Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2008 season
Cyclone Nicholas (2008)
Nicholas was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 10, 2008 to February 20, 2008, about 10 days, and covered 1,399 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 963 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,399 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 300th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bakung (2026), Cyclone Jude (2025), Cyclone Hidaya (2024) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 331st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Corentin (2016), Cyclone Abele (2011), Cyclone Dianne (2011) and 3 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.