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1980 South Indian Ocean cyclone season

The 1980 South Indian Ocean season had 16 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 11 of them cyclones and 8 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from August 26, 1979 and the last ended on March 29, 1980. The strongest by wind was Cyclone Claudette / Viola (1980), at 125 mph (205 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 184.9.

Storms
16
Cyclones
11
Major
8
Category 5
0
ACE
184.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Storm TonyAug 26 – Aug 31——Storm
Cyclone AlbineNov 25 – Dec 6115 mph—Category 3 cyclone
Cyclone Claudette / ViolaDec 9 – Dec 28125 mph930 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Tropical Storm BereniceDec 15 – Dec 2140 mph—Tropical storm
Tropical Storm Danitza / WilfDec 23 – Jan 265 mph973 mbTropical storm
Cyclone AmyJan 4 – Jan 13115 mph915 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Tropical Depression EglantineJan 5 – Jan 630 mph1005 mbTropical depression
Tropical Depression FloreJan 8 – Jan 925 mph1005 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 1980 South Indian OceanJan 10 – Jan 1335 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 10, 1980 South Indian OceanJan 10 – Jan 1235 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Cyclone HyacintheJan 15 – Jan 3180 mph—Category 1 cyclone
Cyclone BrianJan 18 – Jan 29105 mph930 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Tropical Storm ClaraJan 21 – Jan 2970 mph980 mbTropical storm
Tropical Depression IvanneJan 24 – Jan 2635 mph1000 mbTropical depression
Cyclone DeanJan 27 – Feb 4125 mph930 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone JacintheFeb 1 – Feb 12115 mph—Category 3 cyclone
Cyclone EnidFeb 12 – Feb 18125 mph930 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Cyclone FredFeb 20 – Feb 28110 mph930 mbCategory 2 cyclone
Tropical Storm KoliaFeb 25 – Mar 1670 mph—Tropical storm
Cyclone LaureMar 8 – Mar 17115 mph—Category 3 cyclone
Cyclone Doris / GloriaMar 12 – Mar 29125 mph955 mbCategory 3 cyclone
Unnamed tropical storm 22, 1980 South Indian OceanMar 14 – Mar 2045 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 23, 1980 South Indian OceanMar 25 – Mar 27——Storm