Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2002 season
Cyclone Ikala (2002)
Ikala was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2002 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 21, 2002 to April 3, 2002, about 12 days, and covered 3,508 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,508 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 138th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Dumazile (2018), Cyclone Billy (2009), Cyclone Jokwe (2008) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 120th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Quang (2015), Cyclone Colin (2014), Cyclone Narelle (2013) and 4 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2002 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.