Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Estelle (1979)
Estelle was a tropical storm of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 10, 1979 to February 18, 1979, about 8 days, and covered 2,209 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 991 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 991 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,209 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 782nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Benandro (1988), Tropical Storm Bemazava (1987), Tropical Storm Alifredy (1986) and 10 more.
- Lowest pressure: 761st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Dianne (2025), Tropical Storm Lincoln (2024), Tropical Storm Esami (2020) and 26 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.