Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Cyclone Mabel (1981)
Mabel was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 12, 1981 to January 21, 1981, about 9 days, and covered 1,575 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,575 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 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: 11% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.