2024 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Eleanor Eleanor · SH162024
Cyclone Eleanor was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2024-02-17 to 2024-02-26 (9 days), peaking at 60 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 990 hPa. 58 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GFS, 102 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH162024
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2024-02-17 → 2024-02-26 (9 days)
- Peak wind
- 60 kt · 31 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 990 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 58
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 19 (2) | 47 (1) | 59 (1) | 156 (1) |
| ECMWF ENS | 40 (2) | 121 (1) | 53 (1) | — |
| GFS | 57 (23) | 102 (19) | 149 (15) | 200 (7) |
| GEFS | 59 (23) | 134 (19) | 202 (15) | 154 (7) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-18 06Z | 16.4°S 51.4°E | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-02-18 12Z | 16.0°S 52.7°E | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-02-18 18Z | 15.6°S 53.8°E | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-02-19 00Z | 15.0°S 54.4°E | 35 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-02-19 06Z | 14.4°S 55.0°E | 35 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-02-19 12Z | 14.7°S 55.8°E | 40 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-02-19 18Z | 14.2°S 57.3°E | 45 | 995 | TS |
| 2024-02-20 00Z | 14.0°S 58.1°E | 55 | 993 | TS |
| 2024-02-20 06Z | 13.8°S 58.9°E | 45 | 995 | TS |
| 2024-02-20 12Z | 13.8°S 59.6°E | 50 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-02-20 18Z | 14.1°S 60.3°E | 50 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-02-21 00Z | 14.6°S 60.7°E | 50 | 995 | TS |
| 2024-02-21 06Z | 15.6°S 60.6°E | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-02-21 12Z | 16.7°S 60.2°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2024-02-21 18Z | 17.7°S 59.8°E | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-02-22 00Z | 18.8°S 59.2°E | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-02-22 06Z | 20.0°S 58.5°E | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-02-22 12Z | 21.1°S 58.1°E | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-02-22 18Z | 22.2°S 58.4°E | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-02-23 00Z | 22.7°S 58.5°E | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-02-23 06Z | 23.4°S 58.4°E | 50 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-02-23 12Z | 23.5°S 58.4°E | 50 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-02-23 18Z | 23.6°S 58.5°E | 45 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-02-24 00Z | 23.5°S 57.9°E | 35 | 1001 | TS |
| 2024-02-24 06Z | 23.2°S 57.4°E | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-02-24 12Z | 22.9°S 56.9°E | 25 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-02-24 18Z | 22.5°S 56.3°E | 25 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-02-25 00Z | 22.2°S 54.8°E | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-02-25 06Z | 21.7°S 53.4°E | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-02-25 12Z | 21.3°S 52.1°E | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-02-25 18Z | 20.9°S 51.1°E | 20 | 1010 | TD |