Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2013 season
Cyclone Imelda (2013)
Imelda was a Category 2 cyclone of the 2013 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 2, 2013 to April 20, 2013, about 17 days, and covered 3,585 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 959 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 959 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 3,585 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 276th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gamane (2024), Cyclone Dingani (2023), Cyclone Claudia (2020) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 299th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Dineo (2017), Cyclone Fame (2008).
- Energy: 10% of the 2013 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.