Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2016 season
Cyclone Emeraude (2016)
Emeraude was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2016 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 14, 2016 to March 23, 2016, about 9 days, and covered 950 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 929 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 929 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 950 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 51st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Batsirai (2022), Cyclone Halima (2022), Cyclone Kenneth (2019) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 92nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Chido (2025), Cyclone Gelane (2010), Cyclone Ivan (2008) and 1 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 2016 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.