Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1969 season
Tropical Storm Leonie (1969)
Leonie was a tropical storm of the 1969 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 28, 1969 to April 7, 1969, about 9 days, and covered 2,553 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 99 miles from Perth, Australia.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,553 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 99 mi (159 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 712th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Jeruto (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 719th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Cempaka (2018), Tropical Storm Hilda (2018) and 19 more.
- Energy: 100% of the 1969 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.