Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Gaelle (1981)
Gaelle was a tropical storm of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 14, 1981 to January 18, 1981, about 4 days, and covered 639 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 639 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 61 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.