Hurricane History Map

1980 South-West Indian season

23 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1980, from 26 August 1979 to 29 March 1980.

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Years1980
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1980 season in numbers

The record holds 23 storms for the 1980 South-West Indian season, of which 19 had names.16 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 12 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 8 were major (category 3 or more). 2 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 23storms
  • 16tropical storm strength or more
  • 12cyclone strength or more
  • 8major (category 3 to 5)
  • 210accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1980

  • Enid (1980)12 February 1980 to 18 February 1980, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Amy (1980)4 January 1980 to 13 January 1980, peak Category 4 (114 kt), 915 hPa
  • Claudette:viola (1980)9 December 1979 to 28 December 1979, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 930 hPa
  • Doris:gloria (1980)12 March 1980 to 29 March 1980, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 955 hPa
  • Dean (1980)27 January 1980 to 4 February 1980, peak Category 3 (102 kt), 930 hPa

All 23 storms of 1980

StormPeak
Tony Unknown intensity
Albine Category 3
Claudette:viola Category 3
Berenice Tropical storm
Danitza:wilf Tropical storm
Amy Category 4
Eglantine Tropical depression
Flore Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Hyacinthe Category 1
Brian Category 2
Clara Category 1
Ivanne Tropical depression
Dean Category 3
Jacinthe Category 3
Enid Category 4
Fred Category 2
Kolia Tropical storm
Laure Category 3
Doris:gloria Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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