Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1998 season
Tropical Storm Beltane (1998)
Beltane was a tropical storm of the 1998 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 1, 1998 to February 20, 1998, about 20 days, and covered 3,780 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 75 miles from Beira, Mozambique.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 20 days
- Track length
- 3,780 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Beira, Mozambique | 75 mi (121 km) |
| Antananarivo, Madagascar | 128 mi (206 km) |
| Chimoio, Mozambique | 150 mi (241 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 712th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Jeruto (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 797th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cliff (2022), Tropical Storm Eketsang (2019), Tropical Storm Wallace (2019) and 11 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1998 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.