Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1980 season
Tropical Storm Clara (1980)
Clara was a tropical storm of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 21, 1980 to January 29, 1980, about 8 days, and covered 2,721 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,721 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 441st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Chenge (2026), Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Karim (2022) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 524th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Clare (2006), Tropical Storm Gerard (2005), Tropical Storm Luma (2003) and 23 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.