Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2000 season
Cyclone Babiola (2000)
Babiola was a Category 2 cyclone of the 2000 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 3, 2000 to January 14, 2000, about 11 days, and covered 3,008 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
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,008 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.0
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: 5% of the 2000 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.