Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2023 season
Tropical Storm Balita (2023)
Balita was a tropical storm of the 2023 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from October 3, 2022 to October 13, 2022, about 10 days, and covered 1,582 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,582 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 712th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Jeruto (2020), Tropical Storm Mangga (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 930th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ashley (2023), Tropical Storm Tim (2005), Tropical Storm Ken (2004) and 21 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2023 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.