Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2018 season
Cyclone Eliakim (2018)
Eliakim was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2018 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 13, 2018 to March 22, 2018, about 9 days, and covered 2,740 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 982 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 117 miles from Antananarivo, Madagascar.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 982 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,740 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Antananarivo, Madagascar | 117 mi (188 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 390th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024), Cyclone Ialy (2024) and 46 more.
- Lowest pressure: 570th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Ialy (2024), Cyclone Enala (2023), Cyclone Fakir (2018) and 18 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2018 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.