Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1997 season
Cyclone Chantelle / Daniella (1997)
Chantelle / Daniella was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from November 20, 1996 to December 11, 1996, about 21 days, and covered 4,680 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 21 days
- Track length
- 4,680 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 72nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019), Cyclone Gelena (2019) and 22 more.
- Lowest pressure: 18th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone John (2000), Cyclone Paul (2000), Cyclone Helinda / Pancho (1997) and 4 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.