Storm history › North Indian Ocean › 2018 season
Cyclone Mekunu (2018)
Mekunu was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2018 North Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from May 21, 2018 to May 27, 2018, about 6 days, and covered 939 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 939 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 36th highest of 458 North Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gati (2020), Cyclone Vayu (2019), Cyclone Ockhi (2017).
- Lowest pressure: 25th lowest of 328 North Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Vayu (2019), Cyclone Ockhi (2017).
- Energy: 28% of the 2018 North Indian Ocean season's ACE.