Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1986 season
Cyclone Costa (1986)
Costa was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 7, 1986 to January 19, 1986, about 12 days, and covered 3,322 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,322 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 363rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Honde (2025), Cyclone Chalane (2021), Cyclone Flamboyan (2018) and 23 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: 6% of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.