Tropical Cyclone

Cyclone Albine (1979)

25 November 1979 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3

Cyclone Albine formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 25 November 1979 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Formed

25 November 1979

Dissipated

6 December 1979

Duration

11 days

Basin

South Indian Ocean

Maximum Sustained Wind

185 km/h (100 kt)

Category (Saffir-Simpson)

3

Other Cyclones of the Season

• Cat. 4Cyclone Amy213 km/h
• Cat. 3Cyclone Claudette:viola204 km/h
• Cat. 3Cyclone Dean204 km/h
• Cat. 3Cyclone Enid204 km/h
• Cat. 3Cyclone Doris:gloria204 km/h
• Cat. 3Cyclone Fred194 km/h
• Cat. 3Cyclone Brian185 km/h
• Cat. 3Cyclone Jacinthe185 km/h

Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth