Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1982 season
Cyclone Armelle / Bessi (1982)
Armelle / Bessi was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1982 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from November 1, 1981 to November 20, 1981, about 19 days, and covered 3,704 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 19 days
- Track length
- 3,704 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 300th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bakung (2026), Cyclone Jude (2025), Cyclone Hidaya (2024) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 474th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Clovis (2007), Cyclone Arola (2005), Cyclone Hennie (2005) and 29 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1982 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.