Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1986 season
Cyclone Gista (1986)
Gista was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 18, 1986 to February 25, 1986, about 7 days, and covered 1,804 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,804 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 276th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gamane (2024), Cyclone Dingani (2023), Cyclone Claudia (2020) and 16 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: 2% of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.