Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1988 season
Tropical Storm Ariny (1988)
Ariny was a tropical storm of the 1988 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 5, 1987 to December 16, 1987, about 11 days, and covered 2,093 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,093 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 480th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Kanto (2025), Tropical Storm Fezile (2022), Tropical Storm Anika (2022) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 930th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ashley (2023), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Tim (2005) and 21 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1988 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.