Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1976 season
Cyclone Vanessa (1976)
Vanessa was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1976 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 15, 1976 to January 28, 1976, about 13 days, and covered 2,415 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,415 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 27 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: 2% of the 1976 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.