Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1980 season
Cyclone Brian (1980)
Brian was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 18, 1980 to January 29, 1980, about 11 days, and covered 3,964 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,964 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 27 more.
- Lowest pressure: 97th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Herman (2023), Cyclone Charly (2001), Cyclone Connie (2000) and 16 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.