Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1966 season
Cyclone Nellie (1966)
Nellie was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1966 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 21, 1966 to March 28, 1966, about 7 days, and covered 2,087 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 987 mb.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 987 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,087 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 363rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Honde (2025), Cyclone Chalane (2021), Cyclone Flamboyan (2018) and 23 more.
- Lowest pressure: 673rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ellie (2023), Tropical Storm Odette (2021), Tropical Storm Joyce (2018) and 6 more.
- Energy: 39% of the 1966 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.