Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1988 season
Cyclone Ezenina / Gwenda (1988)
Ezenina / Gwenda was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1988 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 6, 1988 to February 18, 1988, about 13 days, and covered 2,718 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 941 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 941 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,718 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 27 more.
- Lowest pressure: 164th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Haleh (2019), Cyclone Dumazile (2018), Cyclone Billy (2009) and 11 more.
- Energy: 16% of the 1988 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.