Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2019 season
Tropical Storm Desmond (2019)
Desmond was a tropical storm of the 2019 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 17, 2019 to January 22, 2019, about 5 days, and covered 920 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 989 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 121 miles from Beira, Mozambique.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 920 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Beira, Mozambique | 121 mi (194 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: 699th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ewetse (2026), Tropical Storm Ivone (2025), Tropical Storm Seth (2022) and 13 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 2019 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.