Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2009 season
Tropical Storm Asma (2009)
Asma was a tropical storm of the 2009 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from October 15, 2008 to October 24, 2008, about 9 days, and covered 2,211 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,211 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 552nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Elvis (2025), Tropical Storm Candice (2024), Tropical Storm Ashley (2023) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 624th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Jasmine (2022), Cyclone Chalane (2021), Tropical Storm Diane (2020) and 24 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2009 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.