Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2001 season
Cyclone Charly (2001)
Charly was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2001 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 17, 2001 to February 1, 2001, about 15 days, and covered 3,421 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 3,421 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 163rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Garance (2025), Cyclone Fabien (2023), Cyclone Belna (2020) and 20 more.
- Lowest pressure: 97th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Herman (2023), Cyclone Connie (2000), Cyclone Eline / Leone (2000) and 16 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 2001 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.