Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1986 season
Cyclone Delifina (1986)
Delifina was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 7, 1986 to January 19, 1986, about 12 days, and covered 2,654 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,654 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 138th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Dumazile (2018), Cyclone Billy (2009), Cyclone Jokwe (2008) 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: 13% of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.