Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2019 season
Cyclone Cilida (2019)
Cilida was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2019 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 16, 2018 to December 28, 2018, about 12 days, and covered 3,061 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,061 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 20.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 24th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Darian (2023), Cyclone Habana (2021), Cyclone Bondo (2007) and 2 more.
- Lowest pressure: 51st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Veronica (2019), Cyclone Ando (2001), Cyclone Bellamine / Melanie (1997) and 12 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 2019 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.