Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1974 season
Tropical Storm Erica (1974)
Erica was a tropical storm of the 1974 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 29, 1973 to January 5, 1974, about 7 days, and covered 1,822 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 977 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 977 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,822 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 552nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Elvis (2025), Tropical Storm Candice (2024), Tropical Storm Ashley (2023) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 508th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Hidaya (2024), Tropical Storm Bouchra (2019), Cyclone Doloresse (1996).