Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2003 season
Cyclone Kalunde (2003)
Kalunde was a Category 5 cyclone of the 2003 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 3, 2003 to March 17, 2003, about 14 days, and covered 2,919 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 898 mb.
Its peak winds rank 5th of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 898 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 2,919 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 34.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 5th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Djoungou (2024), Cyclone Freddy (2023), Cyclone Faraji (2021) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Bentojana (2005), Cyclone Gafilo (2004), Cyclone Inigo (2003) and 2 more.
- Energy: 21% of the 2003 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.