Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1972 season
Tropical Storm Angela (1972)
Angela was a tropical storm of the 1972 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 29, 1972 to March 3, 1972, about 3 days, and covered 989 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 994 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 994 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 989 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 712th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Jeruto (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 843rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Kanto (2025), Tropical Storm Ana (2022), Tropical Storm Jobo (2021) and 6 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1972 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.