan 1 1998 and last tracked on Feb 2 1998, about 32 days in all.