Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1998 season
Cyclone Anacelle (1998)
Anacelle was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1998 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 5, 1998 to February 14, 1998, about 9 days, and covered 2,363 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,363 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 99th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bheki (2025), Cyclone Sean (2025), Cyclone Anggrek (2024) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 215th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dikeledi (2025), Cyclone Cheneso (2023), Cyclone Irondro (2020) and 21 more.
- Energy: 22% of the 1998 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.