Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1985 season
Cyclone Gerimena (1985)
Gerimena was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 11, 1985 to March 4, 1985, about 21 days, and covered 3,277 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 984 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 984 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 21 days
- Track length
- 3,277 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 390th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024), Cyclone Ialy (2024) and 46 more.
- Lowest pressure: 597th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Candice (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024) and 22 more.
- Energy: 22% of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.