Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1992 season
Cyclone Farida (1992)
Farida was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1992 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 23, 1992 to March 4, 1992, about 10 days, and covered 2,225 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 941 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 941 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,225 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 22.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 72nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019), Cyclone Gelena (2019) and 22 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: 14% of the 1992 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.