Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1985 season
Tropical Storm Gertie (1985)
Gertie was a tropical storm of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 26, 1985 to February 3, 1985, about 8 days, and covered 1,557 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 973 mb.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 973 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,557 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 480th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Kanto (2025), Tropical Storm Fezile (2022), Tropical Storm Anika (2022) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 432nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Bakung (2026), Tropical Storm Glenda (2015), Cyclone Evariste (2001) and 9 more.