Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2002 season
Cyclone Chris (2002)
Chris was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2002 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 2, 2002 to February 7, 2002, about 5 days, and covered 815 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 916 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 916 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 815 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 51st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Batsirai (2022), Cyclone Halima (2022), Cyclone Kenneth (2019) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 26th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Adeline / Juliet (2005), Cyclone Frank (2004).
- Energy: 6% of the 2002 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.