Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2020 season
Tropical Storm Francisco (2020)
Francisco was a tropical storm of the 2020 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 3, 2020 to February 15, 2020, about 13 days, and covered 2,574 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 993 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 84 miles from Antananarivo, Madagascar.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 993 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,574 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Antananarivo, Madagascar | 84 mi (136 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: 820th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Issa (2022), Tropical Storm Joshua (2021), Tropical Storm Lili (2019) and 10 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 2020 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.