Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1991 season
Tropical Storm Elma (1991)
Elma was a tropical storm of the 1991 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 26, 1991 to March 5, 1991, about 8 days, and covered 1,858 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,858 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 441st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Chenge (2026), Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Karim (2022) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 345th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Elvis (2025), Cyclone Lorna (2019), Cyclone Billy (1999) and 8 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1991 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.