Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2009 season
Cyclone Fanele (2009)
Fanele was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2009 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 17, 2009 to January 26, 2009, about 9 days, and covered 2,149 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 937 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,149 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 99th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bheki (2025), Cyclone Sean (2025), Cyclone Anggrek (2024) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 136th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Ikola (2015), Cyclone Bejisa (2014), Cyclone Anais (2013) and 5 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 2009 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.