Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2018 season
Cyclone Kelvin (2018)
Kelvin was a Category 1 cyclone of the 2018 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 12, 2018 to February 21, 2018, about 9 days, and covered 1,950 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 971 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 971 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,950 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 323rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Enala (2023), Cyclone Alicia (2021), Cyclone Seroja (2021) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 420th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Indusa (2026), Cyclone Gamane (2024), Cyclone Claudia (2020).
- Energy: 3% of the 2018 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.