Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1980 season
Cyclone Claudette / Viola (1980)
Claudette / Viola was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 9, 1979 to December 28, 1979, about 19 days, and covered 4,734 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 19 days
- Track length
- 4,734 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 138th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Dumazile (2018), Cyclone Billy (2009), Cyclone Jokwe (2008) and 19 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: 19% of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.