Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2016 season
Cyclone Fantala (2016)
Fantala was a Category 5 cyclone of the 2016 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 10, 2016 to April 26, 2016, about 16 days, and covered 3,502 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 907 mb.
Its peak winds rank 1st of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 180 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 907 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 3,502 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 52.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record.
- Lowest pressure: 13th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure.
- Energy: 53% of the 2016 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.