Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2022 season
Cyclone Vernon (2022)
Vernon was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2022 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 23, 2022 to March 10, 2022, about 15 days, and covered 3,539 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 3,539 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 72nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Funani (2019), Cyclone Gelena (2019), Cyclone Joaninha (2019) and 22 more.
- Lowest pressure: 150th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dudzai (2026), Cyclone Funani (2019), Cyclone Walter (2001) and 8 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 2022 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.