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Faraji: 2021 South-West Indian

Faraji reached 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph) (C5) in the 2021 South-West Indian season, from 2021-02-04 to 2021-02-16, with track, wind and pressure and 22.1 ACE.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

  • Faraji was a category 5 at its peak in the 2021 South-West Indian season.
  • Peak maximum sustained wind was 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph), reached on 8 February 2021, and the lowest pressure was 922 hPa.
  • The track runs from 4 February 2021 to 16 February 2021 with 99 six hourly positions.
  • Faraji accumulated 22.1 ACE.
  • No landfall is recorded in the track.

Track

4 February 2021 to 16 February 2021
Track of Faraji 2021, coloured by intensity Faraji formed on 4 February 2021 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5.
Faraji formed on 4 February 2021 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS.
Track of Faraji 2021, coloured by intensity: tracks drawn on the map
StormFirst position (lat, lon)Last position (lat, lon)Track points
Faraji-10.6, 80.3-18.2, 66.299

Wind

Knots, six hourly
Maximum sustained wind of Faraji Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 15 kt (28 km/h, 17 mph) at the start to a peak of 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph). 0 38 75 113 150 02-0402-0502-0702-0802-1002-1202-1302-15
Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 15 kt (28 km/h, 17 mph) at the start to a peak of 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph).
Maximum sustained wind of Faraji
Time (UTC)Wind (kt)
2021-02-04T00:00:00Z15 kt
2021-02-04T03:00:00Z18 kt
2021-02-04T06:00:00Z23 kt
2021-02-04T09:00:00Z23 kt
2021-02-04T12:00:00Z25 kt
2021-02-04T15:00:00Z28 kt
2021-02-04T18:00:00Z28 kt
2021-02-04T21:00:00Z33 kt
2021-02-05T00:00:00Z32 kt
2021-02-05T03:00:00Z38 kt
2021-02-05T06:00:00Z35 kt
2021-02-05T09:00:00Z40 kt
2021-02-05T12:00:00Z37 kt
2021-02-05T15:00:00Z45 kt
2021-02-05T18:00:00Z42 kt
2021-02-05T21:00:00Z53 kt
2021-02-06T00:00:00Z50 kt
2021-02-06T03:00:00Z58 kt
2021-02-06T06:00:00Z55 kt
2021-02-06T09:00:00Z65 kt
2021-02-06T12:00:00Z65 kt
2021-02-06T15:00:00Z75 kt
2021-02-06T18:00:00Z75 kt
2021-02-06T21:00:00Z90 kt
2021-02-07T00:00:00Z95 kt
2021-02-07T03:00:00Z108 kt
2021-02-07T06:00:00Z110 kt
2021-02-07T09:00:00Z110 kt
2021-02-07T12:00:00Z110 kt
2021-02-07T15:00:00Z105 kt
2021-02-07T18:00:00Z100 kt
2021-02-07T21:00:00Z105 kt
2021-02-08T00:00:00Z100 kt
2021-02-08T03:00:00Z113 kt
2021-02-08T06:00:00Z105 kt
2021-02-08T09:00:00Z128 kt
2021-02-08T12:00:00Z110 kt
2021-02-08T15:00:00Z138 kt
2021-02-08T18:00:00Z120 kt
2021-02-08T21:00:00Z138 kt
2021-02-09T00:00:00Z120 kt
2021-02-09T03:00:00Z130 kt
2021-02-09T06:00:00Z110 kt
2021-02-09T09:00:00Z120 kt
2021-02-09T12:00:00Z100 kt
2021-02-09T15:00:00Z110 kt
2021-02-09T18:00:00Z85 kt
2021-02-09T21:00:00Z100 kt
2021-02-10T00:00:00Z80 kt
2021-02-10T03:00:00Z93 kt
2021-02-10T06:00:00Z85 kt
2021-02-10T09:00:00Z88 kt
2021-02-10T12:00:00Z85 kt
2021-02-10T15:00:00Z88 kt
2021-02-10T18:00:00Z85 kt
2021-02-10T21:00:00Z90 kt
2021-02-11T00:00:00Z85 kt
2021-02-11T03:00:00Z93 kt
2021-02-11T06:00:00Z85 kt
2021-02-11T09:00:00Z90 kt
2021-02-11T12:00:00Z80 kt
2021-02-11T15:00:00Z85 kt
2021-02-11T18:00:00Z70 kt
2021-02-11T21:00:00Z78 kt
2021-02-12T00:00:00Z60 kt
2021-02-12T03:00:00Z68 kt
2021-02-12T06:00:00Z50 kt
2021-02-12T09:00:00Z63 kt
2021-02-12T12:00:00Z40 kt
2021-02-12T15:00:00Z55 kt
2021-02-12T18:00:00Z35 kt
2021-02-12T21:00:00Z48 kt
2021-02-13T00:00:00Z35 kt
2021-02-13T03:00:00Z45 kt
2021-02-13T06:00:00Z35 kt
2021-02-13T09:00:00Z40 kt
2021-02-13T12:00:00Z35 kt
2021-02-13T15:00:00Z35 kt
2021-02-13T18:00:00Z33 kt
2021-02-13T21:00:00Z33 kt
2021-02-14T00:00:00Z33 kt
2021-02-14T03:00:00Z28 kt
2021-02-14T06:00:00Z32 kt
2021-02-14T09:00:00Z25 kt
2021-02-14T12:00:00Z30 kt
2021-02-14T15:00:00Z23 kt
2021-02-14T18:00:00Z30 kt
2021-02-14T21:00:00Z20 kt
2021-02-15T00:00:00Z27 kt
2021-02-15T03:00:00Z20 kt
2021-02-15T06:00:00Z25 kt
2021-02-15T09:00:00Z23 kt
2021-02-15T12:00:00Z23 kt
2021-02-15T15:00:00Z20 kt
2021-02-15T18:00:00Z20 kt
2021-02-15T21:00:00Z15 kt
2021-02-16T00:00:00Z15 kt
2021-02-16T03:00:00Z15 kt
2021-02-16T06:00:00Z15 kt

Pressure

hPa, six hourly
Central pressure of Faraji Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 922 hPa at the lowest. 920 990 1060 1130 1200 02-0402-0502-0702-0802-1002-1202-1302-15
Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 922 hPa at the lowest.
Central pressure of Faraji
Time (UTC)Pressure (hPa)
2021-02-04T00:00:00Z1010 hPa
2021-02-04T03:00:00Z1007 hPa
2021-02-04T06:00:00Z1006 hPa
2021-02-04T09:00:00Z1005 hPa
2021-02-04T12:00:00Z1005 hPa
2021-02-04T15:00:00Z1006 hPa
2021-02-04T18:00:00Z1004 hPa
2021-02-04T21:00:00Z1003 hPa
2021-02-05T00:00:00Z1002 hPa
2021-02-05T03:00:00Z1002 hPa
2021-02-05T06:00:00Z1000 hPa
2021-02-05T09:00:00Z1001 hPa
2021-02-05T12:00:00Z999 hPa
2021-02-05T15:00:00Z999 hPa
2021-02-05T18:00:00Z996 hPa
2021-02-05T21:00:00Z993 hPa
2021-02-06T00:00:00Z990 hPa
2021-02-06T03:00:00Z989 hPa
2021-02-06T06:00:00Z987 hPa
2021-02-06T09:00:00Z984 hPa
2021-02-06T12:00:00Z980 hPa
2021-02-06T15:00:00Z977 hPa
2021-02-06T18:00:00Z972 hPa
2021-02-06T21:00:00Z968 hPa
2021-02-07T00:00:00Z960 hPa
2021-02-07T03:00:00Z952 hPa
2021-02-07T06:00:00Z945 hPa
2021-02-07T09:00:00Z947 hPa
2021-02-07T12:00:00Z945 hPa
2021-02-07T15:00:00Z951 hPa
2021-02-07T18:00:00Z952 hPa
2021-02-07T21:00:00Z952 hPa
2021-02-08T00:00:00Z952 hPa
2021-02-08T03:00:00Z945 hPa
2021-02-08T06:00:00Z948 hPa
2021-02-08T09:00:00Z931 hPa
2021-02-08T12:00:00Z945 hPa
2021-02-08T15:00:00Z922 hPa
2021-02-08T18:00:00Z935 hPa
2021-02-08T21:00:00Z922 hPa
2021-02-09T00:00:00Z935 hPa
2021-02-09T03:00:00Z929 hPa
2021-02-09T06:00:00Z943 hPa
2021-02-09T09:00:00Z940 hPa
2021-02-09T12:00:00Z953 hPa
2021-02-09T15:00:00Z950 hPa
2021-02-09T18:00:00Z968 hPa
2021-02-09T21:00:00Z959 hPa
2021-02-10T00:00:00Z973 hPa
2021-02-10T03:00:00Z964 hPa
2021-02-10T06:00:00Z968 hPa
2021-02-10T09:00:00Z967 hPa
2021-02-10T12:00:00Z968 hPa
2021-02-10T15:00:00Z966 hPa
2021-02-10T18:00:00Z968 hPa
2021-02-10T21:00:00Z964 hPa
2021-02-11T00:00:00Z967 hPa
2021-02-11T03:00:00Z963 hPa
2021-02-11T06:00:00Z967 hPa
2021-02-11T09:00:00Z966 hPa
2021-02-11T12:00:00Z970 hPa
2021-02-11T15:00:00Z971 hPa
2021-02-11T18:00:00Z975 hPa
2021-02-11T21:00:00Z977 hPa
2021-02-12T00:00:00Z983 hPa
2021-02-12T03:00:00Z985 hPa
2021-02-12T06:00:00Z990 hPa
2021-02-12T09:00:00Z988 hPa
2021-02-12T12:00:00Z997 hPa
2021-02-12T15:00:00Z991 hPa
2021-02-12T18:00:00Z1000 hPa
2021-02-12T21:00:00Z995 hPa
2021-02-13T00:00:00Z1000 hPa
2021-02-13T03:00:00Z997 hPa
2021-02-13T06:00:00Z1000 hPa
2021-02-13T09:00:00Z1001 hPa
2021-02-13T12:00:00Z1000 hPa
2021-02-13T15:00:00Z1002 hPa
2021-02-13T18:00:00Z1002 hPa
2021-02-13T21:00:00Z1005 hPa
2021-02-14T00:00:00Z1002 hPa
2021-02-14T03:00:00Z1009 hPa
2021-02-14T06:00:00Z1002 hPa
2021-02-14T09:00:00Z1008 hPa
2021-02-14T12:00:00Z1003 hPa
2021-02-14T15:00:00Z1008 hPa
2021-02-14T18:00:00Z1004 hPa
2021-02-14T21:00:00Z1009 hPa
2021-02-15T00:00:00Z1006 hPa
2021-02-15T03:00:00Z1010 hPa
2021-02-15T06:00:00Z1007 hPa
2021-02-15T09:00:00Z1010 hPa
2021-02-15T12:00:00Z1008 hPa
2021-02-15T15:00:00Z1009 hPa
2021-02-15T18:00:00Z1010 hPa
2021-02-15T21:00:00Z1010 hPa
2021-02-16T00:00:00Z1010 hPa
2021-02-16T03:00:00Z1010 hPa
2021-02-16T06:00:00Z1010 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2021 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2021
Sam (North Atlantic)54.0 ACE
Habana (South-West Indian)34.2 ACE
Larry (North Atlantic)31.9 ACE
Surigae (Western North Pacific)28.7 ACE
Chanthu (Western North Pacific)28.7 ACE
Linda (Eastern North Pacific)25.4 ACE
Faraji (this storm)22.1 ACE
Mindulle (Western North Pacific)21.9 ACE
Felicia (Eastern North Pacific)21.4 ACE
Yasa (South Pacific)19.8 ACE
Rai (Western North Pacific)18.9 ACE
In-Fa (Western North Pacific)14.9 ACE
Marian (South-West Indian)14.2 ACE
Niran (South Pacific)14.1 ACE
Ida (North Atlantic)10.6 ACE
Elsa (North Atlantic)9.9 ACE
Grace (North Atlantic)8.6 ACE
Hilda (Eastern North Pacific)8.3 ACE
Nyatoh (Western North Pacific)8.0 ACE
Henri (North Atlantic)7.8 ACE
Enrique (Eastern North Pacific)7.7 ACE
Tauktae (North Indian)7.7 ACE
Rick (Eastern North Pacific)6.7 ACE
Malou (Western North Pacific)6.6 ACE
Eloise (South-West Indian)6.2 ACE
Seroja (South-West Indian)6.1 ACE
Wanda (North Atlantic)5.7 ACE
Conson (Western North Pacific)5.4 ACE
Kompasu (Western North Pacific)5.3 ACE
Champi (Western North Pacific)5.0 ACE
Gulab:Shaheen-Gu (North Indian)4.9 ACE
Namtheun (Western North Pacific)4.8 ACE
Nora (Eastern North Pacific)4.6 ACE
Ana (South Pacific)4.4 ACE
Guambe (South-West Indian)4.3 ACE
Pamela (Eastern North Pacific)4.2 ACE
Odette (South-West Indian)3.9 ACE
Olaf (Eastern North Pacific)3.7 ACE
Chalane (South-West Indian)3.7 ACE
Alicia (South-West Indian)3.6 ACE
Yaas (North Indian)3.6 ACE
Danilo (South-West Indian)3.6 ACE
Cempaka (Western North Pacific)3.4 ACE
Mirinae (Western North Pacific)3.4 ACE
Bongoyo (South-West Indian)3.4 ACE
Kevin (Eastern North Pacific)3.2 ACE
Choi-Wan (Western North Pacific)3.2 ACE
Jobo (South-West Indian)3.2 ACE
Lucas (South Pacific)3.2 ACE
Nida (Western North Pacific)3.2 ACE
Lupit (Western North Pacific)3.0 ACE
Omais (Eastern North Pacific)2.9 ACE
Victor (North Atlantic)2.5 ACE
Fred (North Atlantic)2.4 ACE
Nicholas (North Atlantic)2.4 ACE
Zazu (South Pacific)2.2 ACE
Dujuan (Western North Pacific)2.0 ACE
Joshua (South-West Indian)1.9 ACE
Peter (North Atlantic)1.8 ACE
Blanca (Eastern North Pacific)1.7 ACE
Kimi (South Pacific)1.6 ACE
Guillermo (Eastern North Pacific)1.6 ACE
Rose (North Atlantic)1.4 ACE
Dolores (Eastern North Pacific)1.4 ACE
Carlos (Eastern North Pacific)1.3 ACE
Lionrock (Western North Pacific)1.2 ACE
Iman (South-West Indian)1.1 ACE
Claudette (North Atlantic)1.1 ACE
Julian (North Atlantic)1.1 ACE
Bill (North Atlantic)1.0 ACE
Ana (North Atlantic)0.8 ACE
Bina (South Pacific)0.8 ACE
Jawad (North Indian)0.7 ACE
Marty (Eastern North Pacific)0.7 ACE
Kate (North Atlantic)0.7 ACE
Andres (Eastern North Pacific)0.6 ACE
Jimena (Eastern North Pacific)0.6 ACE
Sandra (Eastern North Pacific)0.6 ACE
Teresa (North Atlantic)0.6 ACE
Imogen (South Pacific)0.5 ACE
Koguma (Western North Pacific)0.5 ACE
Terry (Eastern North Pacific)0.5 ACE
Mindy (North Atlantic)0.5 ACE
Odette (North Atlantic)0.4 ACE
Danny (North Atlantic)0.4 ACE
Ignacio (Eastern North Pacific)0.4 ACE
Dianmu (Western North Pacific)0.3 ACE
Nepartak (Western North Pacific)0.0 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from jtwc_sh,reunion, as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.