Tropical cyclones in 2010


2010 was considered as one of the least active years for tropical cyclones on record, with only 64 named systems forming. During the year, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 111 tropical cyclones developed, with 64 of them being named by either a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center. The most active basin was the North Atlantic, which documented 19 named systems, while the North Indian Ocean, despite only amounting to five named systems, was its basin's most active since 1998. Conversely, both the West Pacific typhoon and East Pacific hurricane seasons experienced the fewest cyclones reaching tropical storm intensity in recorded history, numbering 14 and 8, respectively. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins—South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific—was spread evenly, with each region recording 7 named storms apiece. The southern hemisphere's strongest tropical cyclone was Cyclone Edzani, which bottomed out with a barometric pressure of 910 mbar in the South-West Indian Ocean. Nineteen Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including four Category 5 tropical cyclones in the year. The accumulated cyclone energy index for the 2010, as calculated by Colorado State University was 573.8 units.
The strongest of these tropical cyclones was Typhoon Megi, which strengthened to a minimum barometric pressure of 885 mbar before striking the east coast of Luzon in the Philippines. The costliest tropical cyclone in 2010 was Hurricane Karl, which struck the Veracruz, Mexico area in September, causing US$5.6 billion in damage. Hurricane Alex, Tropical Storm Matthew, and [Tropical Storm Tropical Storm Agatha (2010)|Agatha (2010)|Tropical Storm Agatha] were the only other tropical cyclones worldwide in 2010 to accrue over US$1 billion in damage. Agatha was also the year's deadliest storm, killing 190 people primarily in Guatemala after lasting for only one day over the waters of the East Pacific.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

The previous El Niño event broke down during the first quarter of 2010. The climate of the Pacific Ocean subsequently returned to neutral conditions by the end of April, while climate models used and developed by various meteorological agencies, subsequently started to show signs that a La Niña event would develop later in 2010. Over the next month the Pacific Ocean started to show various signals that indicated a La Niña event was developing and as a result, a La Niña watch was issued by the United States Climate Prediction Center during their June 2010 ENSO diagnostic discussion. As the ocean's surface temperature cooling progressed, more colder anomalies appeared at the International Date Line rather than over eastern Pacific, what made the event a Modoki La Nina.

Season summary


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Systems

January

During the month of January, a total of twelve tropical cyclones formed, with only five receiving names by their meteorological agencies of responsibility. The most intense tropical cyclone of the month was Cyclone Edzani, peaking with 910 hPa and 150 mph in 10-minute sustained winds.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
EdzaniJanuary 1–14220 910---
03FJanuary 7–1065 1002French Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands--
04UJanuary 14–21UnspecifiedUnspecified---
09January 15–1645 1005Réunion, Mauritius, MadagascarMinimal-
MagdaJanuary 18–24130 975Western AustraliaMinimal-
01WJanuary 18–2055 1006Vietnam, Cambodia$243 thousand3
NevilleJanuary 19–2165 995Queensland--
OlgaJanuary 20–3095 983Solomon Islands, Queensland, Northern TerritoryUnknown2
05FJanuary 23–28Not specified997---
Subtropical Depression 10January 25–3165 995---
NishaJanuary 27–3175 990Samoan Islands, Southern Cook Islands--
OliJanuary 29 – February 7185 925Samoan Islands, Cook Islands, French Polynesia$70 million1

February

The month of February was quite inactive, with only seven tropical cyclones forming, with five becoming named storms. Cyclone Gelane was the most intense of the month, peaking at 930 hPa, along with 10-minute sustained winds of 125 mph. No one was killed by a tropical cyclone in the month.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
FamiFebruary 1 – 385 994Madagascar--
08FFebruary 2 – 455 997French Polynesia, Cook Islands--
PatFebruary 6 – 11140 960Cook Islands$13.7 million-
ReneFebruary 9 – 17155 955Samoan Islands, Tonga$18 million-
08UFebruary 22 – 24Not specifiedNot specifiedNorthern Territory--
GelaneFebruary 15 – 22205 930Reunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Madagascar--
SarahFebruary 17 – March 365 995Cook IslandsUnknown-

March

March was somewhat active with eight tropical cyclones forming with seven receiving names. Cyclone Ului was the most intense for March, as it was one of the fastest intensifying tropical cyclones on record. Ului was a Category 5 tropical cyclone for a near-record breaking 30 hours. When Ului made landfall in Queensland, Brisbane, damages totaled to be US$72 million
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
HubertMarch 7 – 15100 985MadagascarUnknown85
AnitaMarch 8 – 1285 995Brazil--
UluiMarch 9 – 21215 915Queensland$72 million1
TomasMarch 9 – 17185 925Wallis and Futuna, Fiji$45 million3
ImaniMarch 20–27130 965---
Omais (Agaton)March 22–2665 998Woleai, Fais, Ulithi, Yap$10 thousand-
PaulMarch 22 – April 3130 971Northern TerritoryUnknown-
15FMarch 30 – April 555 999---

April

April was an unusually inactive month with only three tropical cyclones forming and two of them being named. No tropical cyclones attained pressure less than 980 hPa, which makes Cyclone Robyn the most intense of the month, attaining that intensity, as well as 10-minute sustained winds of 70 miles per hour. No deaths occurred during this month.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
RobynApril 1 – 7110 980---
SeanApril 22 – 25100 988Northern TerritoryUnknown-
TDApril 26Not specified1008Mindanao--

May

May was a relatively inactive month with five tropical cyclones forming and all five received names. Tropical Storm Agatha was the deadliest and costliest of the month, killing around 204 people and inflicting $1.11 billion in damage. Cyclone Phet was the most intense tropical cyclone in the month. As Category 4 tropical cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, Phet was the least intense for that category on record, with a high pressure of 970 hPa. Phet attained 3-minute sustained winds of 100 MPH.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
LailaMay 17 – 21100 986India$118 million65
BanduMay 19 – 2375 994Yemen, Somalia-1
JoëlMay 22 – 29100 990Madagascar Mozambique--
AgathaMay 29 – 3075 1001Mexico, Guatemala$1.11 billion204
PhetMay 30 – June 7155 970Oman, Pakistan, India$780 million44

June

June was relatively inactive with only six systems forming all within the northern hemisphere, with four further developing into tropical storms and receiving names. Hurricane Celia was the strongest and most intense tropical cyclone of the month which became a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale; the first Category 5 in the month of June in the Eastern Pacific basin since Ava in 1973. Hurricane Alex is tied with 1957's Hurricane Audrey as the most intense hurricane in the month of June on record in the Atlantic, peaking at 946 hPa.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
TDJune 3–5Not specified1002---
Two-EJune 16–1755 1007MexicoMinimal-
BlasJune 17–21100 994---
CeliaJune 18–28260 921Mexico, Clipperton Island--
DarbyJune 23–28195 959Mexico--
AlexJune 25 – July 2175 946Greater Antilles, Belize, Yucatán Peninsula, Northern Mexico, Texas$1.52 billion33

July

July was a very inactive month and the least active July on record for any given year, with only eight tropical cyclones forming, three of which becoming named tropical storms. Only two reached hurricane strength, with no major-hurricane equivalent tropical cyclones. Typhoon Chanthu was the most intense tropical cyclone in the month, with a minimum pressure of 965 hPa, and 10-minute sustained winds of 80 mph.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
TwoJuly 8–955 1005Northern Mexico, South TexasMinimal-
Conson (Basyang)July 11–18130 975Philippines China, Vietnam$82 million106
Six-EJuly 14–1655 1006Mexico--
Chanthu (Caloy)July 17–23130 965Philippines China$818 million19
TDJuly 18–2055 1004Japan--
BonnieJuly 22–2475 1005Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, Florida$1.36 million1
TDJuly 23–24Not specified1008Taiwan--
TDJuly 26–2855 1002China--

August

August was above average, featuring 16 systems with 12 of them being named. The strongest storm was Hurricane Earl, with a minimum pressure of 927 hPa, and 1-minute sustained winds of 145 MPH.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
ColinAugust 2–860 1005Leeward Islands, Bermuda, Carolinas, New EnglandMinimal1
DomengAugust 3–540 997PhilippinesMinimal3
Dianmu (Ester)August 6–1295 985South Korea, Japan$42 million37
EstelleAugust 6–10100 994Mexico--
FiveAugust 10–1155 1007Gulf Coast of the United States$1 million-
Eight-EAugust 20–2155 1003---
FrankAugust 21–28150 978Mexico$8.3 million6
DanielleAugust 21–30215 942Bermuda, East Coast of the United StatesMinimal2
MindulleAugust 22–2585 985Vietnam$43.3 million10
EarlAugust 25 – September 4230 927Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Eastern United States, Atlantic Canada, Quebec$45 million5
TDAugust 26–2855 1004---
Lionrock (Florita)August 27 – September 495 985Philippines Taiwan, China$65.1 million-
Kompasu (Glenda)August 28 – September 2150 960China, Korea$58.3 million29
NamtheunAugust 29–3165 996Taiwan, China--
FionaAugust 30 – September 3100 998Leeward Islands, BermudaMinimal-
TDAugust 30–3155 1008---

September

September was fairly-above average, featuring 15 storms, with 13 of them being named. Igor was the strongest system, with a minimum pressure of 924 hPa and 1-minute sustained winds of 155 MPH.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
Malou (Henry)September 1–1095 985JapanUnknown-
GastonSeptember 1–265 1005Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico--
Ten-ESeptember 3–455 1003---
Eleven-ESeptember 3–455 1004Mexico, Central America$500 million-
HermineSeptember 5–9110 989Central America, Mexico, Texas Oklahoma, Kansas$740 million52
MerantiSeptember 7–10100 985Taiwan, China$118 million3
GeorgetteSeptember 20–2365 999Baja California Peninsula, MexicoMinimal-
IgorSeptember 8–21250 924Cape Verde, Leeward Islands, Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Newfoundland and Labrador$200 million4
JuliaSeptember 12–20220 948Cape VerdeMinimal-
Fanapi (Inday)September 14–21175 935Taiwan, China$1 billion105
KarlSeptember 14–18205 956Belize, Yucatán Peninsula, Veracruz$3.9 billion22
MalakasSeptember 20–25155 945Japan--
LisaSeptember 20–26140 982---
MatthewSeptember 23–2695 998Venezuela, Jamaica, Central America, Mexico$172.2 million126
NicoleSeptember 28–2975 995Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cuba, The Bahamas, Florida, East Coast of the United States$245.4 million16

October

October was slightly-below average, featuring 15 storms, with 9 of them being named. October featured Typhoon Megi, the strongest storm of the year, with a minimum pressure of 885 hPa and 10-minute sustained winds of 145 MPH.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
14WOctober 5–1055 1006China--
OttoOctober 6–10140 976Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico$22.5 million-
TDOctober 7–8Not specified1012---
BOB 02October 7 –945 996India, BangladeshMinimal17
PaulaOctober 11–16165 981Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Cuba, The Bahamas, FloridaUnknown1
Megi (Juan)October 12–24230 885Philippines, Taiwan, China$709 million69
BOB 03October 13–1665 995IndiaMinimal-
RichardOctober 20–26155 977Central America$80 million1
GiriOctober 20–23195 950Bangladesh Myanmar, Thailand, Yunnan$359 million157
17WOctober 20–2755 1004---
Chaba (Katring)October 20–31175 935JapanMinimal-
01October 25—2955 997---
SharyOctober 28–30120 989BermudaMinimal-
AnggrekOctober 28 – November 474 995Cocos (Keeling) Islands--
TomasOctober 29 — November 7155 982Windward Islands, Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles, Lucayan Archipelago$463.4 million51

November

November was extremely inactive, featuring 5 storms and only 2 named storms. Due to this inactivity, Cyclone Abele was the strongest of the month, with a minimum barometric pressure of 974 hPa and 10-minute sustained winds of 80 MPH.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
JalNovember 1–8110 988Thailand, Malaysia, Andaman Islands, India$392 million117
TDNovember 3–455 1006Vietnam--
18WNovember 12–1455 1004Vietnam, Laos, ThailandUnknown-
01FNovember 24–3065 999Vanuatu, Fiji--
AbeleNovember 28 — December 4130 974---

December

December was somewhat active, however, it was very inactive in terms of named systems, with only two of the ten tropical cyclones forming, Omeka and Tasha, getting named. The month started off extremely late on December 20th, with both Omeka and Tasha forming, the latter becoming the most intense cyclone this month, with a minimum pressure of only 993hPa.
Storm namesDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
BOB 06December 7 –845 1000IndiaMinimal-
19WDecember 12–1355 1002Vietnam--
03UDecember 15–2065 989Western Australia$77 million-
OmekaDecember 20–2185 997Hawaii--
TashaDecember 20–2575 993QueenslandUnknown1
05UDecember 22–24Not specifiedNot specified---
06UDecember 30 – January 255 993Northern Territory, Western Australia--
07UDecember 30 – January 2Not specifiedNot specified---
02FDecember 31 – January 2Not specified1004---
08UDecember 31 – January 2Not specifiedNot specified---

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.