Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1973 season
Cyclone Kerry (1973)
Kerry was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 19, 1973 to January 24, 1973, about 5 days, and covered 1,006 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,006 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 276th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gamane (2024), Cyclone Dingani (2023), Cyclone Claudia (2020) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 303rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Guambe (2021), Cyclone Herold (2020) and 11 more.
- Energy: 26% of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.