Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1995 season
Cyclone Gail (1995)
Gail was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1995 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 31, 1995 to February 12, 1995, about 12 days, and covered 2,993 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,993 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.9
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: 390th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Riley (2019), Cyclone Carlos (2017), Cyclone Adjali (2015) and 18 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1995 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.