Dudzai: 2026 South-West Indian
Dudzai reached 122 kt (226 km/h, 140 mph) (C4) in the 2026 South-West Indian season, from 2026-01-09 to 2026-01-22, with track, wind and pressure and 21.7 ACE.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).
Key Facts
- Dudzai was a category 4 at its peak in the 2026 South-West Indian season.
- Peak maximum sustained wind was 122 kt (226 km/h, 140 mph), reached on 15 January 2026, and the lowest pressure was 937 hPa.
- The track runs from 9 January 2026 to 22 January 2026 with 105 six hourly positions.
- Dudzai accumulated 21.7 ACE.
- No landfall is recorded in the track.
Track
9 January 2026 to 22 January 2026| Storm | First position (lat, lon) | Last position (lat, lon) | Track points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dudzai | -11.9, 76.2 | -43.0, 70.8 | 105 |
Wind
Knots, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-09T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-01-09T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-09T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-01-09T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-09T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-01-09T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-10T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-01-10T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-10T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-01-10T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-10T12:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2026-01-10T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-10T18:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-01-10T21:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-01-11T00:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-01-11T03:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-01-11T06:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-11T09:00:00Z | 57 kt |
| 2026-01-11T12:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-11T15:00:00Z | 67 kt |
| 2026-01-11T18:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2026-01-11T21:00:00Z | 79 kt |
| 2026-01-12T00:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2026-01-12T03:00:00Z | 92 kt |
| 2026-01-12T06:00:00Z | 95 kt |
| 2026-01-12T09:00:00Z | 107 kt |
| 2026-01-12T12:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2026-01-12T15:00:00Z | 115 kt |
| 2026-01-12T18:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2026-01-12T21:00:00Z | 112 kt |
| 2026-01-13T00:00:00Z | 95 kt |
| 2026-01-13T03:00:00Z | 104 kt |
| 2026-01-13T06:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2026-01-13T09:00:00Z | 94 kt |
| 2026-01-13T12:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2026-01-13T15:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2026-01-13T18:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2026-01-13T21:00:00Z | 77 kt |
| 2026-01-14T00:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-14T03:00:00Z | 69 kt |
| 2026-01-14T06:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-14T09:00:00Z | 64 kt |
| 2026-01-14T12:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-14T15:00:00Z | 67 kt |
| 2026-01-14T18:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2026-01-14T21:00:00Z | 77 kt |
| 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2026-01-15T03:00:00Z | 89 kt |
| 2026-01-15T06:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2026-01-15T09:00:00Z | 101 kt |
| 2026-01-15T12:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2026-01-15T15:00:00Z | 114 kt |
| 2026-01-15T18:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2026-01-15T21:00:00Z | 122 kt |
| 2026-01-16T00:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2026-01-16T03:00:00Z | 122 kt |
| 2026-01-16T06:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2026-01-16T09:00:00Z | 114 kt |
| 2026-01-16T12:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2026-01-16T15:00:00Z | 104 kt |
| 2026-01-16T18:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2026-01-16T21:00:00Z | 94 kt |
| 2026-01-17T00:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-17T03:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2026-01-17T06:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-01-17T09:00:00Z | 62 kt |
| 2026-01-17T12:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-17T15:00:00Z | 54 kt |
| 2026-01-17T18:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-17T21:00:00Z | 54 kt |
| 2026-01-18T00:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-01-18T03:00:00Z | 57 kt |
| 2026-01-18T06:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-18T09:00:00Z | 56 kt |
| 2026-01-18T12:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-01-18T15:00:00Z | 51 kt |
| 2026-01-18T18:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-18T21:00:00Z | 51 kt |
| 2026-01-19T00:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-19T03:00:00Z | 51 kt |
| 2026-01-19T06:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-19T09:00:00Z | 51 kt |
| 2026-01-19T12:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-19T15:00:00Z | 51 kt |
| 2026-01-19T18:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-19T21:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-20T03:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-01-20T06:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-01-20T09:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-01-20T12:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-01-20T15:00:00Z | 54 kt |
| 2026-01-20T18:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-20T21:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-01-21T00:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-21T03:00:00Z | 56 kt |
| 2026-01-21T06:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-21T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-21T12:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-01-21T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-21T18:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-01-21T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-22T00:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-22T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-22T06:00:00Z | 50 kt |
Pressure
hPa, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Pressure (hPa) |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-09T06:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-01-09T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-09T12:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-01-09T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-09T18:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2026-01-09T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-10T00:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2026-01-10T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-10T06:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2026-01-10T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-10T12:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2026-01-10T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-10T18:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-01-10T21:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2026-01-11T00:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-01-11T03:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-01-11T06:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2026-01-11T09:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2026-01-11T12:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2026-01-11T15:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2026-01-11T18:00:00Z | 981 hPa |
| 2026-01-11T21:00:00Z | 977 hPa |
| 2026-01-12T00:00:00Z | 972 hPa |
| 2026-01-12T03:00:00Z | 968 hPa |
| 2026-01-12T06:00:00Z | 953 hPa |
| 2026-01-12T09:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2026-01-12T12:00:00Z | 937 hPa |
| 2026-01-12T15:00:00Z | 948 hPa |
| 2026-01-12T18:00:00Z | 943 hPa |
| 2026-01-12T21:00:00Z | 950 hPa |
| 2026-01-13T00:00:00Z | 953 hPa |
| 2026-01-13T03:00:00Z | 953 hPa |
| 2026-01-13T06:00:00Z | 964 hPa |
| 2026-01-13T09:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2026-01-13T12:00:00Z | 973 hPa |
| 2026-01-13T15:00:00Z | 971 hPa |
| 2026-01-13T18:00:00Z | 982 hPa |
| 2026-01-13T21:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2026-01-14T00:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2026-01-14T03:00:00Z | 982 hPa |
| 2026-01-14T06:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2026-01-14T09:00:00Z | 986 hPa |
| 2026-01-14T12:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2026-01-14T15:00:00Z | 986 hPa |
| 2026-01-14T18:00:00Z | 982 hPa |
| 2026-01-14T21:00:00Z | 979 hPa |
| 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z | 977 hPa |
| 2026-01-15T03:00:00Z | 971 hPa |
| 2026-01-15T06:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2026-01-15T09:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2026-01-15T12:00:00Z | 961 hPa |
| 2026-01-15T15:00:00Z | 947 hPa |
| 2026-01-15T18:00:00Z | 946 hPa |
| 2026-01-15T21:00:00Z | 941 hPa |
| 2026-01-16T00:00:00Z | 945 hPa |
| 2026-01-16T03:00:00Z | 942 hPa |
| 2026-01-16T06:00:00Z | 950 hPa |
| 2026-01-16T09:00:00Z | 948 hPa |
| 2026-01-16T12:00:00Z | 966 hPa |
| 2026-01-16T15:00:00Z | 957 hPa |
| 2026-01-16T18:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2026-01-16T21:00:00Z | 967 hPa |
| 2026-01-17T00:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2026-01-17T03:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2026-01-17T06:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2026-01-17T09:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2026-01-17T12:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2026-01-17T15:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-17T18:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2026-01-17T21:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-18T00:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2026-01-18T03:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2026-01-18T06:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2026-01-18T09:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-18T12:00:00Z | 988 hPa |
| 2026-01-18T15:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2026-01-18T18:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-18T21:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-19T00:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-01-19T03:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-19T06:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-01-19T09:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-01-19T12:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2026-01-19T15:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-01-19T18:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2026-01-19T21:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2026-01-20T03:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-20T06:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2026-01-20T09:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2026-01-20T12:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2026-01-20T15:00:00Z | 988 hPa |
| 2026-01-20T18:00:00Z | 982 hPa |
| 2026-01-20T21:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2026-01-21T00:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2026-01-21T03:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2026-01-21T06:00:00Z | 977 hPa |
| 2026-01-21T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-21T12:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2026-01-21T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-21T18:00:00Z | 988 hPa |
| 2026-01-21T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-22T00:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2026-01-22T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-22T06:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
ACE Compared With the 2026 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.
Which Agency's Numbers
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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.