Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2012 season
Cyclone Benilde (2012)
Benilde was a Category 2 cyclone of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 27, 2011 to January 9, 2012, about 13 days, and covered 3,093 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 956 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,093 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 27 more.
- Lowest pressure: 286th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Gezani (2026), Cyclone Damien (2020), Cyclone Olwyn (2015) and 4 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.