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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Mabel (1981)
12 January 1981 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Mabel formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 12 January 1981 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa.
- Formed
- 12 January 1981
- Dissipated
- 21 January 1981
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Olga222 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Carol204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Adelaide:alice194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Florine194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Neil194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Felix185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth