Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Cyclone Olga (1981)
Olga was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 4, 1981 to April 18, 1981, about 14 days, and covered 3,795 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,795 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 72nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019), Cyclone Gelena (2019) and 22 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: 13% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.