Cheneso: 2023 South-West Indian

Cheneso reached 78 kt (144 km/h, 90 mph) (C1) in the 2023 South-West Indian season, from 2023-01-13 to 2023-02-01, with track, wind and pressure and 8.0 ACE.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cheneso was a category 1 at its peak in the 2023 South-West Indian season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 78 kt (144 km/h, 90 mph), reached on 25 January 2023, and the lowest pressure was 950 hPa.
The track runs from 13 January 2023 to 1 February 2023 with 157 six hourly positions.
Cheneso accumulated 8.0 ACE.
3 landfalls are recorded, the first on 19 January 2023.

Track

13 January 2023 to 1 February 2023

Cheneso formed on 13 January 2023 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 1. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 20 kt (37 km/h, 23 mph) at the start to a peak of 78 kt (144 km/h, 90 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Cheneso
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2023-01-13T06:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-13T09:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-13T12:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-13T15:00:00Z	23 kt
2023-01-13T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-13T21:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-14T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-14T03:00:00Z	28 kt
2023-01-14T06:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-14T09:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-14T12:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-14T15:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-14T18:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-14T21:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-15T00:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-15T03:00:00Z	28 kt
2023-01-15T06:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-15T09:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-15T12:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-15T15:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-15T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-15T21:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-16T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-16T03:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-16T06:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-16T09:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-16T12:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-16T15:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-16T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-16T21:00:00Z	28 kt
2023-01-17T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-17T03:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-17T06:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-17T09:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-17T12:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-17T15:00:00Z	33 kt
2023-01-17T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-17T21:00:00Z	35 kt
2023-01-18T00:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-18T03:00:00Z	38 kt
2023-01-18T06:00:00Z	40 kt
2023-01-18T09:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-18T12:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-18T15:00:00Z	53 kt
2023-01-18T18:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-01-18T21:00:00Z	58 kt
2023-01-19T00:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-01-19T03:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-01-19T06:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-19T09:00:00Z	43 kt
2023-01-19T12:00:00Z	35 kt
2023-01-19T15:00:00Z	33 kt
2023-01-19T18:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-19T21:00:00Z	28 kt
2023-01-20T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-20T03:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-20T06:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-20T09:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-20T12:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-20T15:00:00Z	23 kt
2023-01-20T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-20T21:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-21T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-21T03:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-21T06:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-21T09:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-21T12:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-21T15:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-21T18:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-21T21:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-22T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-22T03:00:00Z	23 kt
2023-01-22T06:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-22T09:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-22T12:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-22T15:00:00Z	23 kt
2023-01-22T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-22T21:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-23T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-23T03:00:00Z	20 kt
2023-01-23T06:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-23T09:00:00Z	23 kt
2023-01-23T12:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-23T15:00:00Z	28 kt
2023-01-23T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-23T21:00:00Z	33 kt
2023-01-24T00:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-01-24T03:00:00Z	38 kt
2023-01-24T06:00:00Z	35 kt
2023-01-24T09:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-24T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-24T15:00:00Z	63 kt
2023-01-24T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-24T21:00:00Z	65 kt
2023-01-25T00:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-01-25T03:00:00Z	68 kt
2023-01-25T06:00:00Z	60 kt
2023-01-25T09:00:00Z	73 kt
2023-01-25T12:00:00Z	60 kt
2023-01-25T15:00:00Z	78 kt
2023-01-25T18:00:00Z	65 kt
2023-01-25T21:00:00Z	78 kt
2023-01-26T00:00:00Z	70 kt
2023-01-26T03:00:00Z	73 kt
2023-01-26T06:00:00Z	60 kt
2023-01-26T09:00:00Z	68 kt
2023-01-26T12:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-01-26T15:00:00Z	60 kt
2023-01-26T18:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-26T21:00:00Z	53 kt
2023-01-27T00:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-27T03:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-27T06:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-27T09:00:00Z	48 kt
2023-01-27T12:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-27T15:00:00Z	53 kt
2023-01-27T18:00:00Z	60 kt
2023-01-27T21:00:00Z	68 kt
2023-01-28T00:00:00Z	75 kt
2023-01-28T03:00:00Z	70 kt
2023-01-28T06:00:00Z	75 kt
2023-01-28T09:00:00Z	75 kt
2023-01-28T12:00:00Z	70 kt
2023-01-28T15:00:00Z	70 kt
2023-01-28T18:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-01-28T21:00:00Z	60 kt
2023-01-29T00:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-29T03:00:00Z	53 kt
2023-01-29T06:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-29T09:00:00Z	48 kt
2023-01-29T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-29T15:00:00Z	43 kt
2023-01-29T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-29T21:00:00Z	38 kt
2023-01-30T00:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-30T03:00:00Z	33 kt
2023-01-30T06:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-30T09:00:00Z	25 kt
2023-01-30T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-30T15:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-30T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-01-30T21:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-31T00:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-31T03:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-31T06:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-31T09:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-31T12:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-31T15:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-31T18:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-01-31T21:00:00Z	n/a
2023-02-01T00:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-02-01T03:00:00Z	n/a
2023-02-01T06:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-02-01T09:00:00Z	n/a
2023-02-01T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-02-01T15:00:00Z	n/a
2023-02-01T18:00:00Z	45 kt

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 950 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Cheneso
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2023-01-13T06:00:00Z	1007 hPa
2023-01-13T09:00:00Z	1007 hPa
2023-01-13T12:00:00Z	1007 hPa
2023-01-13T15:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2023-01-13T18:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-13T21:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-14T00:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-14T03:00:00Z	997 hPa
2023-01-14T06:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-14T09:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-14T12:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-14T15:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-14T18:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-14T21:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-15T00:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-15T03:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-15T06:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-15T09:00:00Z	997 hPa
2023-01-15T12:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-15T15:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-15T18:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-15T21:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-16T00:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-16T03:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-16T06:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-16T09:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-16T12:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-16T15:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-16T18:00:00Z	1007 hPa
2023-01-16T21:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-17T00:00:00Z	1007 hPa
2023-01-17T03:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-17T06:00:00Z	1006 hPa
2023-01-17T09:00:00Z	997 hPa
2023-01-17T12:00:00Z	1005 hPa
2023-01-17T15:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-17T18:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2023-01-17T21:00:00Z	995 hPa
2023-01-18T00:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-18T03:00:00Z	995 hPa
2023-01-18T06:00:00Z	995 hPa
2023-01-18T09:00:00Z	994 hPa
2023-01-18T12:00:00Z	990 hPa
2023-01-18T15:00:00Z	992 hPa
2023-01-18T18:00:00Z	985 hPa
2023-01-18T21:00:00Z	989 hPa
2023-01-19T00:00:00Z	986 hPa
2023-01-19T03:00:00Z	991 hPa
2023-01-19T06:00:00Z	991 hPa
2023-01-19T09:00:00Z	995 hPa
2023-01-19T12:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-19T15:00:00Z	997 hPa
2023-01-19T18:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-19T21:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-20T00:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2023-01-20T03:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-20T06:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2023-01-20T09:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-20T12:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2023-01-20T15:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-20T18:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2023-01-20T21:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-21T00:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2023-01-21T03:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-21T06:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2023-01-21T09:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-21T12:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2023-01-21T15:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-21T18:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2023-01-21T21:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-22T00:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2023-01-22T03:00:00Z	997 hPa
2023-01-22T06:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-22T09:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-22T12:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-22T15:00:00Z	997 hPa
2023-01-22T18:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-22T21:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-23T00:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-01-23T03:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-23T06:00:00Z	999 hPa
2023-01-23T09:00:00Z	996 hPa
2023-01-23T12:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-23T15:00:00Z	992 hPa
2023-01-23T18:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-01-23T21:00:00Z	990 hPa
2023-01-24T00:00:00Z	997 hPa
2023-01-24T03:00:00Z	988 hPa
2023-01-24T06:00:00Z	995 hPa
2023-01-24T09:00:00Z	985 hPa
2023-01-24T12:00:00Z	990 hPa
2023-01-24T15:00:00Z	982 hPa
2023-01-24T18:00:00Z	988 hPa
2023-01-24T21:00:00Z	980 hPa
2023-01-25T00:00:00Z	981 hPa
2023-01-25T03:00:00Z	977 hPa
2023-01-25T06:00:00Z	977 hPa
2023-01-25T09:00:00Z	972 hPa
2023-01-25T12:00:00Z	975 hPa
2023-01-25T15:00:00Z	969 hPa
2023-01-25T18:00:00Z	972 hPa
2023-01-25T21:00:00Z	970 hPa
2023-01-26T00:00:00Z	966 hPa
2023-01-26T03:00:00Z	974 hPa
2023-01-26T06:00:00Z	976 hPa
2023-01-26T09:00:00Z	979 hPa
2023-01-26T12:00:00Z	982 hPa
2023-01-26T15:00:00Z	986 hPa
2023-01-26T18:00:00Z	985 hPa
2023-01-26T21:00:00Z	991 hPa
2023-01-27T00:00:00Z	985 hPa
2023-01-27T03:00:00Z	992 hPa
2023-01-27T06:00:00Z	983 hPa
2023-01-27T09:00:00Z	993 hPa
2023-01-27T12:00:00Z	982 hPa
2023-01-27T15:00:00Z	988 hPa
2023-01-27T18:00:00Z	974 hPa
2023-01-27T21:00:00Z	978 hPa
2023-01-28T00:00:00Z	964 hPa
2023-01-28T03:00:00Z	976 hPa
2023-01-28T06:00:00Z	965 hPa
2023-01-28T09:00:00Z	971 hPa
2023-01-28T12:00:00Z	969 hPa
2023-01-28T15:00:00Z	973 hPa
2023-01-28T18:00:00Z	979 hPa
2023-01-28T21:00:00Z	979 hPa
2023-01-29T00:00:00Z	980 hPa
2023-01-29T03:00:00Z	984 hPa
2023-01-29T06:00:00Z	980 hPa
2023-01-29T09:00:00Z	987 hPa
2023-01-29T12:00:00Z	982 hPa
2023-01-29T15:00:00Z	989 hPa
2023-01-29T18:00:00Z	983 hPa
2023-01-29T21:00:00Z	991 hPa
2023-01-30T00:00:00Z	984 hPa
2023-01-30T03:00:00Z	988 hPa
2023-01-30T06:00:00Z	985 hPa
2023-01-30T09:00:00Z	982 hPa
2023-01-30T12:00:00Z	984 hPa
2023-01-30T15:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-30T18:00:00Z	980 hPa
2023-01-30T21:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-31T00:00:00Z	965 hPa
2023-01-31T03:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-31T06:00:00Z	955 hPa
2023-01-31T09:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-31T12:00:00Z	950 hPa
2023-01-31T15:00:00Z	n/a
2023-01-31T18:00:00Z	950 hPa
2023-01-31T21:00:00Z	n/a
2023-02-01T00:00:00Z	950 hPa
2023-02-01T03:00:00Z	n/a
2023-02-01T06:00:00Z	951 hPa
2023-02-01T09:00:00Z	n/a
2023-02-01T12:00:00Z	951 hPa
2023-02-01T15:00:00Z	n/a
2023-02-01T18:00:00Z	952 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2023 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2023
Freddy (South-West Indian)	66.2 ACE
Dora (Eastern North Pacific)	53.8 ACE
Mawar (Western North Pacific)	36.9 ACE
Lee (North Atlantic)	36.7 ACE
Darian (South-West Indian)	33.1 ACE
Saola (Western North Pacific)	26.8 ACE
Franklin (North Atlantic)	26.4 ACE
Biparjoy (North Indian)	22.5 ACE
Khanun (Western North Pacific)	22.2 ACE
Koinu (Western North Pacific)	20.3 ACE
Bolaven (Western North Pacific)	18.5 ACE
Tammy (North Atlantic)	17.4 ACE
Jova (Eastern North Pacific)	16.1 ACE
Doksuri (Western North Pacific)	15.7 ACE
Lan (Western North Pacific)	15.7 ACE
Norma (Eastern North Pacific)	14.9 ACE
Calvin (Eastern North Pacific)	14.4 ACE
Kevin (South Pacific)	13.6 ACE
Hilary (Eastern North Pacific)	13.2 ACE
Margot (North Atlantic)	12.5 ACE
Lidia (Eastern North Pacific)	12.0 ACE
Herman (South-West Indian)	11.7 ACE
Mocha (North Indian)	11.3 ACE
Judy (South Pacific)	11.3 ACE
Fernanda (Eastern North Pacific)	11.3 ACE
Fabien (South-West Indian)	10.6 ACE
Nigel (North Atlantic)	10.5 ACE
Ilsa (South Pacific)	10.0 ACE
Philippe (North Atlantic)	9.6 ACE
Guchol (Western North Pacific)	9.3 ACE
Haikui (Western North Pacific)	9.2 ACE
Adrian (Eastern North Pacific)	8.8 ACE
Dingani (South-West Indian)	8.1 ACE
Cheneso (this storm)	8.0 ACE
Tej (North Indian)	7.7 ACE
Otis (Eastern North Pacific)	7.4 ACE
Idalia (North Atlantic)	7.1 ACE
Don (North Atlantic)	6.7 ACE
Enala (South-West Indian)	6.6 ACE
Gabrielle (South Pacific)	5.8 ACE
Pilar (Eastern North Pacific)	5.4 ACE
Bret (North Atlantic)	4.5 ACE
Talim (Western North Pacific)	3.7 ACE
Damrey (Western North Pacific)	3.4 ACE
Gert (North Atlantic)	2.7 ACE
Beatriz (Eastern North Pacific)	2.6 ACE
Cindy (North Atlantic)	2.5 ACE
Greg (Eastern North Pacific)	2.4 ACE
Kirogi (Western North Pacific)	2.4 ACE
Michaung (North Indian)	2.3 ACE
Rina (North Atlantic)	2.2 ACE
Eugene (Eastern North Pacific)	1.9 ACE
Jose (North Atlantic)	1.8 ACE
Kenneth (Eastern North Pacific)	1.8 ACE
Yun-Yeung (Western North Pacific)	1.8 ACE
Hamoon (North Indian)	1.7 ACE
Ophelia (North Atlantic)	1.5 ACE
Katia (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Sean (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Sanba (Western North Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Ashley (South-West Indian)	1.3 ACE
Sanvu (Western North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Max (Eastern North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Irene (South Pacific)	1.1 ACE
Irwin (Eastern North Pacific)	1.1 ACE
Ramon (Eastern North Pacific)	0.9 ACE
Emily (North Atlantic)	0.9 ACE
Harold (North Atlantic)	0.6 ACE
Arlene (North Atlantic)	0.5 ACE
Midhili (North Indian)	0.5 ACE
Ellie (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Balita (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Hale (South Pacific)	0.4 ACE
Jelawat (Western North Pacific)	0.4 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

Landfalls

Landfalls of Cheneso 2023
Date	Place	Position	Wind
2023-01-19	Open coast, place not named in the data	-14.9, 50.0	43 kt (80 km/h, 49 mph)
2023-01-22	Open coast, place not named in the data	-19.6, 44.7	30 kt (56 km/h, 35 mph)
2023-01-31	Open coast, place not named in the data	-49.6, 69.8	50 kt (93 km/h, 58 mph)

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from jtwc_sh,reunion, as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.