Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2012 season
Tropical Storm Chanda (2012)
Chanda was a tropical storm of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 5, 2012 to January 10, 2012, about 5 days, and covered 775 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 130 miles from Nampula, Mozambique.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 775 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nampula, Mozambique | 130 mi (210 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 796th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Awo (2026), Tropical Storm Blossom (2026), Tropical Storm Bohale (2016) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 903rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Mangga (2020), Tropical Storm Bohale (2016) and 9 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.