Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2000 season
Cyclone Paul (2000)
Paul was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2000 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 10, 2000 to April 21, 2000, about 11 days, and covered 2,521 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,521 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 28.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 32nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Herman (2023), Cyclone Veronica (2019), Cyclone Enawo (2017) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 18th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone John (2000), Cyclone Chantelle / Daniella (1997), Cyclone Helinda / Pancho (1997) and 4 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 2000 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.