Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1979 season
Cyclone Idylle (1979)
Idylle was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 4, 1979 to April 20, 1979, about 16 days, and covered 5,190 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 927 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 927 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 5,190 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 223rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Damien (2020), Cyclone Ava (2018), Cyclone Irving (2018) and 13 more.
- 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: 26% of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.