Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1973 season
Cyclone Jean (1973)
Jean was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 10, 1973 to January 17, 1973, about 7 days, and covered 1,653 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 964 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 964 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,653 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 300th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bakung (2026), Cyclone Jude (2025), Cyclone Hidaya (2024) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 338th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Hayley (2026), Cyclone Ian (1982), Cyclone Vern (1978) and 3 more.