Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1989 season
Tropical Storm Marcia (1989)
Marcia was a tropical storm of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 28, 1989 to March 6, 1989, about 6 days, and covered 1,731 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,731 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 796th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Awo (2026), Tropical Storm Blossom (2026), Tropical Storm Bohale (2016) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 865th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Dumako (2022), Tropical Storm Greg (2017), Tropical Storm Felapi (2005) and 13 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.