Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1996 season
Cyclone Hansella (1996)
Hansella was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 2, 1996 to April 11, 1996, about 9 days, and covered 1,835 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 962 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 962 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,835 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 223rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Damien (2020), Cyclone Ava (2018), Cyclone Irving (2018) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 328th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Fytia (2026), Cyclone Irving (2018).
- Energy: 7% of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.