Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2018 season
Cyclone Marcus (2018)
Marcus was a Category 5 cyclone of the 2018 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 14, 2018 to March 25, 2018, about 11 days, and covered 3,060 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 906 mb.
Its peak winds rank 2nd of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 906 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,060 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 30.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 2nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Agnielle / Daryl (1996).
- Lowest pressure: 12th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure.
- Energy: 23% of the 2018 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.