Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2002 season
Cyclone Bako / Bessi (2002)
Bako / Bessi was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2002 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from November 25, 2001 to December 9, 2001, about 15 days, and covered 2,002 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 2,002 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 323rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Enala (2023), Cyclone Alicia (2021), Cyclone Seroja (2021) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 369th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Taliah (2025), Cyclone Honde (2025), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 8 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2002 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.