Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Cyclone Felix (1981)
Felix was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 22, 1980 to December 31, 1980, about 9 days, and covered 2,380 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 12 miles from Kupang, Indonesia.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,380 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kupang, Indonesia | 12 mi (19 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Ferdinand (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 150th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dudzai (2026), Cyclone Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019) and 8 more.
- Energy: 14% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.