Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2020 season
Cyclone Gabekile (2020)
Gabekile was a Category 2 cyclone of the 2020 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 13, 2020 to February 23, 2020, about 9 days, and covered 1,523 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 969 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 969 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,523 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 27 more.
- Lowest pressure: 386th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Calvinia (2020).
- Energy: 6% of the 2020 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.