Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1989 season
Cyclone Kirrily (1989)
Kirrily was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 3, 1989 to February 11, 1989, about 8 days, and covered 1,473 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,473 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.6
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: 271st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Belna (2020), Cyclone Bindu (2001), Cyclone Dera (2001) and 10 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.