Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2012 season
Cyclone Alenga (2012)
Alenga was a Category 2 cyclone of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 2, 2011 to December 10, 2011, about 8 days, and covered 2,203 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 952 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 952 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,203 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 223rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Damien (2020), Cyclone Ava (2018), Cyclone Irving (2018) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 244th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Alcide (2019), Cyclone Lua (2012) and 1 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.