Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Cyclone Carol (1981)
Carol was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 13, 1980 to December 24, 1980, about 12 days, and covered 2,928 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,928 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 138th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Dumazile (2018), Cyclone Billy (2009), Cyclone Jokwe (2008) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 150th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dudzai (2026), Cyclone Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019) and 8 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.