Owen: 2019 South Pacific
Owen reached 85 kt (157 km/h, 98 mph) (C2) in the 2019 South Pacific season, from 2018-11-30 to 2018-12-22, with track, wind and pressure and 8.1 ACE.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).
Key Facts
- Owen was a category 2 at its peak in the 2019 South Pacific season.
- Peak maximum sustained wind was 85 kt (157 km/h, 98 mph), reached on 12 December 2018, and the lowest pressure was 956 hPa.
- The track runs from 30 November 2018 to 22 December 2018 with 179 six hourly positions.
- Owen accumulated 8.1 ACE.
- 3 landfalls are recorded, the first on 9 December 2018.
Track
30 November 2018 to 22 December 2018| Storm | First position (lat, lon) | Last position (lat, lon) | Track points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen | -8.8, 155.6 | -18.2, 147.2 | 179 |
Wind
Knots, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| 2018-11-30T00:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-11-30T03:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-11-30T06:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-11-30T09:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2018-11-30T12:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-11-30T15:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-11-30T18:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-11-30T21:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-01T03:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-01T06:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-01T09:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-01T12:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-01T15:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-01T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-01T21:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2018-12-02T00:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-12-02T03:00:00Z | 38 kt |
| 2018-12-02T06:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-12-02T09:00:00Z | 43 kt |
| 2018-12-02T12:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-02T15:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2018-12-02T18:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2018-12-02T21:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2018-12-03T00:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2018-12-03T03:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2018-12-03T06:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-03T09:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2018-12-03T12:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-03T15:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2018-12-03T18:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-03T21:00:00Z | 43 kt |
| 2018-12-04T00:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-12-04T03:00:00Z | 38 kt |
| 2018-12-04T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-04T09:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2018-12-04T12:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-04T15:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2018-12-04T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-04T21:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2018-12-05T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-05T03:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-05T09:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2018-12-05T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-05T15:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-05T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-05T21:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-06T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-06T03:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-06T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-06T09:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-06T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-06T15:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-06T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-06T21:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-07T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-07T03:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-07T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-07T09:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-07T12:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-07T15:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-07T18:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-07T21:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-08T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-08T03:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-08T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-08T09:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2018-12-08T12:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-08T15:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-08T18:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-08T21:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2018-12-09T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-09T03:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-09T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-09T09:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-09T12:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-12-09T15:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-09T18:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-12-09T21:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2018-12-10T00:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-10T03:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2018-12-10T06:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-10T09:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2018-12-10T12:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-10T15:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-10T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-10T21:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2018-12-11T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-11T03:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-12-11T06:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2018-12-11T09:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-11T12:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-11T15:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2018-12-11T18:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-11T21:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2018-12-12T00:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2018-12-12T03:00:00Z | 58 kt |
| 2018-12-12T06:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2018-12-12T09:00:00Z | 63 kt |
| 2018-12-12T12:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2018-12-12T15:00:00Z | 68 kt |
| 2018-12-12T18:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2018-12-12T21:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2018-12-13T00:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2018-12-13T03:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-12-13T06:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-12-13T09:00:00Z | 78 kt |
| 2018-12-13T12:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-12-13T15:00:00Z | 78 kt |
| 2018-12-13T18:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2018-12-13T21:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2018-12-14T00:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2018-12-14T03:00:00Z | 78 kt |
| 2018-12-14T06:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2018-12-14T09:00:00Z | 73 kt |
| 2018-12-14T12:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2018-12-14T15:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2018-12-14T17:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2018-12-14T18:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2018-12-14T21:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2018-12-15T00:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2018-12-15T03:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2018-12-15T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-15T09:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2018-12-15T12:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-15T15:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-15T16:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-15T18:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-15T21:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-16T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-16T03:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-16T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-16T09:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2018-12-16T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-16T15:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-16T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-16T21:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2018-12-17T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-17T03:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-17T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-17T09:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2018-12-17T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-17T15:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2018-12-17T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-17T21:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-18T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-18T03:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-18T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-18T09:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-18T12:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-18T15:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2018-12-18T18:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-18T21:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2018-12-19T00:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-19T03:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-19T06:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-19T09:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-19T12:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-19T15:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-19T18:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-19T21:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-20T00:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-20T03:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-20T06:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-20T09:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-20T12:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-20T15:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2018-12-20T18:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-20T21:00:00Z | 18 kt |
| 2018-12-21T00:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-21T03:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-21T06:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-21T09:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-21T12:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-21T15:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-21T18:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-21T21:00:00Z | 15 kt |
| 2018-12-22T00:00:00Z | 15 kt |
Pressure
hPa, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Pressure (hPa) |
|---|---|
| 2018-11-30T00:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-11-30T03:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2018-11-30T06:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-11-30T09:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2018-11-30T12:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-11-30T15:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-11-30T18:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-11-30T21:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-01T03:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-01T06:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-01T09:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-12-01T12:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-01T15:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-01T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-01T21:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-02T00:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-02T03:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2018-12-02T06:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2018-12-02T09:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2018-12-02T12:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2018-12-02T15:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2018-12-02T18:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2018-12-02T21:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2018-12-03T00:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-03T03:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2018-12-03T06:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2018-12-03T09:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2018-12-03T12:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2018-12-03T15:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2018-12-03T18:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2018-12-03T21:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2018-12-04T00:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-04T03:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2018-12-04T06:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-04T09:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-12-04T12:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-04T15:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-04T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-04T21:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-05T00:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-05T03:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-05T09:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-05T12:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-05T15:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-05T18:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-05T21:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-06T00:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-06T03:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-06T06:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-06T09:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-06T12:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-06T15:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-06T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-06T21:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-07T00:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-07T03:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-07T06:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-07T09:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-12-07T12:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-07T15:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-07T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-07T21:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-08T00:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-08T03:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-08T06:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-08T09:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-08T12:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-08T15:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-08T18:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-08T21:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-12-09T00:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2018-12-09T03:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2018-12-09T06:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-09T09:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-09T12:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2018-12-09T15:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-09T18:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2018-12-09T21:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-10T00:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2018-12-10T03:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2018-12-10T06:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-10T09:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-10T12:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-10T15:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-10T18:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-10T21:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2018-12-11T00:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-11T03:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-11T06:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2018-12-11T09:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2018-12-11T12:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2018-12-11T15:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2018-12-11T18:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2018-12-11T21:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2018-12-12T00:00:00Z | 986 hPa |
| 2018-12-12T03:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2018-12-12T06:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2018-12-12T09:00:00Z | 981 hPa |
| 2018-12-12T12:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2018-12-12T15:00:00Z | 979 hPa |
| 2018-12-12T18:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2018-12-12T21:00:00Z | 957 hPa |
| 2018-12-13T00:00:00Z | 956 hPa |
| 2018-12-13T03:00:00Z | 958 hPa |
| 2018-12-13T06:00:00Z | 959 hPa |
| 2018-12-13T09:00:00Z | 973 hPa |
| 2018-12-13T12:00:00Z | 962 hPa |
| 2018-12-13T15:00:00Z | 973 hPa |
| 2018-12-13T18:00:00Z | 965 hPa |
| 2018-12-13T21:00:00Z | 972 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T00:00:00Z | 966 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T03:00:00Z | 973 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T06:00:00Z | 966 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T09:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T12:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T15:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T17:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T18:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2018-12-14T21:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T00:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T03:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T06:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T09:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T12:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T15:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T16:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T18:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-15T21:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-16T00:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-16T03:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2018-12-16T06:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2018-12-16T09:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-12-16T12:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-16T15:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-16T18:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-16T21:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-12-17T00:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-17T03:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-17T06:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2018-12-17T09:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-17T12:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-17T15:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-17T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-17T21:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-12-18T00:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-18T03:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-18T06:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2018-12-18T09:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2018-12-18T12:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-18T15:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-18T18:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-18T21:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-19T00:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-19T03:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-19T06:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-19T09:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2018-12-19T12:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-19T15:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-19T18:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-19T21:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-20T00:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-20T03:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2018-12-20T06:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2018-12-20T09:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-20T12:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-20T15:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-20T18:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-20T21:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-12-21T00:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2018-12-21T03:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-12-21T06:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-12-21T09:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-12-21T12:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2018-12-21T15:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2018-12-21T18:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2018-12-21T21:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2018-12-22T00:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
ACE Compared With the 2019 Season
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.
Landfalls
| Date | Place | Position | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-09 | Open coast, place not named in the data | -16.3, 145.4 | 35 kt (65 km/h, 40 mph) |
| 2018-12-13 | Open coast, place not named in the data | -15.3, 135.9 | 85 kt (157 km/h, 98 mph) |
| 2018-12-14 | Open coast, place not named in the data | -16.1, 141.4 | 65 kt (120 km/h, 75 mph) |
Which Agency's Numbers
Wind and pressure from bom,jtwc_sh,usa as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.
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