Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1980 season
Cyclone Fred (1980)
Fred was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 20, 1980 to February 28, 1980, about 8 days, and covered 1,829 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,829 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 223rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Damien (2020), Cyclone Ava (2018), Cyclone Irving (2018) and 13 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: 8% of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.