What the record says
Phet was a cyclone in the North Indian basin that lasted about 8 days, from 30 May 2010 to 7 June 2010. Its peak was Category 4 (125 kt) on 2 June 2010, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 125 kt (144 mph, 232 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 964 hPa.
- Category 4peak intensity
- 125 ktpeak wind (144 mph)
- 964 hPalowest pressure
- 8 dayslifetime
Source of the peak wind: US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean). The regional forecast centre (RSMC New Delhi (India Meteorological Department)) gave a peak of 85 kt on its own averaging convention (10-minute winds), so the two figures differ.
It has its own page because it reached category 4 or stronger.
This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.
Where it came ashore
A landfall here is the first tropical position over land after time at sea, so it is within about six hours of the real event. The record shows up to 8.
Countries it came within 50 km of
Strongest effect first.
How to read this track
The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.
Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.
Other notable storms of the 2010 North Indian season
- Giri (2010)Category 4
Other notable storms near Oman
- Gonu (2007)31 May 2007 to 8 June 2007, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
- Mekunu (2018)21 May 2018 to 27 May 2018, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa