Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2017 season
Tropical Storm Fernando (2017)
Fernando was a tropical storm of the 2017 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 5, 2017 to March 16, 2017, about 11 days, and covered 3,362 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 989 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,362 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 699th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ewetse (2026), Tropical Storm Ivone (2025), Tropical Storm Seth (2022) and 13 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 2017 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.