2024 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Djoungou Djoungou · SH132024
Cyclone Djoungou was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2024-02-13 to 2024-02-20 (7 days), peaking at 135 kt (H4) with a minimum pressure of 934 hPa. 44 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GFS, 131 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH132024
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2024-02-13 → 2024-02-20 (7 days)
- Peak wind
- 135 kt · 69 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- 934 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 44
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFS | 75 (14) | 131 (10) | 251 (6) | — |
| GEFS | 82 (14) | 183 (10) | 351 (6) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 18Z | 13.3°S 65.8°E | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-02-14 00Z | 13.5°S 65.6°E | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-02-14 06Z | 13.7°S 65.4°E | 20 | 1005 | TD |
| 2024-02-14 12Z | 14.2°S 64.9°E | 20 | 1004 | TD |
| 2024-02-14 18Z | 14.7°S 64.3°E | 25 | 1003 | TD |
| 2024-02-15 00Z | 15.0°S 64.1°E | 30 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-02-15 06Z | 15.2°S 64.0°E | 30 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-02-15 12Z | 15.3°S 64.1°E | 30 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-02-15 18Z | 15.5°S 64.6°E | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2024-02-16 00Z | 15.7°S 65.0°E | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2024-02-16 06Z | 15.8°S 65.4°E | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-02-16 12Z | 16.0°S 66.0°E | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-02-16 18Z | 16.1°S 66.6°E | 60 | 988 | TS |
| 2024-02-17 00Z | 16.2°S 67.6°E | 65 | 984 | H1 |
| 2024-02-17 06Z | 16.2°S 68.8°E | 70 | 980 | H1 |
| 2024-02-17 12Z | 16.4°S 70.2°E | 90 | 966 | H2 |
| 2024-02-17 18Z | 16.8°S 71.9°E | 100 | 959 | H3 |
| 2024-02-18 00Z | 17.5°S 73.8°E | 110 | 950 | H3 |
| 2024-02-18 06Z | 18.6°S 76.3°E | 130 | 934 | H4 |
| 2024-02-18 12Z | 19.9°S 78.6°E | 135 | 938 | H4 |
| 2024-02-18 18Z | 21.5°S 81.1°E | 120 | 943 | H4 |
| 2024-02-19 00Z | 23.3°S 83.1°E | 105 | 954 | H3 |
| 2024-02-19 06Z | 25.2°S 85.5°E | 90 | 965 | H2 |
| 2024-02-19 12Z | 27.0°S 88.5°E | 80 | 969 | H1 |
| 2024-02-19 18Z | 29.6°S 91.5°E | 55 | 984 | TS |
| 2024-02-20 00Z | 31.1°S 95.4°E | 50 | 987 | TS |
| 2024-02-20 06Z | 32.3°S 100.5°E | 50 | 987 | TS |