1996 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl 1995
Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl traced a curved route through the southern Indian Ocean in November 1995. An initial southeastward movement gave way to a long westward and southwestward passage, with its strongest winds far from a continental coast.
Drag to pan. Pinch or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll to zoom. Keyboard: plus or minus to zoom, arrow keys to pan, and 0 to show the full track.
173 mph
Nov 20, 1995 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
An eastward start
The first archived position lies near 5°S, 92°E on November 15. The developing cyclone moved southeast toward 97°E, then turned west near 11°S. It strengthened during that westward leg, reaching hurricane-force winds as it crossed back toward 90°E.
Peak strength over the Indian Ocean
Agnielle:Daryl reached maximum one-minute winds of 150 kt on November 21, equivalent to Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale. The archive records a minimum central pressure of 925 hPa. During this phase, the cyclone moved southwest through the area near 12°S to 16°S and 85°E to 83°E.
The storm weakened as it continued west. Its later positions curve southwest again, ending near 22°S, 68°E on November 27. No archived center position lies over land; the track remains across the open southern Indian Ocean throughout the recorded life.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Agnielle:Daryl in brief
What was Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl's highest wind speed?
173 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Nov 21, 1995, 06:00 AM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Nov 20, 1995, 10:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl's lowest pressure?
925 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Nov 20, 1995, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl occur?
The archived track runs from Nov 15, 1995, 12:00 AM UTC to Nov 27, 1995, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Nov 15, 1995, 12:00 AM UTC to Nov 26, 1995, 09:00 PM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 1996 season. Its first archived position is 4.6°S, 92.3°E on Nov 15, 1995, 12:00 AM UTC.
Did Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl make landfall?
No archived position places Cyclone Agnielle:Daryl's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology