Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1973 season
Tropical Storm Paula (1973)
Paula was a tropical storm of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 25, 1973 to April 1, 1973, about 7 days, and covered 1,346 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,346 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 796th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Awo (2026), Tropical Storm Blossom (2026), Tropical Storm Bohale (2016) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 930th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ashley (2023), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Tim (2005) and 21 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.