Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1978 season
Cyclone Alby (1978)
Alby was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1978 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 27, 1978 to April 5, 1978, about 9 days, and covered 2,748 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,748 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 99th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bheki (2025), Cyclone Sean (2025), Cyclone Anggrek (2024) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 97th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Herman (2023), Cyclone Charly (2001), Cyclone Connie (2000) and 16 more.
- Energy: 26% of the 1978 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.