Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2004 season
Cyclone Beni (2004)
Beni was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2004 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from November 8, 2003 to November 25, 2003, about 17 days, and covered 2,958 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 2,958 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Ferdinand (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 182nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Grant (2026), Cyclone Olga (2024), Cyclone Kenanga (2019) and 7 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 2004 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.