Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2021 season
Cyclone Faraji (2021)
Faraji was a Category 5 cyclone of the 2021 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 4, 2021 to February 16, 2021, about 12 days, and covered 2,222 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
Its peak winds rank 5th of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,222 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 27.7
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 5th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Djoungou (2024), Cyclone Freddy (2023), Cyclone Ambali (2020) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 36th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Horacio (2026), Cyclone Evrina / Frederic (1999), Cyclone Bonita (1996) and 3 more.
- Energy: 20% of the 2021 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.