Tropical Cyclone Sam
● Data reliability: ReliableWeather satellites monitored it throughout, so its track and intensity are relatively accurate (Atlantic and E. Pacific since 1966, other basins since 1980).
Sam at 2000-11-28 08:00:00 (BeijingTime) 在South Indian Ocean首次被记录, peak intensity 为Category 4 tropical cyclone , max wind 约 56.6 m/s (1 分钟平均) , minimum central pressure 936 hPa, at 2000-12-14 08:00:00前后结束, total 记录 65 track points (6 h一个) . 曾Landfall或贴近land.
| Time (BeijingTime) | Position | Category (local) | wind speed m/s | Pressure hPa |
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| 2000-11-28 08:00 | -11.0°S, 140.0°E | Tropical Depression | 11.3 | 1005 |
| 2000-11-29 02:00 | -10.7°S, 136.1°E | Tropical Depression | 13.9 | 1002 |
| 2000-11-29 20:00 | -10.0°S, 133.0°E | Tropical Depression | 13.9 | 1003 |
| 2000-11-30 14:00 | -10.0°S, 130.0°E | Tropical Depression | 13.9 | 1001 |
| 2000-12-01 08:00 | -10.1°S, 129.0°E | Tropical Depression | 13.9 | 1003 |
| 2000-12-02 02:00 | -10.6°S, 128.7°E | Tropical Depression | 13.9 | 1000 |
| 2000-12-02 20:00 | -11.0°S, 128.2°E | Tropical Depression | 13.9 | 1000 |
| 2000-12-03 14:00 | -12.1°S, 128.3°E | Tropical Depression | 12.9 | 997 |
| 2000-12-04 08:00 | -14.2°S, 127.6°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | 998 |
| 2000-12-05 02:00 | -14.5°S, 125.2°E | Tropical Depression | 15.4 | 994 |
| 2000-12-05 20:00 | -14.4°S, 123.3°E | Tropical Depression | 18 | 983 |
| 2000-12-06 14:00 | -14.9°S, 122.0°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 23.1 | 975 |
| 2000-12-07 08:00 | -16.7°S, 121.5°E | Category 2 Tropical Cyclone | 33.4 | 970 |
| 2000-12-08 02:00 | -17.8°S, 120.9°E | Category 4 tropical cyclone | 56.6 | 951 |
| 2000-12-08 20:00 | -18.8°S, 121.5°E | Category 4 tropical cyclone | 54 | 936 |
| 2000-12-09 14:00 | -20.3°S, 122.7°E | Category 3 tropical cyclone | 36 | 968 |
| 2000-12-10 08:00 | -21.2°S, 124.4°E | Category 1 Tropical Cyclone | 23.1 | 985 |
| 2000-12-11 02:00 | -21.5°S, 125.8°E | Tropical Depression | 12.9 | 990 |
| 2000-12-11 20:00 | -21.2°S, 128.0°E | Tropical Depression | 16.5 | 995 |
| 2000-12-12 14:00 | -20.1°S, 129.5°E | Tropical Depression | 16.5 | 990 |
| 2000-12-13 08:00 | -20.5°S, 132.0°E | Tropical Depression | 16.5 | 990 |
| 2000-12-14 02:00 | -20.5°S, 134.8°E | Tropical Depression | 16.5 | 996 |
| 2000-12-14 08:00 | -20.5°S, 135.5°E | Tropical Depression | 16.5 | 998 |
Data sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information IBTrACS v04r01 (Knapp et al., 2010), code 2000333S11140 / SH032001. This basin has no official Chinese name, so the original English name is used. Intensity categories follow the local classification agency for the basin and are converted from 1-minute sustained winds using the WMO scale factor, for reference only. Data notes · Incorrect translation?