Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2002 season
Cyclone Kesiny (2002)
Kesiny was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2002 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from May 2, 2002 to May 11, 2002, about 10 days, and covered 1,791 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,791 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.4
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: 474th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Clovis (2007), Cyclone Arola (2005), Cyclone Hennie (2005) and 29 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 2002 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.