Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1986 season
Cyclone Victor (1986)
Victor was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 2, 1986 to March 9, 1986, about 7 days, and covered 1,602 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,602 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 163rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Garance (2025), Cyclone Fabien (2023), Cyclone Belna (2020) and 20 more.
- Lowest pressure: 97th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Herman (2023), Cyclone Charly (2001), Cyclone Connie (2000) and 16 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1986 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.