2024 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Candice Candice · SH082024
Cyclone Candice was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2024-01-22 to 2024-01-28 (6 days), peaking at 50 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 984 hPa. 68 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GFS, 120 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH082024
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2024-01-22 → 2024-01-28 (6 days)
- Peak wind
- 50 kt · 26 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 984 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 68
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFS | 64 (8) | 120 (4) | — | — |
| GEFS | 77 (8) | 139 (4) | — | — |
Mean great-circle distance to the best track at each lead time, counted while the system was a tropical or subtropical cyclone; the number of cases is in brackets.
Best track
Six-hourly positions of the US best track (JTWC / NHC, one-minute winds); grades on the Saffir–Simpson scale.
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind (kt) | Pressure (hPa) | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-22 18Z | 16.4°S 60.5°E | 25 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-01-23 00Z | 17.5°S 60.4°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |
| 2024-01-23 06Z | 18.6°S 59.8°E | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-01-23 12Z | 19.7°S 58.8°E | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-01-23 18Z | 19.9°S 57.9°E | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-01-24 00Z | 20.2°S 57.5°E | 30 | 995 | TD |
| 2024-01-24 06Z | 19.8°S 57.4°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-01-24 12Z | 19.7°S 57.7°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-01-24 18Z | 19.8°S 58.0°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-01-25 00Z | 20.3°S 58.7°E | 40 | 988 | TS |
| 2024-01-25 06Z | 22.0°S 59.6°E | 40 | 988 | TS |
| 2024-01-25 12Z | 23.4°S 60.4°E | 45 | 986 | TS |
| 2024-01-25 18Z | 24.8°S 60.9°E | 45 | 986 | TS |
| 2024-01-26 00Z | 25.3°S 61.2°E | 45 | 986 | TS |
| 2024-01-26 06Z | 26.3°S 61.8°E | 50 | 984 | TS |
| 2024-01-26 12Z | 26.6°S 62.0°E | 45 | 987 | TS |
| 2024-01-26 18Z | 27.1°S 61.3°E | 40 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-01-27 00Z | 27.6°S 61.0°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-01-27 06Z | 28.6°S 60.5°E | 30 | 995 | TD |
| 2024-01-27 12Z | 29.8°S 59.7°E | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-01-27 18Z | 30.3°S 58.6°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |