Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1996 season
Cyclone Kirsty (1996)
Kirsty was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 6, 1996 to March 14, 1996, about 8 days, and covered 2,007 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,007 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Ferdinand (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 129th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Rhonda (1997), Cyclone Daisy (1994).
- Energy: 5% of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.