Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1956 season
Unnamed storm 8, 1956 South Indian Ocean
This storm was a storm of the 1956 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 27, 1956 to February 5, 1956, about 9 days, and covered 1,674 miles.
At its peak it had a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 103 miles from Kupang, Indonesia.
- Peak wind
- Not recorded
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,674 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kupang, Indonesia | 103 mi (165 km) |
How it compares
- Lowest pressure: 524th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Clare (2006), Tropical Storm Gerard (2005), Tropical Storm Luma (2003) and 24 more.