Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1988 season
Cyclone Frederic (1988)
Frederic was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1988 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 28, 1988 to February 2, 1988, about 5 days, and covered 1,221 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,221 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 390th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024), Cyclone Ialy (2024) and 46 more.
- Lowest pressure: 271st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Belna (2020), Cyclone Bindu (2001), Cyclone Dera (2001) and 10 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1988 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.