Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Cyclone Neil (1981)
Neil was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 24, 1981 to March 7, 1981, about 11 days, and covered 2,699 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,699 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.8
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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: 15% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.