Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1977 season
Cyclone Leo (1977)
Leo was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1977 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 24, 1977 to March 28, 1977, about 4 days, and covered 875 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 875 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.4
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: 303rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Guambe (2021), Cyclone Herold (2020) and 11 more.
- Energy: 14% of the 1977 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.