Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2008 season
Cyclone Pancho (2008)
Pancho was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 23, 2008 to March 30, 2008, about 7 days, and covered 1,250 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,250 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Ferdinand (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 208th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Anggrek (2024), Cyclone Christine (2014), Cyclone Rusty (2013) and 3 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.