Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1996 season
Cyclone Itelle (1996)
Itelle was a Category 5 cyclone of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 6, 1996 to April 19, 1996, about 13 days, and covered 2,331 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
Its peak winds rank 5th of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,331 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 28.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 5th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Djoungou (2024), Cyclone Freddy (2023), Cyclone Faraji (2021) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 51st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Cilida (2019), Cyclone Veronica (2019), Cyclone Ando (2001) and 12 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.