Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1998 season
Cyclone Selwyn (1998)
Selwyn was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1998 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 25, 1997 to January 3, 1998, about 8 days, and covered 1,843 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,843 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 390th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024), Cyclone Ialy (2024) and 46 more.
- Lowest pressure: 303rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Guambe (2021), Cyclone Herold (2020) and 11 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1998 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.