Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2006 season
Cyclone Floyd (2006)
Floyd was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2006 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 18, 2006 to March 27, 2006, about 9 days, and covered 1,410 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 927 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 927 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,410 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 99th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bheki (2025), Cyclone Sean (2025), Cyclone Anggrek (2024) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 72nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dora (2007), Cyclone Indlala (2007), Cyclone Alvin / Bertie (2006) and 15 more.
- Energy: 14% of the 2006 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.