Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2008 season
Cyclone Hondo (2008)
Hondo was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 2, 2008 to February 29, 2008, about 27 days, and covered 5,107 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 926 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 926 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 27 days
- Track length
- 5,107 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 28.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 32nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Herman (2023), Cyclone Veronica (2019), Cyclone Enawo (2017) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 67th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Enawo (2017), Cyclone Uriah (2016), Cyclone Amara (2014) and 1 more.
- Energy: 18% of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.