Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1985 season
Cyclone Helisaonina (1985)
Helisaonina was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 7, 1985 to April 19, 1985, about 12 days, and covered 2,416 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 941 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 941 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,416 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 138th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Dumazile (2018), Cyclone Billy (2009), Cyclone Jokwe (2008) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 164th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Haleh (2019), Cyclone Dumazile (2018), Cyclone Billy (2009) and 11 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.