Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1972 season
Cyclone Sally (1972)
Sally was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1972 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 3, 1971 to December 13, 1971, about 10 days, and covered 1,398 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 48 miles from Kupang, Indonesia.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,398 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kupang, Indonesia | 48 mi (76 km) |
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: 215th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dikeledi (2025), Cyclone Cheneso (2023), Cyclone Irondro (2020) and 21 more.
- Energy: 31% of the 1972 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.