Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1964 season
Cyclone Hazel (1964)
Hazel was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1964 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 6, 1964 to March 17, 1964, about 10 days, and covered 2,100 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,100 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 390th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Tropical Storm Filipo (2024), Cyclone Ialy (2024) and 46 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: 67% of the 1964 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.