Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2005 season
Cyclone Ernest (2005)
Ernest was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2005 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 16, 2005 to January 25, 2005, about 9 days, and covered 3,474 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,474 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Ferdinand (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 182nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Grant (2026), Cyclone Olga (2024), Cyclone Kenanga (2019) and 7 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 2005 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.