Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1986 season
Tropical Storm Ophelia (1986)
Ophelia was a tropical storm of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 7, 1986 to January 13, 1986, about 7 days, and covered 659 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 986 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 986 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 659 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 712th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Jeruto (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 664th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Luana (2026), Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Cyclone Billy (2022) and 4 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.