Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2003 season
Tropical Storm Delfina (2003)
Delfina was a tropical storm of the 2003 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 30, 2002 to January 14, 2003, about 15 days, and covered 2,896 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 984 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Nampula, Mozambique.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 984 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 2,896 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nampula, Mozambique | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Blantyre, Malawi | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Lilongwe, Malawi | 127 mi (204 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 480th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Kanto (2025), Tropical Storm Fezile (2022), Tropical Storm Anika (2022) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 597th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Candice (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024) and 22 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2003 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.