Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2012 season
Tropical Storm Hilwa (2012)
Hilwa was a tropical storm of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 11, 2012 to February 24, 2012, about 13 days, and covered 4,332 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 993 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 993 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,332 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 711th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record.
- Lowest pressure: 820th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Issa (2022), Tropical Storm Joshua (2021), Tropical Storm Francisco (2020) and 10 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.