Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1999 season
Tropical Storm Hamish (1999)
Hamish was a tropical storm of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 17, 1999 to April 25, 1999, about 9 days, and covered 1,890 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,890 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 524th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Clare (2006), Tropical Storm Gerard (2005), Tropical Storm Luma (2003) and 23 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.