Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1985 season
Cyclone Kirsty (1985)
Kirsty was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 1, 1985 to March 19, 1985, about 18 days, and covered 4,385 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 18 days
- Track length
- 4,385 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 99th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bheki (2025), Cyclone Sean (2025), Cyclone Anggrek (2024) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 36th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Horacio (2026), Cyclone Faraji (2021), Cyclone Evrina / Frederic (1999) and 3 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.