Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2012 season
Tropical Storm Dando (2012)
Dando was a tropical storm of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 10, 2012 to January 18, 2012, about 8 days, and covered 2,143 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 143 miles from Maputo, Mozambique.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,143 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Maputo, Mozambique | 143 mi (231 km) |
| Matola, Mozambique | 148 mi (239 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 797th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cliff (2022), Tropical Storm Eketsang (2019), Tropical Storm Wallace (2019) and 11 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2012 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.