Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1979 season
Cyclone Angele (1979)
Angele was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 13, 1978 to January 5, 1979, about 23 days, and covered 4,077 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 95 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 941 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 82 miles from Nampula, Mozambique.
- Peak wind
- 95 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 941 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 23 days
- Track length
- 4,077 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nampula, Mozambique | 82 mi (132 km) |
| Beira, Mozambique | 144 mi (231 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 297th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Benjamine (1979), Cyclone Fleur (1978).
- Lowest pressure: 164th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Haleh (2019), Cyclone Dumazile (2018), Cyclone Billy (2009) and 11 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.