Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1979 season
Cyclone Celine (1979)
Celine was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 31, 1979 to February 12, 1979, about 12 days, and covered 2,959 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (170 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 927 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 927 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,959 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 240th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Aurore (1978).
- Lowest pressure: 72nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dora (2007), Cyclone Indlala (2007), Cyclone Alvin / Bertie (2006) and 15 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.