Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2018 season
Tropical Storm Cempaka (2018)
Cempaka was a tropical storm of the 2018 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from November 25, 2017 to November 29, 2017, about 4 days, and covered 298 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 72 miles from Surakarta, Indonesia.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 298 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Surakarta, Indonesia | 72 mi (116 km) |
| Malang, Indonesia | 91 mi (147 km) |
| Semarang, Indonesia | 111 mi (179 km) |
| Surabaya, Indonesia | 126 mi (204 km) |
| Jepara, Indonesia | 139 mi (224 km) |
| Tasikmalaya, Indonesia | 144 mi (231 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 441st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Chenge (2026), Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Karim (2022) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 719th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Hilda (2018), Tropical Storm Joel (2010) and 19 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2018 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.