Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1982 season
Cyclone Chris / Damia (1982)
Chris / Damia was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1982 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 5, 1982 to January 23, 1982, about 18 days, and covered 4,617 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 898 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 898 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 18 days
- Track length
- 4,617 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 32.4
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 Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019), Cyclone Gelena (2019) and 22 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Bentojana (2005), Cyclone Gafilo (2004), Cyclone Kalunde (2003) and 2 more.
- Energy: 30% of the 1982 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.