Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1985 season
Tropical Storm Emma (1985)
Emma was a tropical storm of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 3, 1984 to December 13, 1984, about 10 days, and covered 2,150 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,150 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 369th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Taliah (2025), Cyclone Honde (2025), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 8 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.