Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Jane (1979)
Jane was a tropical storm of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 7, 1979 to April 13, 1979, about 6 days, and covered 1,129 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 988 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,129 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 796th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Awo (2026), Tropical Storm Blossom (2026), Tropical Storm Bohale (2016) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 684th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Robyn (2025), Tropical Storm Paddy (2022), Tropical Storm Dahlia (2018) and 11 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.