Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2008 season
Cyclone Gula (2008)
Gula was a Category 2 cyclone of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 25, 2008 to February 3, 2008, about 9 days, and covered 2,818 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 956 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,818 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 27 more.
- Lowest pressure: 286th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Gezani (2026), Cyclone Damien (2020), Cyclone Olwyn (2015) and 4 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.