2024 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Hidaya Hidaya · SH232024
Cyclone Hidaya was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2024-04-29 to 2024-05-04 (5 days), peaking at 80 kt (H1) with a minimum pressure of 977 hPa. 34 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GFS, 69 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH232024
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2024-04-29 → 2024-05-04 (5 days)
- Peak wind
- 80 kt · 41 m/s · H1
- Minimum pressure
- 977 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 34
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFS | 75 (9) | 69 (5) | 95 (1) | — |
| GEFS | 53 (9) | 130 (5) | 429 (1) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-29 18Z | 6.9°S 47.4°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2024-04-30 00Z | 6.9°S 46.5°E | 15 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-04-30 06Z | 7.0°S 45.9°E | 20 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-04-30 12Z | 7.6°S 45.7°E | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-04-30 18Z | 8.0°S 45.6°E | 25 | 1004 | TD |
| 2024-05-01 00Z | 8.4°S 45.4°E | 25 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-05-01 06Z | 8.7°S 45.2°E | 30 | 999 | TD |
| 2024-05-01 12Z | 8.8°S 45.1°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-05-01 18Z | 8.8°S 44.9°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-05-02 00Z | 8.8°S 44.4°E | 40 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-05-02 06Z | 8.8°S 44.1°E | 45 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-05-02 12Z | 8.8°S 43.9°E | 45 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-05-02 18Z | 8.8°S 43.7°E | 60 | 987 | TS |
| 2024-05-03 00Z | 8.7°S 43.2°E | 75 | 979 | H1 |
| 2024-05-03 06Z | 8.4°S 42.3°E | 80 | 977 | H1 |
| 2024-05-03 12Z | 8.1°S 41.4°E | 75 | 979 | H1 |
| 2024-05-03 18Z | 8.0°S 41.1°E | 70 | 985 | H1 |
| 2024-05-04 00Z | 7.9°S 40.6°E | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-05-04 06Z | 7.8°S 39.8°E | 50 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-05-04 12Z | 7.7°S 38.6°E | 35 | 1002 | TS |