Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1979 season
Tropical Depression Helios (1979)
Helios was a tropical depression of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 23, 1979 to March 31, 1979, about 8 days, and covered 1,236 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 30 mph (50 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
- Peak wind
- 30 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical depression
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,236 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 920th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Depression Dona (1989), Tropical Depression Arilisy (1983), Tropical Depression Clera (1983) and 9 more.
- Lowest pressure: 930th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ashley (2023), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Tim (2005) and 21 more.