Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2004 season
Cyclone Helma / Nicky (2004)
Helma / Nicky was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2004 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 7, 2004 to March 16, 2004, about 9 days, and covered 2,181 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,181 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 390th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024), Cyclone Ialy (2024) and 46 more.
- Lowest pressure: 474th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Clovis (2007), Cyclone Arola (2005), Cyclone Hennie (2005) and 29 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 2004 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.