Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2008 season
Tropical Storm Melanie (2008)
Melanie was a tropical storm of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 26, 2007 to January 2, 2008, about 7 days, and covered 1,367 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 978 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 67 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,367 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Denpasar, Indonesia | 67 mi (108 km) |
| Mataram, Indonesia | 70 mi (112 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 441st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Chenge (2026), Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Karim (2022) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 513th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Chenge (2026), Cyclone Alicia (2021), Tropical Storm Annabelle (2016) and 7 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.