Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2008 season
Cyclone Ophelia (2008)
Ophelia was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2008 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 26, 2008 to March 7, 2008, about 10 days, and covered 1,991 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
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,991 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.2
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.