Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1997 season
Cyclone Rhonda (1997)
Rhonda was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from May 4, 1997 to May 17, 1997, about 13 days, and covered 3,198 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,198 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Ferdinand (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 129th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Kirsty (1996), Cyclone Daisy (1994).
- Energy: 6% of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.