Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2024 season
Cyclone Belal (2024)
Belal was a Category 2 cyclone of the 2024 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 11, 2024 to January 23, 2024, about 12 days, and covered 2,887 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 969 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 969 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,887 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022), Cyclone Eloise (2021) and 27 more.
- Lowest pressure: 386th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Calvinia (2020), Cyclone Gabekile (2020).
- Energy: 9% of the 2024 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.