Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2009 season
Cyclone Gael (2009)
Gael was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2009 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 31, 2009 to February 12, 2009, about 12 days, and covered 3,160 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,160 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 72nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019), Cyclone Gelena (2019) and 22 more.
- Lowest pressure: 120th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Quang (2015), Cyclone Colin (2014), Cyclone Narelle (2013) and 4 more.
- Energy: 24% of the 2009 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.