Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2008 season
Cyclone Bongwe (2008)
Bongwe was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from November 17, 2007 to November 28, 2007, about 11 days, and covered 2,165 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,165 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.7
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: 445th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Stan (2016), Cyclone Guito (2014), Cyclone Heidi (2012) and 8 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.