Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2020 season
Cyclone Ferdinand (2020)
Ferdinand was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2020 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 22, 2020 to March 1, 2020, about 8 days, and covered 766 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 958 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 766 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Herold (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 296th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Bianca (2025), Cyclone Ava (2018).
- Energy: 12% of the 2020 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.