Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1978 season
Cyclone Vern (1978)
Vern was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1978 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 27, 1978 to February 3, 1978, about 7 days, and covered 1,616 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 964 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 964 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,616 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 276th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gamane (2024), Cyclone Dingani (2023), Cyclone Claudia (2020) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 338th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Hayley (2026), Cyclone Ian (1982), Cyclone Deborah / Robyn (1975) and 3 more.
- Energy: 14% of the 1978 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.