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ArchivedPeak category 3
Cyclone Dikeledi (2024)
Track & history
Peak wind
115 mph / 185 km/h
Min pressure
950 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
Ambilobe
Storm history
Dikeledi formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 2024 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It made 3 landfalls, first near Ambilobe, Madagascar and last near Mozambique, Mozambique. The system was tracked for 22 days.
- 2025-01-11 18:00 UTCLandfall near Ambilobe, Madagascar · 85 mph / 135 km/h
- 2025-01-13 09:00 UTCLandfall near Mozambique, Mozambique · 90 mph / 145 km/h
- 2025-01-13 15:00 UTCLandfall near Mozambique, Mozambique · 90 mph / 145 km/h
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-28 18:00 | 13.0°S 116.9°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-29 00:00 | 13.0°S 115.7°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-29 06:00 | 12.8°S 114.8°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-29 12:00 | 12.6°S 114.1°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-29 18:00 | 12.7°S 112.9°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-30 00:00 | 13.0°S 111.5°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-30 06:00 | 12.7°S 110.6°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-30 12:00 | 12.0°S 110.2°E | — | — | — |
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| 2024-12-30 18:00 | 11.7°S 109.9°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 00:00 | 12.1°S 109.4°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 06:00 | 12.6°S 109.2°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 12:00 | 13.0°S 109.1°E | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 18:00 | 13.6°S 108.5°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-01 00:00 | 14.5°S 107.4°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-01 06:00 | 14.7°S 106.1°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-01 12:00 | 14.3°S 105.0°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-01 18:00 | 14.0°S 104.0°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 00:00 | 14.1°S 103.4°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 06:00 | 14.3°S 103.0°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 12:00 | 14.5°S 102.3°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 18:00 | 14.7°S 101.3°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-03 00:00 | 14.7°S 100.3°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-03 06:00 | 14.8°S 99.0°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-03 12:00 | 15.1°S 97.5°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-03 18:00 | 14.9°S 95.4°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-04 00:00 | 14.6°S 94.0°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-04 06:00 | 14.6°S 93.1°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-04 12:00 | 14.7°S 92.3°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-04 18:00 | 14.5°S 90.6°E | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-05 00:00 | 14.2°S 88.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1007 mb |
| 2025-01-05 06:00 | 14.1°S 86.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 2025-01-05 12:00 | 14.0°S 84.5°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 2025-01-05 18:00 | 13.9°S 83.6°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 2025-01-06 00:00 | 13.9°S 83.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 2025-01-06 06:00 | 13.9°S 82.5°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 2025-01-06 12:00 | 14.0°S 82.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 2025-01-06 18:00 | 14.2°S 81.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 2025-01-07 00:00 | 14.4°S 80.1°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 2025-01-07 06:00 | 14.4°S 79.2°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 2025-01-07 12:00 | 14.3°S 77.9°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 2025-01-07 18:00 | 14.5°S 75.9°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 2025-01-08 00:00 | 14.5°S 73.9°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 998 mb |
| 2025-01-08 06:00 | 14.8°S 72.0°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 998 mb |
| 2025-01-08 12:00 | 15.1°S 70.0°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 998 mb |
| 2025-01-08 18:00 | 15.0°S 67.7°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 995 mb |
| 2025-01-09 00:00 | 15.0°S 65.4°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 995 mb |
| 2025-01-09 06:00 | 14.7°S 63.3°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 999 mb |
| 2025-01-09 12:00 | 14.4°S 61.5°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 2025-01-09 18:00 | 13.9°S 60.0°E | TS | 45 mph / 70 km/h | 999 mb |
| 2025-01-10 00:00 | 13.7°S 58.6°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 996 mb |
| 2025-01-10 06:00 | 13.6°S 57.1°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 992 mb |
| 2025-01-10 12:00 | 13.5°S 55.5°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 992 mb |
| 2025-01-10 18:00 | 13.3°S 54.2°E | TS | 60 mph / 100 km/h | 994 mb |
| 2025-01-11 00:00 | 13.0°S 52.4°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 988 mb |
| 2025-01-11 06:00 | 12.6°S 51.6°E | C1 | 85 mph / 135 km/h | 986 mb |
| 2025-01-11 12:00 | 12.6°S 50.5°E | C1 | 85 mph / 135 km/h | 983 mb |
| 2025-01-11 18:00 | 12.9°S 49.1°E | C1 | 85 mph / 135 km/h | 980 mb |
| 2025-01-12 00:00 | 13.2°S 47.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 135 km/h | 982 mb |
| 2025-01-12 06:00 | 13.5°S 46.2°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 986 mb |
| 2025-01-12 12:00 | 14.0°S 44.8°E | TS | 60 mph / 100 km/h | 989 mb |
| 2025-01-12 18:00 | 14.4°S 43.8°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 970 mb |
| 2025-01-13 00:00 | 14.6°S 42.6°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 982 mb |
| 2025-01-13 06:00 | 14.8°S 41.1°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 982 mb |
| 2025-01-13 12:00 | 15.2°S 40.6°E | C2 | 95 mph / 155 km/h | 978 mb |
| 2025-01-13 18:00 | 15.5°S 40.2°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 981 mb |
| 2025-01-14 00:00 | 16.1°S 39.9°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 988 mb |
| 2025-01-14 06:00 | 16.7°S 39.8°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 2025-01-14 12:00 | 17.7°S 39.6°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 990 mb |
| 2025-01-14 18:00 | 18.7°S 39.8°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 986 mb |
| 2025-01-15 00:00 | 20.1°S 40.2°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 983 mb |
| 2025-01-15 06:00 | 21.7°S 41.1°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 970 mb |
| 2025-01-15 12:00 | 23.6°S 41.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 135 km/h | 965 mb |
| 2025-01-15 18:00 | 25.6°S 42.3°E | C2 | 95 mph / 155 km/h | 963 mb |
| 2025-01-16 00:00 | 27.4°S 43.3°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 951 mb |
| 2025-01-16 06:00 | 28.9°S 44.7°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 950 mb |
| 2025-01-16 12:00 | 30.6°S 46.9°E | C2 | 105 mph / 170 km/h | 956 mb |
| 2025-01-16 18:00 | 31.9°S 48.9°E | C1 | 85 mph / 135 km/h | 979 mb |
| 2025-01-17 00:00 | 33.0°S 51.6°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 979 mb |
| 2025-01-17 06:00 | 33.7°S 54.8°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 989 mb |
| 2025-01-17 12:00 | 34.2°S 58.2°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 992 mb |
| 2025-01-17 18:00 | 34.9°S 62.0°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 994 mb |
| 2025-01-18 00:00 | 35.0°S 64.8°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 998 mb |
| 2025-01-18 06:00 | 34.9°S 70.0°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 1001 mb |
| 2025-01-18 12:00 | 34.7°S 74.0°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 1003 mb |
| 2025-01-18 18:00 | 34.4°S 78.0°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1005 mb |
| 2025-01-19 00:00 | 34.2°S 80.0°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1007 mb |
| 2025-01-19 06:00 | 34.0°S 82.3°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1009 mb |
| 2025-01-19 12:00 | 33.7°S 83.9°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1010 mb |
| 2025-01-19 18:00 | 33.2°S 84.6°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1011 mb |
| 2025-01-20 00:00 | 32.7°S 84.8°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1012 mb |
Cyclone Dikeledi 2024 FAQ
Did Cyclone Dikeledi 2024 make landfall?
Yes. Dikeledi made landfall near Ambilobe, Madagascar on Jan 11 2025, and near Mozambique, Mozambique on Jan 13 2025, and near Mozambique, Mozambique on Jan 13 2025, with sustained winds of 85 mph (135 km/h) at the first landfall.
How strong did Dikeledi get in 2024?
Dikeledi peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 950 mb.
When did Dikeledi form and dissipate?
Dikeledi was first tracked on Dec 28 2024 and last tracked on Jan 20 2025, about 22 days in all.