Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2005 season
Cyclone Bentojana (2005)
Bentojana was a Category 5 cyclone of the 2005 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from November 19, 2004 to December 4, 2004, about 15 days, and covered 2,930 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
- 15 days
- Track length
- 2,930 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.7
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 Gafilo (2004), Cyclone Kalunde (2003), Cyclone Inigo (2003) and 2 more.
- Energy: 23% of the 2005 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.