Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1997 season
Cyclone Karlette (1997)
Karlette was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 11, 1997 to February 26, 1997, about 15 days, and covered 3,869 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 3,869 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 390th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024), Cyclone Ialy (2024) and 46 more.
- Lowest pressure: 390th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Riley (2019), Cyclone Carlos (2017), Cyclone Adjali (2015) and 18 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.