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ArchivedPeak category 4
Cyclone Chantelle (1996)
Track & history
Peak wind
140 mph / 220 km/h
Min pressure
915 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
None
Storm history
Chantelle formed in the Southern Hemisphere in November 1996 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 21 days.
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-11-20 00:00 | 7.5°S 103.7°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-20 06:00 | 7.1°S 102.3°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-20 12:00 | 6.8°S 100.9°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-20 18:00 | 6.7°S 99.6°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-21 00:00 | 6.7°S 98.5°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-21 06:00 | 6.7°S 97.6°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-21 12:00 | 6.7°S 97.0°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-21 18:00 | 6.7°S 96.5°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
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| 1996-11-22 00:00 | 6.7°S 96.2°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-22 06:00 | 6.7°S 95.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-22 12:00 | 6.7°S 95.6°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-22 18:00 | 6.8°S 95.2°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-23 00:00 | 6.6°S 94.8°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-23 06:00 | 6.6°S 94.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-23 12:00 | 6.5°S 93.5°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-23 18:00 | 6.4°S 92.8°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-24 00:00 | 6.4°S 91.9°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-24 06:00 | 6.5°S 90.9°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-24 12:00 | 6.8°S 89.7°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 997 mb |
| 1996-11-24 18:00 | 7.1°S 88.2°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 997 mb |
| 1996-11-25 00:00 | 7.4°S 86.8°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 997 mb |
| 1996-11-25 06:00 | 7.8°S 85.5°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 997 mb |
| 1996-11-25 12:00 | 8.3°S 84.3°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 997 mb |
| 1996-11-25 18:00 | 8.7°S 83.2°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1996-11-26 00:00 | 8.8°S 82.2°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1996-11-26 06:00 | 8.9°S 81.1°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1996-11-26 12:00 | 8.9°S 80.0°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1996-11-26 18:00 | 8.9°S 79.1°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1996-11-27 00:00 | 8.8°S 78.3°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1996-11-27 06:00 | 8.6°S 77.6°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1996-11-27 12:00 | 8.3°S 77.1°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-11-27 18:00 | 7.8°S 76.5°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-11-28 00:00 | 7.2°S 76.0°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-11-28 06:00 | 6.5°S 75.5°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1996-11-28 12:00 | 5.9°S 75.2°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1996-11-28 18:00 | 5.4°S 74.9°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1996-11-29 00:00 | 4.9°S 74.5°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 999 mb |
| 1996-11-29 06:00 | 4.5°S 74.0°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1996-11-29 12:00 | 4.4°S 73.6°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1996-11-29 18:00 | 4.2°S 73.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1996-11-30 00:00 | 3.8°S 73.0°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1996-11-30 06:00 | 3.6°S 72.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-30 12:00 | 3.8°S 72.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-11-30 18:00 | 4.1°S 71.7°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-12-01 00:00 | 4.6°S 71.0°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-12-01 06:00 | 5.4°S 70.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-12-01 12:00 | 6.5°S 68.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-12-01 18:00 | 7.6°S 67.6°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-12-02 00:00 | 8.5°S 66.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-12-02 06:00 | 9.3°S 64.7°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1996-12-02 12:00 | 9.8°S 63.6°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 999 mb |
| 1996-12-02 18:00 | 10.0°S 62.5°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 997 mb |
| 1996-12-03 00:00 | 10.4°S 61.7°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1996-12-03 06:00 | 10.8°S 61.2°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-12-03 12:00 | 11.4°S 60.9°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1996-12-03 18:00 | 12.0°S 60.6°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-12-04 00:00 | 12.4°S 60.2°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1996-12-04 06:00 | 12.8°S 59.6°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-12-04 12:00 | 13.2°S 58.9°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-12-04 18:00 | 13.4°S 58.2°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 967 mb |
| 1996-12-05 00:00 | 13.7°S 57.5°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-12-05 06:00 | 13.9°S 56.9°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1996-12-05 12:00 | 14.1°S 56.5°E | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 930 mb |
| 1996-12-05 18:00 | 14.3°S 56.1°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1996-12-06 00:00 | 14.4°S 55.8°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1996-12-06 06:00 | 14.8°S 55.7°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1996-12-06 12:00 | 15.3°S 55.8°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1996-12-06 18:00 | 15.8°S 55.7°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 925 mb |
| 1996-12-07 00:00 | 16.4°S 55.5°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 930 mb |
| 1996-12-07 06:00 | 17.1°S 55.4°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 935 mb |
| 1996-12-07 12:00 | 17.8°S 55.3°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1996-12-07 18:00 | 18.4°S 55.4°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1996-12-08 00:00 | 19.0°S 55.8°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-12-08 06:00 | 19.7°S 56.2°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-12-08 12:00 | 20.4°S 56.7°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 962 mb |
| 1996-12-08 18:00 | 21.1°S 57.2°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 967 mb |
| 1996-12-09 00:00 | 21.7°S 57.6°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-12-09 06:00 | 22.4°S 57.9°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 984 mb |
| 1996-12-09 12:00 | 23.0°S 58.1°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1996-12-09 18:00 | 23.5°S 58.2°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1996-12-10 00:00 | 24.2°S 58.2°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1996-12-10 06:00 | 25.0°S 58.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1996-12-10 12:00 | 25.7°S 59.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1996-12-10 18:00 | 26.2°S 59.8°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1996-12-11 00:00 | 25.9°S 60.5°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1008 mb |
Cyclone Chantelle 1996 FAQ
Did Cyclone Chantelle 1996 make landfall?
No. The best track does not record a landfall for Chantelle; it stayed over water.
How strong did Chantelle get in 1996?
Chantelle peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 915 mb.
When did Chantelle form and dissipate?
Chantelle was first tracked on Nov 20 1996 and last tracked on Dec 11 1996, about 21 days in all.