Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1978 season
Cyclone Aurore (1978)
Aurore was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1978 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from November 18, 1977 to November 29, 1977, about 11 days, and covered 2,313 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (170 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 927 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 927 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,313 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 240th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Celine (1979).
- Lowest pressure: 72nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dora (2007), Cyclone Indlala (2007), Cyclone Alvin / Bertie (2006) and 15 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1978 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.