Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1986 season
Cyclone Billy / Lila (1986)
Billy / Lila was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from May 4, 1986 to May 15, 1986, about 11 days, and covered 4,098 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,098 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 223rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Damien (2020), Cyclone Ava (2018), Cyclone Irving (2018) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 215th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dikeledi (2025), Cyclone Cheneso (2023), Cyclone Irondro (2020) and 21 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.