Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1978 season
Cyclone Winnie (1978)
Winnie was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1978 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 16, 1978 to March 29, 1978, about 13 days, and covered 2,814 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,814 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 163rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Garance (2025), Cyclone Fabien (2023), Cyclone Belna (2020) and 20 more.
- Lowest pressure: 193rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Elaine (1999), Cyclone Edwige (1996), Cyclone Flossy (1996) and 3 more.
- Energy: 25% of the 1978 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.