Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2005 season
Cyclone Chambo (2005)
Chambo was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2005 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 21, 2004 to January 3, 2005, about 13 days, and covered 3,127 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,127 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 163rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Garance (2025), Cyclone Fabien (2023), Cyclone Belna (2020) and 20 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: 11% of the 2005 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.