Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1997 season
Cyclone Bellamine / Melanie (1997)
Bellamine / Melanie was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from October 28, 1996 to November 12, 1996, about 16 days, and covered 2,672 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
- 16 days
- Track length
- 2,672 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.0
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: 18% of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.