Tropical Depression Gaelle (1981)
Tropical Depression Gaelle peaked at unknown kt in the South Indian between January 16, 1981 and January 20, 1981.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Depression Gaelle. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 16, 1981 to January 20, 1981
- Peak strength
- Tropical Depression
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1326 km (824 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.0
- Identifier
- 1981016S15080
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 06:00 | 15.2S 79.5E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 16, 12:00 | 16.0S 79.2E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 16, 18:00 | 15.8S 79.0E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 17, 00:00 | 15.1S 78.5E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 17, 06:00 | 15.9S 78.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 17, 12:00 | 16.2S 77.7E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 16.3S 77.0E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 16.5S 76.4E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 16.6S 76.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 16.6S 75.8E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 16.6S 75.5E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 16.6S 75.2E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 16.6S 75.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 16.4S 73.7E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 16.1S 72.1E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 15.7S 70.3E | Not reported | ||
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 15.0S 69.0E | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 1981
- Cyclone Adelaide:AliceSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Depression BettinaSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Depression Bert:ChristeSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm CarolSouth Indian · 1981
- Cyclone CarolSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm DanSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Depression DianaSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm EdnaSouth Indian · 1981
- Cyclone FelixSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Depression EdwigSouth Indian · 1981
- Cyclone FlorineSouth Indian · 1981
- Cyclone MabelSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm GaelleSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm HelyetteSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm IadineSouth Indian · 1981
- Cyclone NeilSouth Indian · 1981
- Cyclone JohanneSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm KlaraSouth Indian · 1981
- Cyclone OlgaSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm LisaSouth Indian · 1981
- Tropical Storm PaddySouth Indian · 1981
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.