Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1989 season
Cyclone Edme (1989)
Edme was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 17, 1989 to January 27, 1989, about 10 days, and covered 2,093 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,093 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 99th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bheki (2025), Cyclone Sean (2025), Cyclone Anggrek (2024) and 35 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: 7% of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.