Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1985 season
Cyclone Jacob (1985)
Jacob was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1985 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 15, 1985 to February 28, 1985, about 13 days, and covered 4,065 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,065 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 323rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Enala (2023), Cyclone Alicia (2021), Cyclone Seroja (2021) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 215th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dikeledi (2025), Cyclone Cheneso (2023), Cyclone Irondro (2020) and 21 more.