What the record says
Odille was a cyclone in the South-West Indian basin that lasted about 22 days, from 26 March 1994 to 17 April 1994. Its peak was Category 3 (105 kt) on 11 April 1994, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 105 kt (121 mph, 194 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 925 hPa.
- Category 3peak intensity
- 105 ktpeak wind (121 mph)
- 925 hPalowest pressure
- 22 dayslifetime
Source of the peak wind: US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere). The regional forecast centre (RSMC La Reunion (Meteo-France)) gave a peak of 95 kt on its own averaging convention (10-minute winds), so the two figures differ.
It has its own page because it reached category 3 or stronger.
This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.
Where it came ashore
The record shows no landfall: the storm stayed at sea.
How to read this track
The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.
Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.
Other notable storms of the 1994 South-West Indian season
- Geralda (1994)Category 5
- Litanne (1994)Category 4
- Nadia (1994)Category 4
- Hollanda (1994)Category 3
- Ivy (1994)Category 3
- Sharon (1994)Category 3