Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1996 season
Cyclone Olivia (1996)
Olivia was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 3, 1996 to April 12, 1996, about 9 days, and covered 3,116 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,116 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 51st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Batsirai (2022), Cyclone Halima (2022), Cyclone Kenneth (2019) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 51st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Cilida (2019), Cyclone Veronica (2019), Cyclone Ando (2001) and 12 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.