Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1997 season
Cyclone Josie (1997)
Josie was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 1, 1997 to February 17, 1997, about 16 days, and covered 3,046 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 3,046 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 27 more.
- Lowest pressure: 215th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dikeledi (2025), Cyclone Cheneso (2023), Cyclone Irondro (2020) and 21 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.