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ArchivedPeak category 4
Cyclone Helinda (1997)
Track & history
Peak wind
145 mph / 230 km/h
Min pressure
915 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
None
Storm history
Helinda formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1997 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 32 days.
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-13 06:00 | 8.3°S 100.5°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-13 12:00 | 8.5°S 100.2°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-13 18:00 | 8.8°S 99.9°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-14 00:00 | 9.1°S 99.7°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-14 06:00 | 9.4°S 99.5°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-14 12:00 | 9.8°S 99.2°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-14 18:00 | 10.2°S 98.8°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-15 00:00 | 10.5°S 98.2°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
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| 1997-01-15 06:00 | 10.8°S 97.8°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-15 12:00 | 11.2°S 97.7°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-15 18:00 | 11.5°S 97.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-16 00:00 | 11.7°S 98.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-16 06:00 | 11.7°S 98.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-16 12:00 | 11.5°S 98.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-16 18:00 | 11.2°S 98.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-17 00:00 | 10.9°S 98.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-17 06:00 | 10.7°S 97.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-17 12:00 | 10.5°S 97.6°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-17 18:00 | 10.4°S 97.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-18 00:00 | 10.3°S 97.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-18 06:00 | 10.1°S 96.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-18 12:00 | 9.8°S 96.5°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1005 mb |
| 1997-01-18 18:00 | 9.6°S 96.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1005 mb |
| 1997-01-19 00:00 | 9.5°S 96.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1997-01-19 06:00 | 9.3°S 96.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1997-01-19 12:00 | 9.2°S 96.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1997-01-19 18:00 | 9.3°S 96.0°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1997-01-20 00:00 | 9.5°S 96.1°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1997-01-20 06:00 | 9.8°S 96.1°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1997-01-20 12:00 | 10.3°S 96.2°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 981 mb |
| 1997-01-20 18:00 | 10.9°S 96.1°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 968 mb |
| 1997-01-21 00:00 | 11.5°S 95.7°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1997-01-21 06:00 | 11.9°S 94.8°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 918 mb |
| 1997-01-21 12:00 | 12.2°S 94.0°E | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1997-01-21 18:00 | 12.5°S 93.0°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1997-01-22 00:00 | 12.8°S 91.9°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 918 mb |
| 1997-01-22 06:00 | 13.0°S 91.2°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | 928 mb |
| 1997-01-22 12:00 | 13.1°S 90.7°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-22 18:00 | 13.2°S 90.3°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-23 00:00 | 13.3°S 90.0°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-23 06:00 | 13.4°S 89.8°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1997-01-23 12:00 | 13.5°S 89.8°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1997-01-23 18:00 | 13.7°S 89.8°E | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-01-24 00:00 | 13.9°S 89.9°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-24 06:00 | 14.0°S 90.1°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-24 12:00 | 14.0°S 90.2°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-24 18:00 | 14.1°S 90.4°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-25 00:00 | 14.2°S 90.5°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-25 06:00 | 14.3°S 90.6°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | — |
| 1997-01-25 12:00 | 14.4°S 90.7°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1997-01-25 18:00 | 14.5°S 90.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1997-01-26 00:00 | 14.5°S 90.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1997-01-26 06:00 | 14.4°S 90.5°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1997-01-26 12:00 | 14.2°S 90.5°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1997-01-26 18:00 | 13.7°S 90.5°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1997-01-27 00:00 | 13.2°S 90.7°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1997-01-27 06:00 | 12.8°S 90.8°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1997-01-27 12:00 | 12.1°S 91.0°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 997 mb |
| 1997-01-27 18:00 | 11.4°S 91.1°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 993 mb |
| 1997-01-28 00:00 | 10.7°S 91.3°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1997-01-28 06:00 | 10.1°S 91.6°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1997-01-28 12:00 | 9.9°S 92.1°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 983 mb |
| 1997-01-28 18:00 | 10.0°S 92.7°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-01-29 00:00 | 10.5°S 93.0°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 976 mb |
| 1997-01-29 06:00 | 11.1°S 93.2°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-01-29 12:00 | 11.9°S 93.2°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-01-29 18:00 | 12.8°S 93.0°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-01-30 00:00 | 13.5°S 92.5°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-01-30 06:00 | 14.0°S 91.9°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 973 mb |
| 1997-01-30 12:00 | 14.5°S 91.0°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1997-01-30 18:00 | 14.8°S 90.3°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 968 mb |
| 1997-01-31 00:00 | 15.1°S 89.5°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1997-01-31 06:00 | 15.2°S 88.6°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-01-31 12:00 | 15.2°S 88.1°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-01-31 18:00 | 15.2°S 87.5°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1997-02-01 00:00 | 15.1°S 86.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-02-01 06:00 | 15.1°S 86.1°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1997-02-01 12:00 | 15.1°S 85.6°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1997-02-01 18:00 | 15.4°S 85.2°E | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1997-02-02 00:00 | 15.7°S 85.1°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-02-02 06:00 | 16.1°S 85.1°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-02-02 12:00 | 16.6°S 85.1°E | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1997-02-02 18:00 | 17.0°S 85.3°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1997-02-03 00:00 | 17.3°S 85.5°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-02-03 06:00 | 17.5°S 85.8°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-02-03 12:00 | 17.7°S 86.3°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-02-03 18:00 | 17.8°S 86.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-02-04 00:00 | 18.0°S 86.7°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-02-04 06:00 | 18.3°S 86.6°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1997-02-04 12:00 | 18.7°S 86.2°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1997-02-04 18:00 | 19.1°S 85.8°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1997-02-05 00:00 | 19.4°S 85.4°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 995 mb |
| 1997-02-05 06:00 | 19.9°S 85.1°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1997-02-05 12:00 | 20.2°S 84.3°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1997-02-05 18:00 | 20.5°S 83.4°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1997-02-06 00:00 | 20.6°S 82.2°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1997-02-06 06:00 | 20.6°S 81.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1997-02-06 12:00 | 20.4°S 79.9°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-06 18:00 | 20.1°S 78.5°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-07 00:00 | 19.8°S 77.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-07 06:00 | 19.4°S 76.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-07 12:00 | 19.0°S 75.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-07 18:00 | 18.7°S 74.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-08 00:00 | 18.3°S 73.1°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-08 06:00 | 17.7°S 71.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-08 12:00 | 16.8°S 70.7°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-08 18:00 | 16.2°S 69.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-09 00:00 | 15.6°S 68.0°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-09 06:00 | 15.0°S 66.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-09 12:00 | 14.3°S 65.6°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-09 18:00 | 13.6°S 64.4°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-10 00:00 | 13.0°S 63.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-10 06:00 | 12.8°S 62.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-10 12:00 | 12.8°S 61.0°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-10 18:00 | 12.8°S 60.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-11 00:00 | 12.8°S 59.4°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-11 06:00 | 12.9°S 58.7°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-11 12:00 | 13.0°S 58.1°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-11 18:00 | 13.1°S 57.6°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-12 00:00 | 13.2°S 57.1°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-12 06:00 | 13.4°S 56.6°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-12 12:00 | 13.5°S 56.1°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-12 18:00 | 13.7°S 55.7°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-13 00:00 | 13.8°S 55.3°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-13 06:00 | 13.9°S 55.0°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-13 12:00 | 13.9°S 54.7°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-13 18:00 | 13.9°S 54.5°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-14 00:00 | 13.9°S 54.3°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-14 06:00 | 13.9°S 54.1°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-02-14 12:00 | 13.9°S 53.9°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
Cyclone Helinda 1997 FAQ
Did Cyclone Helinda 1997 make landfall?
No. The best track does not record a landfall for Helinda; it stayed over water.
How strong did Helinda get in 1997?
Helinda peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 915 mb.
When did Helinda form and dissipate?
Helinda was first tracked on Jan 13 1997 and last tracked on Feb 14 1997, about 32 days in all.